{"id":32185,"date":"2025-03-11T02:06:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T02:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32185"},"modified":"2025-03-11T02:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T02:06:32","slug":"breaking-jourdan-lewis-issues-4-word-message-after-leaving-cowboys-for-historic-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32185","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Jourdan Lewis Issues 4-Word Message After Leaving Cowboys for Historic Deal.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0lost cornerback Jourdan Lewis on the first day of free agency to a historic contract offer from the\u00a0Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Rapoport of\u00a0NFL\u00a0Network broke the news via an X post on Monday morning, March 10.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The [Jaguars]\u00a0are signing Jourdan Lewis, per &#8216;The Insiders&#8217; and [Peter Schrager],&#8221;\u00a0Rapoport wrote. &#8220;He becomes the NFL\u2019s highest paid nickel CB.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"rna-container rh-null\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1899138857947582761\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1899138857947582761&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys%2Fcowboys-jourdan-lewis-jaguars-historic-contract-nfl-free-agency&amp;sessionId=8f6fc8846f2d2b8693db4c77aee048dbb83f6adc&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1899138857947582761\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The news hit the Cowboys hard, as the 29-year-old Lewis has spent his entire eight-year NFL career in Dallas up until this point and is among the most reliable performers on the defense, as well as a leader in the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Football Focus ranked Lewis as the league&#8217;s\u00a036th-best cornerback out of 223 players who saw enough snaps in 2024 to qualify at the position. 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