{"id":31259,"date":"2025-03-07T08:16:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T08:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31259"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:16:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T08:16:30","slug":"ideal-match-cowboys-tipped-to-land-impact-afc-linebacker-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31259","title":{"rendered":"IDEAL MATCH? Cowboys Tipped to Land Impact AFC Linebacker in Free Agency!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With free agency nearing, here is one match for the Dallas Cowboys.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane enters the field before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Allegiant Stadium. \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0will head into free agency with plenty of options available to help strengthen its roster ahead of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

Several players will enter the open market at key positions, including pass rush and wide receiver, where Dallas can use help.<\/p>\n

One position that needs focus is off-ball linebacker which is a glaring concern for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n

While Marist Liufau showed potential in his rookie season, the team’s depth is severely lacking. Damone Clark saw his role diminish, veteran Eric Kendricks is a free agent, and the explosive DeMarvion Overshown faces a lengthy recovery from a torn knee, leaving a significant void.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau and linebacker DeMarvion Overshown react to recovering a fumble in the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium. \/ Tim Heitman-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

CBS Sports’ Jared Dubin in his\u00a02025 NFL free agency matchmaker\u00a0has the Cowboys signing veteran linebacker Robert Spillane.<\/p>\n

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If you’re reading this, you have about as much chance of playing linebacker for the Cowboys next season as anybody else. They have Marist Liufau and Damone Clark on hand and that’s basically it, unless Demarvion Overshown makes a miraculous recovery from his devastating, multi-ligament knee injury. They brought in Eric Kendricks on a one-year deal last offseason, but could go for a bit more of a multiyear solution here with Spillane.<\/p>\n

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Now heading into his eighth year, Spillane spent the past two seasons, 2023 and 2024, with the\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders, where he enjoyed consecutive breakout years. He recorded a combined 306 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 11 pass deflections, 17 tackles for loss, and five interceptions.<\/p>\n

The veteran defender earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in Week 10 of the 2023 season, during a 16-12 win over the\u00a0New York Jets. Spillane recorded seven tackles, a sack, and an interception in that game.<\/p>\n

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