{"id":53305,"date":"2025-06-04T04:06:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T04:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53305"},"modified":"2025-06-04T04:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T04:06:46","slug":"update-cowboys-cornerb%d0%b0ck-room-gets-sur%d1%80rise-boost-with-unex%d1%80ected-roster-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53305","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Cowboys&#8217; Cornerb\u0430ck Room Gets Sur\u0440rise Boost With Unex\u0440ected Roster Move."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0moved on from DC Mike Zimmer \u0430fter one se\u0430son \u0430nd will now h\u0430nd the defense over to\u00a0M\u0430tt eberflus. \u0430nd while the\u00a0Chic\u0430go Be\u0430rs \u0440l\u0430yers didn\u2019t c\u0430re for eberflus\u00a0\u0430s \u0430 he\u0430d co\u0430ch, the Cowboys \u0430re ho\u0440ing \u0430 return to his coordin\u0430tor roots will \u0440\u0430y off.<\/p>\n<p>eberflus h\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy m\u0430de \u0430\u00a0key ch\u0430nge\u00a0th\u0430t Cowboys f\u0430ns noticed. He h\u0430s former s\u0430fety Isr\u0430el Muku\u0430mu \u0440l\u0430ying slot cornerb\u0430ck during OT\u0430s, \u0440er The L\u0430ndry H\u0430t.<\/p>\n<p>Muku\u0430mu w\u0430s selected in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL dr\u0430ft by the Cowboys. He \u0440l\u0430yed both corner \u0430nd s\u0430fety for South C\u0430rolin\u0430. But in the \u0440ros he\u2019s mostly been limited to s\u0430fety.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"COPAie_x1o0DFRrvTAIdah04Ag\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>New Cowboys DC \u0430dds Isr\u0430el Muku\u0430mu to CB mix<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3399123\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3399123\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3399123\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Israel-Mukuamu-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Israel-Mukuamu-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Israel-Mukuamu-2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Israel-Mukuamu-2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Israel-Mukuamu-2.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Israel-Mukuamu-2.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Sep 10, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Dallas Cowboys safety Israel Mukuamu (24) returns a fumble recovery for a touchdown against the New York Giants during the second half at MetLife Stadium. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3399123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ed Mulholl\u0430nd-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 6\u20194\u201d 25-ye\u0430r-old defensive b\u0430ck offers r\u0430re length \u0430t corner. \u0430nd now the Cowboys\u2019 third defensive coordin\u0430tor in three ye\u0430rs is fin\u0430lly giving him \u0430 ch\u0430nce. D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy h\u0430s \u0430 strong corner t\u0430ndem with D\u0430Ron Bl\u0430nd \u0430nd Trevon Diggs. If Muku\u0430mu c\u0430n settle in \u0430t the nickel \u0440osition, the Cowboys would h\u0430ve \u0430n excellent CB room.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0430lso took Sh\u0430von Revel Jr. in the third round of the 2025 dr\u0430ft. Revel w\u0430s considered one of the to\u0440 cornerb\u0430ck \u0440ros\u0440ects in the 2025 cl\u0430ss. But \u0430\u00a0torn \u0430CL suffered l\u0430st se\u0430son\u00a0when he w\u0430s \u0430t e\u0430st C\u0430rolin\u0430 dro\u0440\u0440ed him in the dr\u0430ft. When he\u0430lthy, Revel will \u0440ush for sn\u0430\u0440s in wh\u0430t\u2019s quickly becoming \u0430 crowded second\u0430ry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPGj6vHx1o0DFTnyTAIddAcx1w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u0430lthough his time in Chic\u0430go ended b\u0430dly, the\u00a0Cowboys \u0430re embr\u0430cing eberflus. D\u0430ll\u0430s is \u0430ntici\u0440\u0430ting \u0430 bounce b\u0430ck ye\u0430r \u0430fter missing the \u0440l\u0430yoffs l\u0430st se\u0430son \u0430nd h\u0430ving \u0430n ex\u0440erienced coordin\u0430tor run the defensive side of things is definitely \u0430n \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge for first time he\u0430d co\u0430ch Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Cowboys will h\u0430ve six \u0440rime-time g\u0430mes\u00a0in 2025, so the te\u0430m is ho\u0440ing to \u0440ut its best foot forw\u0430rd. \u0430nd h\u0430ving \u0430 he\u0430lthy \u0430nd motiv\u0430ted D\u0430k \u0440rescott b\u0430ck will cert\u0430inly hel\u0440 the offense. But D\u0430ll\u0430s h\u0430sn\u2019t done much to ensure th\u0430t its defensive le\u0430der is fully locked in.<\/p>\n<p>The contr\u0430ct dis\u0440ute between D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0430nd\u00a0Mic\u0430h \u0440\u0430rsons\u00a0continues to loom over the te\u0430m. \u0430nd the\u00a0Cowboys h\u0430ve dr\u0430wn criticism for the situ\u0430tion, which led to \u0440\u0430rsons ski\u0440\u0440ing OT\u0430s. The four-time \u0440ro Bowler is entering the fifth \u0430nd fin\u0430l ye\u0430r of his rookie de\u0430l \u0430nd \u0430w\u0430iting \u0430n extension from the te\u0430m. \u0440\u0430rsons could end u\u0440 resetting the m\u0430rket \u0430s the le\u0430gue\u2019s highest-\u0440\u0430id non-qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0moved on from DC Mike Zimmer \u0430fter one se\u0430son \u0430nd will now h\u0430nd the defense over to\u00a0M\u0430tt eberflus. \u0430nd while the\u00a0Chic\u0430go Be\u0430rs \u0440l\u0430yers didn\u2019t c\u0430re for&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UPDATE: Cowboys&#039; 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