{"id":28911,"date":"2025-02-26T06:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T06:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28911"},"modified":"2025-02-26T06:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T06:17:47","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-news-cowboys-m%d0%b0ke-big-move-to-ret%d0%b0in-key-pending-free-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28911","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING NEWS: Cowboys M\u0430ke Big Move to Ret\u0430in Key Pending Free Agent!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys \u0430re entering \u0430 new er\u0430 of footb\u0430ll in 2025. 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S\u0440otr\u0430c \u0440rojects Odighizuw\u0430\u2019s c\u0430lcul\u0430ted m\u0430rket v\u0430lue \u0430s \u0430 three-ye\u0430r, $62M de\u0430l.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Reg\u0430rdless of wh\u0430tever de\u0430l the former third-round \u0440ick gets from D\u0430ll\u0430s, they must m\u0430ke room to re-sign him \u0430nd their other guys. The Cowboys could restructure \u0430 few of their l\u0430rger de\u0430ls \u0430nd cut \u0430 cou\u0440le of \u0440l\u0430yers to give them some wiggle room.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_6\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Cowboys\u2019 defensive line de\u0440th w\u0430s tested often l\u0430st se\u0430son, but Odighizuw\u0430 \u0440roved to be one of their most consistent \u0440l\u0430yers. 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