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Dallas Cowboys free agency primer: How to fix the defense in 2026

One of the most exciting week(s) of the football calendar is here. The legal tampering period starts today at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time and a good portion of the high-quality free agents will agree to terms with new teams soon after. Unlike previous years, it sounds like the Cowboys will be a bit more […]

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Cowboys news: Adding one big-name OT would fix the offensive line

A Taylor Decker Signing Can Fix the Cowboys 2026 Offensive Line – Cody Warren, Inside The Star Dallas shouldn’t focus just on defense this offseason. Taylor Decker spent the last 10 seasons in Detroit after being drafted in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. During his time in Detroit, everyone knows he became one […]

5 free agent edge rushers Cowboys should pursue not named Trey Hendrickson

The hunt for the Dallas Cowboys’ next edge rusher has begun. The Cowboys watched the Maxx Crosby sweepstakes pass them by like a blur, and now all eyes have shifted toward Trey Hendrickson as the shiny new toy in the display window. While Hendrickson would look fantastic with a star on his helmet, his price […]

Building a Cowboys 2026 roster with current contracts only

One of the best ways to project a team’s offseason activity is to see what the roster would look like without any new additions or re-signings. Naturally, what you already have in-house and under contract plays a large part in determining your needs. But this goes far beyond having enough names to fill up a […]

3 safeties the Cowboys should consider in the draft

Perhaps since the season ended, Dallas Cowboys fans have been focusing on how to improve the porous defense of 2025. Arguably, the most maligned group on the defense was the secondary. They battled injuries and bizarre circumstances that sometimes had disastrous results on the field. The one thing the Cowboys frustratingly failed to do last […]

Ideal ‘bust the budget’ free agency and trade predictions for the Cowboys

Jerry Jones has mentioned he’s open to “busting the budget” in free agency or through trades. What that means though is anyone’s guess as is if he will actually follow through. This is a song and dance we’ve heard before from him, but for whatever reason this time it feels little different. Maybe, just maybe […]

Cowboys news: Dallas places 2nd-round tender on Brandon Aubrey

Cowboys just created perfect Brandon Aubrey leverage with clever move – Jerry Trotta, Fansided Regarding Brandon Aubrey, the Cowboys grabbed their leverage. Unlike the Maxx Crosby sweepstakes, the Brandon Aubrey saga is not over. That said, the Dallas Cowboys have taken a big step toward ensuring Aubrey’s return. ESPN insider Adam Schefter reported that the Cowboys placed […]

Checking the math, Trey Hendrickson offers more to Cowboys than Maxx Crosby

Last season, the pass rush of the Dallas Cowboys was always a day late and a dollar short. While the team showed some flashes between the veteran play of Jadeveon Clowney and the quick development of rookie Donovan Ezeiruaku, the lack of a consistent squeeze on opposing quarterbacks became a glaring issue by season’s end. […]

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Cowboys fans split on how 2026 plays out for team and George Pickens

Free agency is just around the corner. It’s the first big step for teams toward the 2026 season. Hope is renewed and dreams are hatched as players who have expiring contracts start moving to other teams. The Dallas Cowboys, like every other team, will pursue external free agents, but will also try to keep some […]

Cowboys tender two RFAs, two others now unrestricted

The Dallas Cowboys are preparing for next week’s free agency bonanza with some final internal decisions. We now know that two of their four restricted free agents, K Brandon Aubrey and G T.J. Bass, will receive second-round tenders. The other two, C Brock Hoffman and S Juanyeh Thomas, will not be tendered and will now […]

Dallas Cowboys officially place second-round tender on Brandon Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey is (likely) not going anywhere. It was reported on Saturday that the Dallas Cowboys are officially placing a second-round tender on kicker Brandon Aubrey. The value for the tender is $5.76M. The Cowboys initially discovered Brandon Aubrey ahead of the 2023 NFL season. His story about playing soccer in college at Notre Dame, […]

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Eight free agency mistakes the Cowboys need to avoid in 2026

The legal negotiation period for free agency will begin at noon ET on March 9, and players can officially sign with new teams starting at 4 p.m. ET on March 11. The opening of free agency kicks of desperate scramble between teams for the best free agents, which makes this a good time to remember […]

Cowboys news: Brandon Aubrey talks about possible 2nd-round tender

Dallas Cowboys Brandon Aubrey weighs future as free agency looms – Jonah Javad, WFAA The Cowboys still need to work out a Brandon Aubrey deal. “I don’t really have much going on at the moment. Just sitting around waiting,” Aubrey said, during an appearance at the TOCA Social opening at Grandscape in The Colony.  “Obviously, the […]

Cowboys need DeMarvion Overshown to avoid bad company in 2026

If the Cowboys’ defense is going to be competitive in 2026, it’s going to need DeMarvion Overshown to finally stay healthy and be a consistent play-making force. In this critical fourth and final year of his contract, Overshown has to avoid becoming another in an unfortunately long line of Dallas linebackers whose careers were limited […]

Cowboys 2026 draft: DT Peter Woods scouting report

We continue our 2026 NFL Draft preview of draft prospects that could interest the Dallas Cowboys. Today we are looking at Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods Peter Woods DTClemsonJunior4-star recruit 6’3”315 lbs History As a freshman in 2023, Woods played right away in the defensive line rotation and flashed disruptive traits from the outset. In 12 games, he registered 26 […]

BTB Friday Discussion: Exactly how excited are you for free agency?

Happy Friday! The weekend is here, in an effective way at the very least, and that is always cause for excitement. Part of what makes this particular weekend so much fun is that it is the final one before free agency begins in the NFL. Technically speaking free agency begins on March 11th at 4pm […]

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Cowboys news: Dallas seemingly out on Maxx Crosby with focus on free agency

Report: Dallas Cowboys unwilling to give up two first-round picks for Maxx Crosby – Griffin McVeigh, On3.com It has been reported that the Cowboys were close to a deal for Maxx Crosby, but the price became too high. The Dallas Cowboys are clearly looking to bring an elite pass rusher to the roster. And Maxx Crosby might […]

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Cowboys 2026 draft: Top-100 draft prospect rankings 

With the NFL Scouting Combine firmly in the books, it’s time to give you our top-100 prospect rankings. In the comments give us your top-10 or top-50, or give us your pet-cat in this year’s class that you hope the Dallas Cowboys target in the draft.  Who are your top players or pet cats in […]

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Cowboys free agency rumors: Trey Hendrickson option after Maxx Crosby

The Dallas Cowboys are clearly on the hunt for a pass rusher. We can fast forward through the jokes. You know the ones. Imagine if the Cowboys had one of the best pass rushers in the league on their team! Someone like, I don’t know, Micah Parsons! No one is interested in re-visiting matters from […]

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