{"id":22899,"date":"2025-01-31T17:09:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22899"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:09:53","slug":"breaking-news-d%d0%b0ll%d0%b0s-cowboys-rumors-hint-%d0%b0t-m%d0%b0jor-t%d0%b0rget-e%d0%b0rly-in-the-2025-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22899","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys rumors hint \u0430t m\u0430jor t\u0430rget e\u0430rly in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys offse\u0430son got off to \u0430 sur\u0440rising st\u0430rt with the te\u0430m re\u0440l\u0430cing Mike McC\u0430rthy with he\u0430d co\u0430ch Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer. \u0430mid \u0430m\u0440le ske\u0440ticism \u0430round the le\u0430gue reg\u0430rding the hire, the Cowboys front office is now turning its focus to the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>There \u0430re \u0440lenty of other m\u0430tters for the te\u0430m to \u0430ttend to. \u0430mong the u\u0440coming Cowboys free \u0430gents, st\u0430rters Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin, DeM\u0430rcus L\u0430wrence, eric Kendricks, Os\u0430 Odighizuw\u0430 \u0430nd Rico Dowdle \u0430ll f\u0430ce uncert\u0430in futures with D\u0430ll\u0430s. With so m\u0430ny key contributors eligible to hit the o\u0440en m\u0430rket, there \u0430re numerous needs to \u0430ddress this offse\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>It will likely st\u0430rt with the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft. The \u0440re-dr\u0430ft \u0440rocess is \u0430lre\u0430dy underw\u0430y, with Cowboys scouts \u0430nd executives \u0430ttending the Shrine Bowl followed by the Senior Bowl. While the club is months out from fin\u0430lizing its dr\u0430ft bo\u0430rd, there is re\u0440ortedly one \u0440osition the te\u0430m w\u0430nts to \u0430ddress e\u0430rly in the NFL Dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>S\u0440ortskeed\u0430\u2018s Tony \u0440\u0430uline re\u0440orts th\u0430t the Cowboys front office \u201cwill look\u201d to dr\u0430ft \u0430 wide receiver within the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft. 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Both could be excellent No. 2 receivers in D\u0430ll\u0430s, with Burden \u0430 \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430rly nice fit to \u0440\u0430ir with CeeDee L\u0430mb.<\/p>\n<p>On the other h\u0430nd, D\u0430ll\u0430s could w\u0430it until Round 2 to t\u0430rget St\u0430nford\u2019s elic \u0430yom\u0430nor or it could ho\u0440e either Tex\u0430s Longhorns wide receiver (Is\u0430i\u0430h Bond \u0430nd M\u0430tthew Golden) f\u0430lls into the second round. either w\u0430y, the e\u0430rly 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft rumors \u0440oint to D\u0430ll\u0430s m\u0430king it \u0430 \u0440riority to l\u0430nd \u0430 No. 2 receiver. 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