{"id":32011,"date":"2025-03-10T08:41:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32011"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:41:30","slug":"cowboys-re-sign-versatile-defender-to-multi-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32011","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys re-sign versatile defender to multi-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The Dallas Cowboys have secured safety Markquese Bell with a three-year contract.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Dallas Cowboys safety Markquese Bell during warmups before the start of the game against the San Francisco 49ers  at Levi's Stadium.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5760,h_3240,x_0,y_858\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jnyjqe52rsr3cp86gj.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys safety Markquese Bell during warmups before the start of the game against the San Francisco 49ers  at Levi's Stadium.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Dallas Cowboys safety Markquese Bell during warmups before the start of the game against the San Francisco 49ers  at Levi's Stadium.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Dallas Cowboys safety Markquese Bell during warmups before the start of the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi&#8217;s Stadium. \/ Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_g4t8qnklz\">The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0continue to prioritize retaining home grown talent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_sdveu1ojx\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">As ESPN&#8217;s Jeremy Fowler reported, veteran safety Markquese Bell has\u00a0agreed to a three-year, $12 million deal\u00a0with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hdwf1qd4u\">At 26, Bell, heading into his fourth season with Dallas in 2025, has proven to be a versatile asset. 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His season came to an end after he underwent surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder, an injury he sustained in Week 11 during a Monday night loss to the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xxl1xrscy\">Despite an injury-hampered 2024, Bell delivered a breakout season in 2023 for the Cowboys, playing in all 17 games with 8 starts, logging 649 snaps, and recording 94 tackles, four pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and three tackles for loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_je3lejuws\">The Florida A&amp;M product joined the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jyn5e3kwg\">Bell has also provided valuable special teams play for Dallas, with 304 snaps over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys have secured safety Markquese Bell with a three-year contract. 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