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Cowboys All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons is seeking a $200 million contract extension, The Dallas Morning News reported.That total would serve as the largest deal ever for a non-quarterback in NFL history.Conversations between Parsons' representation and members of the Cowboys' front office were conducted at the NFL Scouting Combine in late February. It's been quiet on the front since then, per the report.Sizable contracts for non-quarterbacks are nothing new this offseason.Las Vegas Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby signed a three-year, $106.5 million deal, only to be trumped by Cleveland Browns standout defensive end Myles Garrett inking a four-year, $160 million. Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase reeled in a four-year, $161 million pact.

Cooper Rush, the longtime backup to Dak Prescott with the Dallas Cowboys, has reached an agreement with the Baltimore Ravens.His agency, Equity Sports, announced the deal but didn't reveal any financial terms. ESPN reported, however, that Rush will sign a two-year contract that includes $4.2 million in guaranteed money and has a maximum value of $12.2 million.[SPORTS]Congratulations to Cooper Rush on agreeing to terms with the #BaltimoreRavens!??@rush_cooper | @Ravens pic.twitter.com/Aw2Fep6vbJ[SPORTS]Rush signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2017 out of Central Michigan. He spent the 2020 season on the practice squad of the New York Giants, then returned to the Cowboys the following season.

The Seattle Seahawks reeled in veteran defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence on Wednesday with a three-year deal worth a reported $42 million.The deal for the longtime Dallas Cowboys standout includes $18 million guaranteed.Seattle's defensive coordinator is Aden Durde, Dallas' defensive line coach from 2021-23.The four-time Pro Bowler has 61.5 sacks in 11 seasons, all with the Cowboys.Lawrence, who turns 33 next month, was limited to four games last season due to a sprained right foot. He had 14 tackles and three sacks.

The Dallas Cowboys acquired cornerback Kaiir Elam from the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday in exchange for two draft picks.The Cowboys sent a fifth-round pick in this year's draft and a seventh-rounder in 2026 for Elam, a former first-round pick. The Cowboys also get a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.Elam, 23, has two interceptions, six passes defensed and 81 tackles in 29 career games (12 starts) for the Bills, who took him No. 23 overall in the 2022 draft.

The Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins each gained a league-high four additional selections in the 2025 NFL Draft based on their losses and signings in last year's free agency period.The San Francisco 49ers also received four picks, three of which came through the free agency formula and one for developing DeMeco Ryans as a head coach. The NFL on Tuesday announced the 35 total compensatory picks awarded to 15 teams for the draft.Compensatory draft picks are awarded when a team is deemed to have lost more or better compensatory free agents ("CFA") than it acquired in the previous year. All awarded picks are positioned between the third and seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.2025 COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKSTHIRD ROUNDMinnesota Vikings (97th Overall)Miami Dolphins (98)New York Giants (99)San Francisco 49ers (100)*Los Angeles Rams (101)*Detroit Lions (102)*FOURTH ROUNDMiami Dolphins (135)Baltimore Ravens (136)Seattle Seahawks (137)San Francisco 49ers (138)FIFTH ROUNDBuffalo Bills (169)Dallas Cowboys (170)Dallas Cowboys (171)Seattle Seahawks (172)Buffalo Bills (173)Dallas Cowboys (174)Seattle Seahawks (175)Baltimore Ravens (176)SIXTH ROUNDLos Angeles Chargers (209)Baltimore Ravens (210)Dallas Cowboys (211)Baltimore Ravens (212)Las Vegas Raiders (213)Los Angeles Chargers (214)Las Vegas Raiders (215)Cleveland Browns (216)SEVENTH ROUNDSan Francisco 49ers (249)Green Bay Packers (250)Kansas City Chiefs (251)San Francisco 49ers (252)Miami Dolphins (253)Cleveland Browns (254)Los Angeles Chargers (255)Miami Dolphins (256)Kansas City Chiefs (257)*Special Compensatory SelectionThe CFAs are determined by a formula created by the NFL Management Council that takes into account salary, playing time and postseason honors. The goal is to determine the net loss teams suffer from CFAs during the previous free agent signing period. The formula does not include every free agent lost or signed by a team.There were 32 compensatory selections awarded under the net loss formula.2025 NFL COMPENSATORY PICKSBaltimore (4)Dallas (4)Miami (4)Los Angeles Chargers (3)San Francisco (3)Seattle (3)Buffalo (2)Cleveland (2)Kansas City (2)Las Vegas (2)Green Bay (1)Minnesota (1)New York Giants (1)The 49ers, Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions were each awarded a selection under a 2020 amendment to the collective bargaining agreement to promote equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workforce within NFL clubs.Teams that have a minority employee hired by another club as its head coach or general manager receive a special compensatory draft selection in the third round of each of the next two drafts. If a team has two former minority employees hired into one of those two roles elsewhere, a third year is added.CFAs LOST/GAINED IN 2024BALTIMORELost: Jadeveon Clowney, Ronald Darby, Devin Duvernay, Gus Edwards, Patrick Queen, John Simpson, Geno Stone, Kevin ZeitlerGained: Derrick HenryBUFFALOLost: Gabe Davis, Tyrel Dodson, Leonard Floyd, Dane Jackson, Tim SettleGained: Mack Hollins, Austin Johnson, Curtis SamuelCLEVELANDLost: Harrison Bryant, Jordan Elliott, Joe Flacco, Sione TakitakiGained: Jordan Hicks, Quinton JeffersonDALLASLost: Dorance Armstrong, Tyler Biadasz, Dante Fowler, Tony Pollard, Tyron SmithGained: NoneGREEN BAYLost: Yosuah Nijman, Jon Runyan, Darnell SavageGained: Josh Jacobs, Xavier McKinneyKANSAS CITYLost: Nick Allegretti, Willie Gay, Tommy TownsendGained: Marquise BrownLAS VEGAS

