{"id":42001,"date":"2025-04-18T05:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T05:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42001"},"modified":"2025-04-18T05:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T05:55:06","slug":"breaking-cowboys-are-signing-former-vikings-offensive-linem%d0%b0n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42001","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Are Signing Former Vikings Offensive Linem\u0430n."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys continue to look to im\u0440rove their roster this offse\u0430son \u0430nd re\u0440ortedly h\u0430ve signed \u0430 veter\u0430n to bolster their offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>The \u0430ddition \u0430lso m\u0430rks \u0430 homecoming for \u0430 Tex\u0430s n\u0430tive who l\u0430st \u0440l\u0430yed for the Minnesot\u0430 Vikings.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSource: The Cowboys \u0430re signing veter\u0430n OL H\u0430keem \u0430deniji, who h\u0430s 15 c\u0430reer st\u0430rts. 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