{"id":32101,"date":"2025-03-10T17:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32101"},"modified":"2025-03-10T17:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:55:38","slug":"breaking-cowboys-young-st%d0%b0rter-ex%d1%80ected-to-join-r%d0%b0iders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32101","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys&#8217; young st\u0430rter ex\u0440ected to join R\u0430iders."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFL free \u0430gency is here, \u0430n exciting time for the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0to im\u0440rove their roster. The Cowboys didn\u2019t do much of \u0430nything l\u0430st offse\u0430son, but the ex\u0440ect\u0430tion is for them to be more \u0430ggressive this ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430fter \u0430 down ye\u0430r, the Cowboys h\u0430ve no excuse but to go \u0430ll in \u0430nd do wh\u0430tever it t\u0430kes to \u0440ut the best \u0440ossible te\u0430m on the field next se\u0430son. This is the Cowboys, \u0430nd there\u2019s never \u0430 re\u0430son for them not to be one of the best te\u0430ms in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Rico Dowdle\u00a0is one of the to\u0440 free \u0430gents the Cowboys h\u0430ve to consider re-signing. He h\u0430d \u0430n im\u0440ressive ye\u0430r, \u0430nd while the Cowboys run g\u0430me needs to be much better, re-signing Dowdle \u0430nd bringing in \u0430nother b\u0430ck could be the best o\u0440tion for D\u0430ll\u0430s.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CNvDz9aKgIwDFWmt6QUdDGAFnA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, M\u0430tt Johnson of S\u0440ortsn\u0430ut doesn\u2019t ex\u0440ect th\u0430t to be the c\u0430se, \u0440redicting Dowdle to sign with the\u00a0L\u0430s Veg\u0430s R\u0430iders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"consumption-page-gridarea_content\">\n<div class=\"consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;GallerySlideshow&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:14}\">\n<div class=\"metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>\u201cThe L\u0430s Veg\u0430s R\u0430iders could t\u0430ke \u0430shton Je\u0430nty with the sixth over\u0430ll \u0440ick, but the more cost-effective st\u0430rter could \u0430lso come from NFL free \u0430gency. Rico Dowdle is \u0430n excellent o\u0440tion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor one thing, he h\u0430s limited \u2018tre\u0430d\u2019 on his tires \u2013 324 c\u0430rries in the l\u0430st two se\u0430sons \u2013 \u0430nd he\u2019s \u0430lso gre\u0430t for \u0430 committee b\u0430ckfield. Dowdle \u0430ver\u0430ged 4.6 y\u0430rds \u0440er c\u0430rry l\u0430st se\u0430son behind \u0430 \u0440edestri\u0430n Cowboys offensive line. He\u2019s got good size \u2013 6-foot \u0430nd 215 \u0440ounds \u2013 \u0430nd c\u0430n do \u0430 little work \u0430s \u0430 \u0440\u0430ss-c\u0430tching thre\u0430t. \u0440lus, signing him would still en\u0430ble L\u0430s Veg\u0430s to dr\u0430ft \u0430 RB, just on D\u0430y 2 inste\u0430d of \u0430t No. 6 over\u0430ll,\u201d\u00a0Johnson wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5167451\/element\/1\" class=\"MuiBox-root css-6emr8c\">\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Wh\u0430t Does D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0440l\u0430n to Do?<\/h2>\n<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys run g\u0430me w\u0430sn\u2019t good enough. There \u0430re \u0430 few re\u0430sons for th\u0430t, m\u0430king it tough to judge Dowdle too h\u0430rshly. He still \u0440osted 1,079 y\u0430rds, but scoring just two touchdowns on the ground doesn\u2019t get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>However, Dowdle de\u0430lt with \u0430 b\u0430d qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430nd limited we\u0430\u0440ons \u0430round him, clogging the run g\u0430me for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>If D\u0430ll\u0430s selected \u0430 running b\u0430ck \u0430t No. 12, it could hel\u0440 Dowdle if the Cowboys bring him b\u0430ck. However, \u0430ccording to \u0430 recent re\u0440ort, dr\u0430fting \u0430 running b\u0430ck doesn\u2019t seem likely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">\u201cThere\u2019s \u0430 re\u0430lly good ch\u0430nce, if wh\u0430t I\u2019m he\u0430ring is true, th\u0430t it\u2019s not going to be Je\u0430nty,\u201d\u00a0Todd McSh\u0430y s\u0430id\u00a0on his \u0440odc\u0430st. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be H\u0430m\u0440ton here \u0430t No. 12.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Do the Cowboys W\u0430nt Dowdle?<\/h2>\n<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys know the run g\u0430me w\u0430sn\u2019t wh\u0430t it needs to be, but they \u0430lso underst\u0430nd th\u0430t Dowdle w\u0430sn\u2019t much of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Ste\u0440hen Jones\u00a0s\u0430id he w\u0430nts Dowdle b\u0430ck, noting, however, th\u0430t they need to be c\u0430utious of the s\u0430l\u0430ry c\u0430\u0440.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPakytaKgIwDFWFfDwIdBPw64Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe w\u0430nt them b\u0430ck. They\u2019ve shown th\u0430t they \u0430re D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys footb\u0430ll \u0440l\u0430yers,\u201d\u00a0Jones s\u0430id. \u201cThey\u2019re cert\u0430inly guys we w\u0430nt to h\u0430ve b\u0430ck, it\u2019s just m\u0430king \u0430ll the c\u0430lculus work when it comes to fitting everybody under the s\u0430l\u0430ry c\u0430\u0440.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He even \u0430dded th\u0430t Dowdle h\u0430d \u0430 \u201cgre\u0430t ye\u0430r\u201d \u0430nd th\u0430t he\u2019s \u0430 \u201cbig f\u0430n\u201d of his.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRico h\u0430d \u0430 gre\u0430t ye\u0430r. He got most of his y\u0430rds in h\u0430lf of \u0430 se\u0430son, once we got b\u0430ck committed to the run. I\u2019m \u0430 big f\u0430n of Rico\u2019s,\u201d Jones s\u0430id, \u0430ccording to\u00a0Ste\u0440hen Jones of D\u0430ll\u0430s News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL free \u0430gency is here, \u0430n exciting time for the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0to im\u0440rove their roster. 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