The Dallas Cowboys and KaVontae Turpin agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract on Tuesday, a deal that will make him the NFL's highest-paid special teams player.Turpin, 28, was a first-team All-Pro in 2024 after returning one punt and one kickoff for a touchdown. He also led the league with an average of 33.5 yards per kickoff return.Turpin set personal-best totals as a wide receiver last season, reeling in 31 catches for 420 yards in 17 games (two starts). He also had two touchdown receptions.

The Dallas Cowboys are signing running back Javonte Williams to a one-year, $3 million contract, according to multiple reports Monday. The deal can reach up to $3.5 million with incentives.Williams was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He had a dynamic rookie season, rushing for 903 yards and four touchdowns. That included a 111-yard performance against the Cowboys in Week 9.Williams was a menace after contact, leading the NFL with 31 broken tackles. As a receiver, he recorded 43 receptions for 316 yards and three touchdowns.Four weeks into the 2022 campaign, Williams suffered a torn ACL, LCL and posterolateral corner and missed the rest of the season.Despite the devastating injuries, Williams was able to return to the field. Last season, he rushed for 513 yards and four touchdowns, while hauling in 52 receptions for 346 yards. However, his 3.7 yards per carry underwhelmed.

The Dallas Cowboys restructured quarterback Dak Prescott's contract on Wednesday, carving out $36.6 million in cap space, according to multiple reports.The Cowboys created a total of $56.6 million under the 2025 salary cap the past two days by reworking wide receiver CeeDee Lamb's contract on Tuesday before addressing Prescott's deal.Pass rusher Micah Parsons is expected to receive a long-term extension this offseason to avoid a contentious holdout the likes of which dominated training camp last summer, where Lamb refused to report and perform on the fifth-year option in his rookie contract.Parsons' value could be impacted by the agreement announced Wednesday between the Raiders and defensive end Maxx Crosby, who became the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL with a three-year, $106.5 million extension.The Cowboys converted $45.75 million of Prescott's 2025 salary into a signing bonus. Prescott signed a four-year, $240 million extension with the club last September. He'll now count $52.9 million against the Cowboys' cap in 2025.

Dallas Cowboys standout defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa agreed to terms on a 4-year, $80 million contract that includes $58 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus.Odighizuwa's agent Sam Leaf Ireifej confirmed the deal to multiple media outlets on Tuesday.Per NFL Network, the Cowboys intended to place the franchise tag on Odighizuwa prior to the new contract. That would have paid Odighizuwa $25.1 million on a one-year deal.

Dallas Cowboys star guard Zack Martin, a seven-time first-team All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, will retire after 11 seasons, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.Per ESPN, Martin informed Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones of his decision during a meeting on Thursday.Martin, 34, missed the last seven games of the 2024 season due to season-ending ankle surgery. He was slated to become a free agent in March after 162 regular-season games (all starts) with Dallas, which drafted him in the first round in 2014 out of Notre Dame.

