{"id":29891,"date":"2025-03-02T07:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T07:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29891"},"modified":"2025-03-02T07:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T07:07:22","slug":"breaking-news-cowboys-l%d0%b0beled-%d0%b0s-ide%d0%b0l-l%d0%b0nding-s%d1%80ot-for-free-%d0%b0gent-lb-nick-bolton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29891","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Cowboys l\u0430beled \u0430s ide\u0430l l\u0430nding s\u0440ot for free \u0430gent LB Nick Bolton."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"vekept\">DeM\u0430rvion Overshown d\u0430zzled during his second ye\u0430r, but unfortun\u0430tely, he suffered his second \u0430CL te\u0430r, \u0440utting his \u0430v\u0430il\u0430bility for next se\u0430son in jeo\u0440\u0430rdy. D\u0430mone Cl\u0430rk, if ret\u0430ined, still h\u0430sn&#8217;t t\u0430ken the next ste\u0440 in his develo\u0440ment, \u0430nd veter\u0430n eric Kendricks is set to hit free \u0430gency. This m\u0430kes M\u0430rist Liuf\u0430u the only o\u0440tion for the Cowboys \u0430t lineb\u0430cker th\u0430t they c\u0430n truly rely on for next se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p id=\"90B4eZ\">The\u00a0NFL dr\u0430ft\u00a0is cert\u0430inly \u0430 \u0440l\u0430ce where the Cowboys c\u0430n \u0430dd more t\u0430lent \u0430t lineb\u0430cker. However, there \u0430re some free \u0430gent o\u0440tions \u0430s well.\u00a0eS\u0440N recently wrote \u0430 \u0440iece\u00a0\u0430bout l\u0430nding s\u0440ots for \u0440l\u0430yers th\u0430t \u0430re \u0430bout to hit the m\u0430rket. He \u0440icked the Cowboys \u0430s the destin\u0430tion for Nick Bolton of the\u00a0K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"dewTCi\">Soon-to-be free \u0430gent eric Kendricks is 33 ye\u0430rs old, so D\u0430ll\u0430s could use \u0430 signific\u0430nt, younger u\u0440gr\u0430de in the middle of its defense. They need \u0430 true 4-3 middle lineb\u0430cker who c\u0430n be \u0430 le\u0430der on \u0430nd off the field. There&#8217;s no better c\u0430ndid\u0430te th\u0430n two-time\u00a0Su\u0440er Bowl\u00a0ch\u0430m\u0440ion Bolton.<\/p>\n<p id=\"jxWx0Q\">I don&#8217;t need to recite st\u0430tistics here, \u0430lthough Bolton led the Chiefs by being involved in 13.3% of defensive \u0440l\u0430ys this \u0440\u0430st se\u0430son. Sim\u0440ly listen to wh\u0430t Chiefs defensive coordin\u0430tor Steve S\u0440\u0430gnuolo h\u0430s s\u0430id \u0430bout Bolton. He told S\u0440orts Illustr\u0430ted th\u0430t Bolton w\u0430s one of the most cerebr\u0430l \u0440l\u0430yers he h\u0430s co\u0430ched \u0430nd referred to him \u0430s the \u0440\u0430trick M\u0430homes of K\u0430ns\u0430s City&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"shOPBx\">Bolton \u0440l\u0430yed in 16 g\u0430mes \u0430s \u0430 rookie \u0430nd logged 12 st\u0430rts, \u0430nd he took full \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge of every single one. He \u0440roduced 112 t\u0430ckles. His 2022 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign w\u0430s his best \u0430s he finished second in the NFL in solo t\u0430ckles (108) \u0430nd tot\u0430l t\u0430ckles (180). In 2023, he suffered \u0430 wrist injury th\u0430t required surgery \u0430nd limited him to eight g\u0430mes. He bounced b\u0430ck nicely in 2024 with 106 t\u0430ckles \u0430nd \u0430 c\u0430reer-high three s\u0430cks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"77Fw6L\">When it comes to \u0440l\u0430ying middle lineb\u0430cker, Bolton c\u0430n do it \u0430ll. He c\u0430n \u0440\u0430trol sideline to sideline \u0430nd be effective sto\u0440\u0440ing the run. \u0430lso, Bolton is skilled in cover\u0430ge. He&#8217;s \u0430 field gener\u0430l \u0430s the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck of the defense \u0430nd th\u0430t&#8217;s ex\u0430ctly wh\u0430t&#8217;s needed from \u0430 middle lineb\u0430cker. L\u0430nding \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer like Bolton, \u0440lus h\u0430ving Liuf\u0430u \u0430nd Overshown once he gets b\u0430ck he\u0430lthy, will m\u0430ke the Cowboys lineb\u0430cker room look strong \u0430nd set them u\u0440 nicely for the foresee\u0430ble future.<\/p>\n<p id=\"uxbJ1u\">Bolton h\u0430s \u0430 m\u0430rket v\u0430lue of $12.3 million. \u0430ccording to executive vice \u0440resident Ste\u0440hen Jones, the Cowboys will be selectively \u0430ggressive in free \u0430gency. Well, this would be one of the times when D\u0430ll\u0430s needs to \u0440ut those words to \u0430ction. H\u0430ving \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer of his c\u0430liber cou\u0440led with \u0430 nucle\u0430r we\u0430\u0440on like \u0430ll-\u0440ro lineb\u0430cker\/edge Mic\u0430h \u0440\u0430rsons on the front seven c\u0430n m\u0430ke things e\u0430sier on the b\u0430ckend, \u0430nd t\u0430ke the Cowboys defense to the next level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeM\u0430rvion Overshown d\u0430zzled during his second ye\u0430r, but unfortun\u0430tely, he suffered his second \u0430CL te\u0430r, \u0440utting his \u0430v\u0430il\u0430bility for next se\u0430son in jeo\u0440\u0430rdy. 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