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Dallas Cowboys Restructure Contracts Of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb – Chris Rosvoglou,Yahoo Sports
The Cowboys are getting ready for free agency.
With NFL free agency set to begin on March 11, the Dallas Cowboys have made a few notable restructures this Saturday.
The Cowboys cleared $6.5 million in cap space last week by releasing Logan Wilson. They acquired the veteran linebacker prior to the trade deadline this past season. That move left the Cowboys at roughly $30 million over the cap. Well, that’ll no longer be the case.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter announced that Dallas restructured the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and offensive guard Tyler Smith this Saturday. Those moves will clear up $66 million in cap space, which should put “America’s Team” in prime position to spend big this offseason.
“The Cowboys will restructure the contracts of QB Dak Prescott, WR CeeDee Lamb and G Tyler Smith, which will create $66 million of room,” Schefter said. “Jerry Jones said the Cowboys will rework the contracts of DTs Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams and Osa Odighizuwa, who are scheduled to count around $63 million against the cap.”
Cowboys’ Will McClay on NFL Combine: ‘traits get you in trouble’ – Reid D. Hanson, Cowboys Wire
Dallas Vice President of Personnel explains why focusing on traits only is a recipe for disaster.
The Dallas Cowboys, like every other NFL team, was in attendance in Indianapolis this past week for the annual NFL scouting combine festivities. In what has been often referred to as “the Underwear Olympics”, the combine allows teams to accurately measure, interview, and drill willing participants. Since college programs can’t always be trusted to deliver accurate information, this process is extremely important to NFL teams as they gauge key traits.
Cowboys VP of Player Personnel, Will McClay, recent spoke with 105.3 The Fan to offer some insights into the draft process and how he deals with issues like traits, plainly stating, “traits get you in trouble.” It’s easy to think of recent examples of traits getting the Cowboys in trouble. In 2017 they drafted Taco Charlton over T.J. Watt and traits were a big reason why. Even though Charlton was more projection than Watt, he had the more translatable size and skillset. A mistake was made.
In 2023 the Cowboys chased traits again, drafting someone from the top of Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List, Mazi Smith. His traits trumped the film and the Cowboys paid dearly for it. These hard lessons are likely what led to McClay adding, “traits are nothing if you don’t know what to do with them.”
McClay didn’t imply in any way traits weren’t important. He values testing as much anyone it seems. He simply added a caveat to things when he stated players needed to know what to do with their traits. In the case of Smith, he was a supremely unique blend of size, speed and athleticism who could never put things together. Traits without supporting film don’t work, just like film without supporting traits doesn’t work. For instance: a college pass rusher who wins off the line through speed moves around the edge is primarily dependent on speed and explosiveness.
3 pass rushers at the NFL Combine to keep an eye on – Bryson Treece, Inside the Star
Pressure, pressure, and more pressure. The Cowboys shold have these edge rushers on their radar at the combine.
The NFL Scouting Combine is under way in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the course of the next few days, there will be hundreds of prospects that run through drills, meet with teams, and dream of a future in the NFL. Among these, of course, are dozens of pass rushers who are hoping to prove that modern games are no longer just about mechanics.
They are about grit, hard work, and determination. No matter how one spins it, multiple NFL teams need pass rushers who will get into opposing back fields, no matter what. These three prospects, in particular, will be interesting names to watch as the combine unfolds.
Keldric Faulk
Keldric Faulk, coming out of Auburn, is six-foot-six and 285 pounds, an impressive specimen for a 20-year-old. While he is still working with his hand work and needs to be more explosive at the point of attack, his body is NFL ready. His brute strength will help him get a start in the NFL and he will make some fine plays based on his raw ability alone. Expect Faulk to be selected late in the first round or early in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Akheem Mesidor
Fresh off of winning a National Championship with Miami, Ahkeem Mesidor is ready for the next step in his football career. The six-foot-three, 265-pound pass rusher is already 25 years old and has played four years of college ball. While strong and powerful, Mesidor may be undersized for many NFL teams. However, he plays the run game extremely well and can have some success on schemed-up plays that see him move inside to attack offensive guards.
Cowboys must avoid risky NFC linebacker at all costs in free agency – Jared A’Latorre, The Landry Hat
Even though Dallas needs a linebacker they can risk it on this player.
Linebacker should be at or near the top of the Dallas Cowboys’ offseason priority list. There are plenty of intriguing options in both free agency and the draft, but there’s one name they should steer clear of: Green Bay Packers veteran Quay Walker. The Packers drafted Walker back in 2022, and at one point, he looked to be one of the next premier players at his position. Now, Walker is an unrestricted free agent, and the Cowboys need to avoid him at all costs.
Walker’s year-over-year decline in Pro Football Focus grades is hard to ignore. Even in 2024, it was a tale of two halves, as his average grade jumped 18% from 54.7 over his first eight games to 64.5 across the final six. That late surge doesn’t completely erase the broader downward trajectory. And in 2025, Walker arguably had the least effective year of his career with a 48.5 PFF grade that ranked 74th out of 88 players at his position. PFF numbers aren’t exactly the make-or-break benchmark for a player, but this is all Cowboys fans need to see.
PFF ranked Walker as the 140th free agent on their big board. Just for reference, that’s two spots behind Tyler Huntley, the backup quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens. “Walker’s time in Green Bay didn’t match his first-round selection with a 46.0 overall PFF grade through four seasons. He particularly struggled in coverage in 2025, permitting 653 yards when targeted, the fifth-most for any linebacker. Teams approaching Walker could be interested in his age (25) and low missed tackle rate, but his collegiate abilities have yet to fully translate at the next level.”
Walker has an athletic frame, but he’s struggled mightily in coverage in his career. His career-high of 128 combined tackles last season may look impressive, but his unreliability in coverage isn’t worth it. The Cowboys could’ve used Walker last season to make up forKenneth Murray’s horrendous field vision, but they really need a true field general and a potential jack-of-all-trades if they truly want to change this defense.