The Philadelphia Eagles were crowned Super Bowl champions for the second time in eight seasons, and the quarterback of an NFC East rival believes his team could be next.Dak Prescott voiced his thoughts on the similarities between the Eagles and his Dallas Cowboys, who have failed to reach a conference championship game since the 1995-96 season."I feel like we've competed with the Eagles and beat them for the most part when we've played them," Prescott said while acting as an honorary chairman for the Children's Cancer Fund's gala. "I don't want to say, 'Check the record,' when the other guy is holding the trophy, right? So credit to them."They've earned it, and they deserve it by all means. But, yeah, (we're) very close."Prescott is 9-4 in head-to-head matchups against the Eagles over the years, all in the regular season. With a 2-5 career playoff record, though, Prescott has never advanced beyond the divisional round.Another NFC East quarterback, rookie Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders, won his first two playoff starts before losing in the conference title game to the eventual champions."Especially even watching the NFC championship and those two teams (the Eagles and Commanders) -- teams that we battle against each and every year a couple of times," Prescott said, "... (I) feel confident that we've gotten the better part each and every time. But just seeing such a dominating fashion (from the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs), credit to them.

Ken Dorsey is expected to join the Dallas Cowboys' coaching staff as a passsing game specialist, multiple media outlets reported Monday night.Dorsey most recently served as the Browns' offensive coordinator, holding that post for the 2024 season. Cleveland let him go on Jan. 5.Before his stint with the Browns, Dorsey was the quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers from 2013-17, then took on various roles with the Buffalo Bills from 2019-23.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX and the accompanying festivities, but the trip hasn't been exactly what he expected, apparently.In an interview with The Athletic, Jones said it is a "shocker" that his team isn't in the big game, especially after he invested a total of $376 million -- including $331 million in guarantees -- in contract extensions for Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb."I wouldn't have signed Dak Prescott, the highest-paid player in the NFL, if now wasn't when we wanted to win," Jones said. "This is a shocker to be here at this Super Bowl and not have the Cowboys here. I didn't plan on that when I made that agreement with him. So we're going to do everything we can to get there."Instead, the Cowboys finished the regular season at 7-10, and Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in Week 9.Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys split after the season, with Brian Schottenheimer being promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach.

Deion Sanders stayed at Colorado after interest from the Dallas Cowboys in hiring the Hall of Fame cornerback to return the NFL as Mike McCarthy's replacement.But the pro game is, well, too "Primetime" for even Sanders these days, he said on "We Got Time Today" on Tubi in a discussion about contact from the Cowboys with Troy Aikman."I couldn't coach pro ball," Sanders said."That's why I say, I couldn't coach -- I know it was cute. But I couldn't coach pro ball, because the way they practice, the way they go about it, I couldn't take it. As a man, and as a football enthusiast, and I care about the game. The game is still providing for Troy and I, so there is no way I could allow that to happen on my watch. That would be tough."The sentiment is not new for Sanders. He told "60 Minutes" in 2022 he wouldn't be interested by any NFL opening. He's 13-12 in two seasons as head coach at Colorado. The Buffaloes went 9-4 last season and cornerback-wide receiver Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy.The Cowboys last appeared in a Super Bowl in 1996, a roster that featured Sanders, Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith and Charles Haley.

Longtime Dallas Cowboys star guard Zack Martin is pondering whether to play in 2025 and said Tuesday he will make a decision in four to six weeks.The nine-time Pro Bowler missed the last seven games of the season due to season-ending ankle surgery.The 34-year-old Martin said getting healthy is his first priority and then the decision about his playing future will follow."First off, I want to try to get healthy. Here in the next month, six weeks, me and my wife have been talking about it," Martin said of his decision timeline. "Right now, I'm focused on getting healthy and seeing how I feel with this ankle kind of repaired and whether or not I'm going to go out and try to go again."The seven-time first-team All-Pro acknowledged the mental component will also factor in the decision."Just mentally if I'm ready to, I know what it takes to be an elite player in this league and what all goes into it," Martin said while in New Orleans for the Super Bowl. "I think I just got to get my head mentally around if I want to commit to that for another year or not."Another caveat is that Martin's contract with the Cowboys is up. The potential Pro Football Hall of Famer will become a free agent in March and could leave after 11 seasons and 162 regular-season games (all starts) in Dallas.Mike McCarthy departed as coach after the season so Dallas will have a new head man in Brian Schottenheimer, who was offensive coordinator the past two seasons and on the staff for the last three.

