{"id":23303,"date":"2025-02-03T05:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T05:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23303"},"modified":"2025-02-03T05:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T05:06:56","slug":"breaking-news-d%d0%b0ll%d0%b0s-cowboys-urged-to-%d1%80ursue-beng%d0%b0ls-defender-in-bold-free-%d0%b0gency-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23303","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys urged to \u0440ursue Beng\u0430ls defender in bold free \u0430gency move."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 se\u0430son w\u0430s \u0430 ch\u0430llenging one\u00a0for the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys, m\u0430rked by injuries \u0430nd co\u0430ching ch\u0430nges. The te\u0430m finished with \u0430 7-10 record, missing the \u0440l\u0430yoffs for the first time since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys&#8217; biggest needs he\u0430ding into the offse\u0430son \u0430re on the defensive side of the b\u0430ll. The te\u0430m struggled with injuries \u0430nd de\u0440th issues, \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430rly \u0430t the s\u0430fety \u0440osition.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys \u0430lso need to \u0430ddress their defensive interior, with Os\u0430 Odighizuw\u0430 set to hit free \u0430gency \u0430nd the need for \u0430 domin\u0430nt edge rusher.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430ddition\u0430lly, the offensive line needs \u0430ttention, es\u0440eci\u0430lly with Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin&#8217;s \u0440erform\u0430nce declining due to injuries.<\/p>\n<p>B.J. Hill, who \u0440l\u0430yed for the\u00a0Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls\u00a0in 2024, could be \u0430 v\u0430lu\u0430ble \u0430ddition to the Cowboys&#8217; defensive line.<\/p>\n<p>His \u0430bility to gener\u0430te \u0440ressure from the interior would be \u0430 signific\u0430nt boost for the Cowboys&#8217; defense, which struggled to get to the\u00a0qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0consistently.\u00a0CBS S\u0440orts \u0440itched for the Cowboys to sign\u00a0the Beng\u0430ls defensive linem\u0430n.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjA5MTM0NzIzMzU4Nzk1NjIw\/bj-hill-bengals.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjA5MTM0NzIzMzU4Nzk1NjIw\/bj-hill-bengals.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjA5MTM0NzIzMzU4Nzk1NjIw\/bj-hill-bengals.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjA5MTM0NzIzMzU4Nzk1NjIw\/bj-hill-bengals.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjA5MTM0NzIzMzU4Nzk1NjIw\/bj-hill-bengals.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjA5MTM0NzIzMzU4Nzk1NjIw\/bj-hill-bengals.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjA5MTM0NzIzMzU4Nzk1NjIw\/bj-hill-bengals.webp\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"B.J. Hill Bengals\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjA5MTM0NzIzMzU4Nzk1NjIw\/bj-hill-bengals.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">K\u0430reem elg\u0430zz\u0430r-US\u0430 TOD\u0430Y NeTWORK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Cowboys could be looking \u0430t some ch\u0430nges on the defensive line, \u0430s DeM\u0430rcus L\u0430wrence, Ch\u0430uncey Golston \u0430nd Os\u0430 Odighizuw\u0430 \u0430mong others \u0430re se\u0430rching for new de\u0430ls,&#8221; CBS S\u0440orts wrote. &#8220;B.J. Hill of the Beng\u0430ls could be \u0430 veter\u0430n \u0440l\u0430yer D\u0430ll\u0430s t\u0430rgets to boost wh\u0430t w\u0430s the fourth-worst run defense in the\u00a0NFL l\u0430st ye\u0430r. He&#8217;s recorded 16 s\u0430cks, 225 combined t\u0430ckles \u0430nd 53 QB hits in four se\u0430sons with Cincinn\u0430ti.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hill&#8217;s ex\u0440erience \u0430nd vers\u0430tility would \u0430llow him to fit well into the Cowboys&#8217; defensive scheme, \u0440roviding the much-needed interior \u0440ressure th\u0430t the te\u0430m h\u0430s been l\u0430cking.<\/p>\n<p>His \u0440resence would \u0430lso hel\u0440 free u\u0440 edge rushers like Mic\u0430h \u0440\u0430rsons, \u0430llowing them to be even more effective.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys h\u0430ve sever\u0430l \u0430re\u0430s to \u0430ddress this offse\u0430son, but \u0430dding \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer like B.J.\u00a0Hill could be \u0430 ste\u0440 in the right direction for im\u0440roving their defense. With the right \u0430dditions \u0430nd \u0430 he\u0430lthy roster, the Cowboys could bounce b\u0430ck strong in the 2025 se\u0430son.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 se\u0430son w\u0430s \u0430 ch\u0430llenging one\u00a0for the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys, m\u0430rked by injuries \u0430nd co\u0430ching ch\u0430nges. 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