Notable headlines surrounding America’s team.
Cowboys All-Pro DaRon Bland eyes lofty goal ahead of training camp – Randy Gurzi, Sports Illustrated
Bland is eyeing a rebound year in 2025.
Bland finished with 41 tackles and five pass defenses, but recorded no interceptions. After picking off 14 passes in his first two seasons, this was a major letdown for the All-Pro defensive back. Thankfully, Bland is back to full health and sent a message out to his fans on Instagram, letting them know he’s ready for a career year.
Dallas needs Bland to play up to his full potential, especially with Trevon Diggs and Shavon Revel Jr. still rehabbing from offseason knee surgery. They also lost Jourdan Lewis in free agency, which has led to Bland being used in the slot during early practices.
Bland could also use a big campaign for personal reasons. He’s entering the final year of his rookie deal and could be in line for a massive pay raise.
Cowboys Pass Rush Reinforcements: 3 Free Agents Get Workouts – Mark Heaney, Inside The Star
Jerry might not be done making moves just yet.
They signed former Cowboy Dante Fowler Jr., 2021 top draft prospect Payton Turner, and veteran Solomon Thomas in free agency. In the draft, they went back to the pass rush well, drafting Donovan Ezeiruaku in the second round.
It was really a defensive line overhaul from last year, and it seems that the shakeup may not be over quite yet.
Dallas is now bringing in three pass-rush-centric free agents before camp begins, so let’s talk about them and what they could bring to this Cowboys roster.
Kameron Cline: Longtime UDFA Veteran Brings Size, Not Experience
The first of three we’ll talk about is the guy with the least amount of true NFL playing experience.
Kameron Cline, a former South Dakota Coyote in college and undrafted free agent signing of the Colts in the 2020 offseason, has managed to stick around the NFL without ever really getting into game action.
Every Dallas Cowboys player set to hit free agency in 2026- Luke Norris, The Landry Hat
Not a bad idea to look ahead.
Complete list of 2026 Dallas Cowboys free agents
Here’s a look at the complete list of Dallas Cowboys players currently set to enter some sort of free agency next offseason. In addition to those we know will be on the main roster in 2025, we’ve also included those signed to reserve/futures contracts. (UFA=unrestricted free agent; RFA=restricted free agent; ERFA=exclusive rights free agent)
Micah Parsons EDGE UFA
Dante Fowler Jr. EDGE UFA
Kenneth Murray Jr. LB UFA
Donovan Wilson S UFA
DaRon Bland CB UFA
Cowboys 53-man roster projection sees former 1st-round pick with fully guaranteed deal cut – K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire
Difficult decisions are incoming.
Running Backs (3 + 2)
The two veteran offseason signings are going to make the club. When he was OC in Seattle, Schottenheimer never carried a fullback, though in his third of three seasons did employ bigger backs Carlos Hyde and Bo Scarborough, who were only about 5-7 pounds lighter than Hunter Luepke. We have Luepky getting a practice squad spot if he clears waivers, until the team is comfortable with giving Phil Mafah snaps in games that count.
Roster Locks
Javonte Williams
Jaydon Blue (R)
Pretty Secure
MIles Sanders
Practice Squad
Phil Mafah (R)
Hunter Luepke (FB/H-Back)
Cut Candidate
Deuce Vaughn
Tight Ends (3 + 1)
I think it’s a strong possibility that when it gets time to trim the roster, the Cowboys are going to trade Luke Schoonmaker. It seems a real possibility that Brevyn Spann-Ford will surpass him in the hierarchy, and the team may be able to recoup a Day 3 pick for the former second rounder. The idea is laid out here.
Roster Locks
Jake Ferguson
Brevyn Spann-Ford
Pretty Secure
None
Think They Make It
Luke Schoonmaker
Report: Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons to report to training camp amid contract negotiations- RJ Ochoa, Blogging The Boys
Parsons is still ready to work.
There will be no last-second curveball. Micah Parsons is set to report to Dallas Cowboys training camp.
Sunday is the official report day for the Cowboys and their first practice in Oxnard, California will take place on Tuesday. It should be noted here that Parsons, who is in the middle of contract negotiations with the Cowboys, has said for a few months now that he would report to training camp even without a new deal (he also reported to mandatory offseason things up to this point) so that this isn’t shocking, but it means that there will be no change up at the last second.
Recall that CeeDee Lamb held out from training camp last year and that other players have historically both with the Cowboys and across the league as a whole. It has been debated whether or not Parsons would, but we should also consider and remember that he first became eligible for an extension last offseason and did not hold out of any activity across the entire 2024 calendar year.