The Cleveland Browns might regret deciding not to move Myles Garrett before this season's trade deadline.Arguably the NFL's most feared pass rusher, Garrett wants a change of NFL addresses so he can pursue a Super Bowl title with a team ready to win now. There figures to be no shortage of suitors among contending teams for the former No. 1 overall pick who turned 29 years old in December.Dallas owner Jerry Jones could swiftly sweep the criticism of his handling of the Cowboys' coaching change under the rug by acquiring the Arlington, Texas, native who starred at Texas A&M. Dallas finished 28th in total defense this season and next-to-last in allowing an average of 27.5 points per game.Garrett would make for a potential dynamic duo with Micah Parsons. They were ranked as the second- and third-best pass rushers in the league this season, respectively, by ProFootballFocus.com, behind only Detroit's Aidan Hutchinson.The Cowboys were quickly installed as the +400 favorites to land Garrett should the Browns deal the four-time first-team All-Pro this offseason.Washington reached the NFC Championship Game despite a porous defense, and the Commanders hold the second shortest odds at +600, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs at +700.Another potential interesting destination is Las Vegas. While the Raiders' roster would appear to be closer to rebuilding mode than title push, the Raiders didn't hire 73-year-old coach Pete Carroll with the long game in mind.The Raiders hold some intriguing assets, including the No. 6 and No. 37 overall draft picks in 2025, and veteran pass rusher Maxx Crosby. Whether Garrett would be open to Las Vegas is unknown, but the Raiders were installed with +700 odds.MYLES GARRETT NEXT TEAM ODDS*Dallas Cowboys (+400)Washington Commanders (+500)Kansas City Chiefs (+600)Las Vegas Raiders (+700)San Francisco 49ers (+800)Philadelphia Eagles (+900)Buffalo Bills (+1000)Green Bay Packers (+1000)Detroit Lions (+1400)Miami Dolphins (+1600)New England Patriots (+1600)Denver Broncos (+1800)Los Angeles Chargers (+1800)Chicago Bears (+2000)Minnesota Vikings (+2000)Baltimore Ravens (+2500)Pittsburgh Steelers (+2500)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+2500)Cincinnati Bengals (+3300)New York Jets (+3300)

The Dallas Cowboys hired Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams as their new offensive coordinator, the team announced on Saturday morning.He replaces Brian Schottenheimer, who last month was promoted to head coach after the Cowboys parted ways with Mike McCarthy following the season.The hiring of Adams would seem to indicate an increased focus on the running game in Dallas for next season. Adams, 41, worked the past two seasons for the Cardinals after spending four years with the Indianapolis Colts as an assistant offensive line coach (2019-20) and tight ends coach (2021-22).Under Adams, the Cardinals ranked seventh in the league in 2024 in rushing yards (144.2 per game) and 11th in total offense. The Cowboys, meanwhile, ranked 27th on the ground at 100.3 ypg and had the fewest rushing touchdowns in the NFL with six.One of the names most frequently connected to the Cowboys when it comes to the NFL draft in April is Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, who led the nation with 2,601 rushing yards and 29 rushing touchdowns last season while finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting.Dallas has the 12th pick in the first round after finishing 7-10 in 2024.

Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams will have an in-person interview with the Dallas Cowboys for their vacant offensive coordinator position, NFL Network reported on Friday.He had a remote interview earlier this week with the Cowboys, who are filling a vacancy left open when then-offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was promoted to head coach.Schottenheimer, who did not hold play-calling responsibilities this past season under then-head coach Mike McCarthy, is expected to call plays for the Cowboys in 2025.Adams, 41, spent the past two seasons with the Cardinals after working four years with the Indianapolis Colts as an assistant offensive line coach (2019-20) and tight ends coach (2021-22).Under Adams' watch, the Cardinals ranked seventh in the league in 2024 in rushing yards and 11th in total offense.

Ken Dorsey is considered a candidate for the vacant offensive coordinator position with the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN reported on Thursday.The position is open after then-offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was promoted to the role of head coach.Schottenheimer, who did not hold play-calling responsibilities this past season under then-head coach Mike McCarthy, is expected to call plays for the Cowboys in 2025.Dorsey, 43, was fired earlier this month after one season as the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns.