{"id":30872,"date":"2025-03-06T02:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T02:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30872"},"modified":"2025-03-06T02:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T02:47:42","slug":"breaking-cowboys-big-name-cap-moves-clear-way-to-sign-super-bowl-linebacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30872","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Big-Name Cap Moves Clear Way To Sign Super Bowl Linebacker.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Dallas Cowboys have cleared additional cap space by restructuring Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb&#8217;s contracts, allowing them to potentially sign on some help at the linebacker spot in free agency.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>FRISCO \u2014 The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have shockingly had the busiest week of any team coming out of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0Scouting Combine. Osa Odighizuwa&#8217;s four-year $80 million contract kicked things off on Tuesday as Dallas maintained the star in the middle of their defensive front.<\/p>\n<p>Many presumed Odighizuwa would be a casualty of a complacent and constrained Cowboys&#8217; cap and hit the free agent market. After all, that is really the only hand this organization played a year ago in the offseason.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-2b231c4b8ae440df967b08d6f72d44d6\" data-google-query-id=\"CPmpnfe29IsDFXZPwgUdQxMA1Q\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>But thus far, Dallas has gotten active in the days leading up to the start of free agency. They made the deal for Odighizuwa, but also brought back C.J. Godwin, Juanyeh Thomas and Brock Hoffman. These were all in response to the bigger moves made behind the scenes.<\/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\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyOTI1NTk0MzY5Nzk1NTkz\/nick-bolton-and-the-cowboys.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyOTI1NTk0MzY5Nzk1NTkz\/nick-bolton-and-the-cowboys.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyOTI1NTk0MzY5Nzk1NTkz\/nick-bolton-and-the-cowboys.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%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyOTI1NTk0MzY5Nzk1NTkz\/nick-bolton-and-the-cowboys.png 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyOTI1NTk0MzY5Nzk1NTkz\/nick-bolton-and-the-cowboys.png 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyOTI1NTk0MzY5Nzk1NTkz\/nick-bolton-and-the-cowboys.png 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\/MjEyOTI1NTk0MzY5Nzk1NTkz\/nick-bolton-and-the-cowboys.png\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Nick Bolton And The Cowboys\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyOTI1NTk0MzY5Nzk1NTkz\/nick-bolton-and-the-cowboys.png\" \/><\/picture>\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--caption\">Nick Bolton And The Cowboys<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">By Tony Fisher<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-392b010d05394f30817facf8194e963e\" data-google-query-id=\"CMiU2_e29IsDFetEwgUdcFYCAQ\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_6__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Cowboys have &#8220;flipped the switch&#8221; on Dak Prescott&#8217;s and\u00a0CeeDee Lamb&#8217;s contracts, restructuring them in ways that now open up more cap space for the team to use potentially this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those resources will go into an expected contract extension for Micah Parsons, but also open up avenues for the team to build through free agency if they choose.<\/p>\n<p>As they explore the market, there are needs to be filled across the board, but could the Cowboys try to beef up their defense with another linebacker?\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0linebacker Nick Bolton is set to hit free agency and could be an option for Dallas.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-fd2098b7b3bd4f95b829bd84c0af5987\" data-google-query-id=\"CMmU2_e29IsDFetEwgUdcFYCAQ\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bolton turned in another solid season in 2024 with 106 total tackles and three sacks, also recovering two fumbles. He\u00a0may not drive\u00a0an extremely high price in free agency, so if he wants out of Kansas City, the Cowboys have good reason to show interest.<\/p>\n<p>While DeMarvion Overshown progresses from his season-ending knee injury, his status for next season is unknown. Veteran Erick Kendricks will become available and Dallas has shown no desire to pursue him just yet.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-0a1e0b162c2e4346ab9fd63c17f203ef\" data-google-query-id=\"CMqU2_e29IsDFetEwgUdcFYCAQ\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_8__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_8\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_8\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the work done and that to be accomplished with other household names this spring, there remains questions about how the Cowboys construct the middle of Matt Eberflus&#8217; defense. Bolton would silence those immediately.<\/p>\n<p>This depends on what the market looks like for Bolton and if it is not to his liking, he could choose to return to the Chiefs. But if he becomes available and holds a reasonable price tag, the Cowboys should do their homework on another impact defensive player.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys have cleared additional cap space by restructuring Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb&#8217;s contracts, allowing them to potentially sign on some help at the linebacker&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30872","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: Cowboys Big-Name Cap Moves Clear Way To Sign Super Bowl Linebacker.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30872\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Cowboys Big-Name Cap Moves Clear Way To Sign Super Bowl Linebacker.. - 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