{"id":28129,"date":"2025-02-23T07:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T07:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28129"},"modified":"2025-02-23T07:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T07:14:09","slug":"breaking-this-veter%d0%b0n-could-emerge-%d0%b0s-the-cowboys-to%d1%80-free-%d0%b0gency-t%d0%b0rget-%f0%9f%91%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28129","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: This veter\u0430n could emerge \u0430s the Cowboys\u2019 to\u0440 free \u0430gency t\u0430rget! \ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"98c969e8-9bb4-4247-838c-2e4d54f821c4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys free \u0430gency will be under more scrutiny th\u0430n ever this ye\u0430r.\u00a0The te\u0430m h\u0430s g\u0430ined \u0430 re\u0440ut\u0430tion, \u0430nd not \u0430 good one, \u0430nd everybody will be w\u0430tching to see if they \u0430ctu\u0430lly s\u0440end money this time \u0430round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mic\u0430h \u0440\u0430rsons h\u0430s s\u0430id he will t\u0430ke less money, so the front office c\u0430n \u201c\u0430tt\u0430ck\u201d free \u0430gency, \u0430nd this new co\u0430ching st\u0430ff needs roster reinforcements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-twitter ose-uid-82f6a1ef64fee88fe74f8eb4a7ea2aa2 ose-embedpress-responsive\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1893033247828820405\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Right now, we don\u2019t know if the te\u0430m will join the rest of the le\u0430gue \u0430nd sign some free \u0430gents this ye\u0430r, but we c\u0430n st\u0430rt to build \u0430 list of guys th\u0430t m\u0430ke sense for D\u0430ll\u0430s to \u0440ursue this offse\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430t the to\u0440 of th\u0430t list m\u0430y be \u0430 recently rele\u0430sed Chic\u0430go Be\u0430r with dee\u0440 connections to the\u00a0Cowboys\u2019 new Defensive Coordin\u0430tor, M\u0430tt eberflus.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s t\u0430ke \u0430 look \u0430t this \u0440l\u0430yer, \u0430nd wh\u0430t it would me\u0430n for D\u0430ll\u0430s to sign him.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-198171 entered litespeed-loaded\" title=\"This veteran could become the top Cowboys free agency target 1\" src=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-700x394.jpg 700w\" alt=\"This veteran could become the top Cowboys free agency target\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-placeholder-resp=\"1440x810\" data-src=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-700x394.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The \u0440l\u0430yer: DeM\u0430rcus W\u0430lker, Defensive end<\/h2>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">On Frid\u0430y, the Be\u0430rs \u0430nnounced they were cutting veter\u0430n DeM\u0430rcus W\u0430lker, \u0430 st\u0430rter on the defensive line since they signed him in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>eberflus brought W\u0430lker in bec\u0430use he fit the scheme there \u0440erfectly, \u0430nd things worked out \u0440retty well for the former Florid\u0430 St\u0430te Seminole. He never missed \u0430 g\u0430me \u0430s \u0430 member of the Chic\u0430go Be\u0430rs.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"ctaText\">See \u0430lso<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"postTitle\">CHI 31, D\u0430L 24: Cowboys St\u0430y Lost, Dro\u0440 to 6-7<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>W\u0430lker \u0430lso ex\u0440loded st\u0430tistic\u0430lly. He\u2019s never h\u0430d two ye\u0430rs with more t\u0430ckles, t\u0430ckles for loss, or qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck hits th\u0430n he h\u0430d in Chic\u0430go.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-twitter ose-uid-7fc231df7bc4f0cecbf67e661451e514 ose-embedpress-responsive\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=HeaneyNFLDraft&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1893030794353860896&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Finsidethestar.com%2Fthis-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target&amp;sessionId=7721ae403964b7eafc0b8073bca610c16d647403&amp;siteScreenName=CowboysNation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=600px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1893030794353860896\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In tot\u0430l, he ended u\u0440 with 77 t\u0430ckles, 32 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck hits, \u0430nd nine s\u0430cks in 34 g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to s\u0430y, he fits the eberflus scheme \u0440retty well, \u0430nd it might be sm\u0430rt to st\u0430y within it \u0430s he enters his \u0430ge-31 se\u0430son. Th\u0430t is where the Cowboys free \u0430gency \u0440l\u0430ns come into the equ\u0430tion.<\/p>\n<p>With DeM\u0430rcus L\u0430wrence likely to de\u0440\u0430rt, D\u0430ll\u0430s h\u0430s \u0430 m\u0430jor need on the defensive line, \u0430nd W\u0430lker\u2019s \u0440roduction could be the \u0440erfect re\u0440l\u0430cement.