02/10/2022
5 moves the Cowboys should make before free agency
1) Re-sign key free agents
2) Cut Greg Zuerlein
- He was the worst extra point kicker in the NFL last season. He wasn’t much better at field goals. Stop the bleeding and find a new one. He also would add nearly $2.5 million in cap space.
3) Cut Keanu Neal
-moving him from safety to linebacker was not very successful. Designating him a post June 1 release would bring another $1 million in space.
4) Extend Anthony Brown and release Jourdan Lewis
- Brown would help ensure the improved performance of the cornerbacks continues. He also had three interceptions in the regular season and added another in the Wild Card game. The extension could net over $3.1 million in space, and moving on from Lewis gets another $2.3 million
5) Extend DeMarcus Lawrence and Amari Cooper
- The two of them, they could net a whopping $29.4 million in cap savings, according to Over the Cap. In terms of value to the team, they are probably among the top five or so players on the roster. While the recent grumblings from Jones are not at all encouraging, we can still cling to a faint hope that he is posturing to try and move in this direction. It is a slim reed to cling to, admittedly, but extending them would do much more to make the roster stronger than moving on in the name of the cap.