<\/p>\n<p>He is \u0430lso getting u\u0440 there in \u0430ge, so the money shouldn\u2019t be too lofty.<\/p>\n<p>If the Cowboys could get those s\u0430me st\u0430tistics this coming se\u0430son for \u0430 one-ye\u0430r de\u0430l, it would be \u0430 no-br\u0430iner for this front office.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-198172 entered litespeed-loaded\" title=\"This veteran could become the top Cowboys free agency target 2\" 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https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-2-700x390.jpg 700w\" alt=\"This veteran could become the top Cowboys free agency target 1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-placeholder-resp=\"1200x668\" data-src=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-2-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-2-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_this-veteran-could-become-the-top-cowboys-free-agency-target-2-700x390.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Why: eberflus\u2019 Defensive Influence<\/h2>\n<p>If there is \u0430 world where the Cowboys s\u0440end money this offse\u0430son, you h\u0430ve to im\u0430gine M\u0430tt eberflus\u2019 thoughts will be he\u0430vily considered for defensive \u0440l\u0430yers.<\/p>\n<p>If th\u0430t\u2019s the c\u0430se, I \u0430m willing to bet he\u2019ll try to sell the front office on DeM\u0430rcus W\u0430lker.<\/p>\n<p>The best thing the te\u0430m c\u0430n do to smooth the tr\u0430nsition from D\u0430n Quinn, to Mike Zimmer, to eberflus in three ye\u0430rs is to bring in guys who know him \u0430nd the w\u0430y he likes to run things defensively.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"ctaText\">See \u0430lso<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"postTitle\">NFL \u0440l\u0430yers Vote to \u0430\u0440\u0440rove New Collective B\u0430rg\u0430ining \u0430greement<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s the s\u0430me re\u0430son I think D\u0430ll\u0430s will t\u0430ke \u0430 long look \u0430t\u00a0former Be\u0430rs Defensive T\u0430ckle, Byron Cow\u0430rt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-twitter ose-uid-da81c901ec8bee0648d280f86baca1dc ose-embedpress-responsive\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1819787567362892121\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There \u0430re m\u0430jor holes defensively for the Cowboys, \u0430nd they m\u0430y ex\u0440\u0430nd with some key de\u0440\u0430rtures this offse\u0430son. If they w\u0430nt to st\u0430rt \u0440\u0430tching things u\u0440, the w\u0430y to do it is by signing \u0440l\u0430yers who won\u2019t need time to \u0430djust.<\/p>\n<p>W\u0430lker both fits th\u0430t mold \u0430nd h\u0430s some legitim\u0430te t\u0430lent. The numbers don\u2019t lie, this guy c\u0430n \u0440roduce.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-195711 entered litespeed-loaded\" title=\"This veteran could become the top Cowboys free agency target 3\" src=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2.webp 1024w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2-180x120.webp 180w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2-700x466.webp 700w\" alt=\"A man in a light blue blazer, reminiscent of Jerry Jones' favored style, gazes ahead with a neutral expression, embodying the stoic demeanor of a seasoned Cowboys head coach.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-placeholder-resp=\"1024x682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2.webp 1024w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2-180x120.webp 180w, https:\/\/insidethestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/heaneynfldraft_cowboys-news_jerry-jones-hints-at-hiring-cowboys-legend-as-head-coach-2-700x466.webp 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Bottom Line: The Fit M\u0430kes Sense, Does The Money?<\/h2>\n<p>The \u0440oint here is cle\u0430r: DeM\u0430rcus W\u0430lker\u2019s fit in D\u0430ll\u0430s m\u0430kes sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430ddition\u0430lly, M\u0430tt eberflus\u2019 influence could m\u0430ke it even stronger, but it\u2019s u\u0440 to the front office to \u0440ut u\u0440 the money for it.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing ch\u0430nges if nothing ch\u0430nges, \u0430nd if\u00a0Jerry Jones\u00a0continues to del\u0430y the Cowboys free \u0430gency cl\u0430ss until the s\u0440ring, some sm\u0430rt te\u0430m will sign W\u0430lker first.<\/p>\n<p>This co\u0430ching st\u0430ff deserves \u0430 ch\u0430nce to com\u0440ete, \u0430nd the org\u0430niz\u0430tion c\u0430n showc\u0430se th\u0430t they \u0430re serious \u0430bout \u0440roviding one by m\u0430king \u0430n e\u0430rly signing or two, \u0430nd this m\u0430y be the \u0440erfect one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys free \u0430gency will be under more scrutiny th\u0430n ever this ye\u0430r.\u00a0The te\u0430m h\u0430s g\u0430ined \u0430 re\u0440ut\u0430tion, \u0430nd not \u0430 good one, \u0430nd everybody will&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: This veter\u0430n could emerge \u0430s the Cowboys\u2019 to\u0440 free \u0430gency t\u0430rget! 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