Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Cowboys are talking like they want to keep Cooper Beebe at center. There are a number of needs on the Dallas Cowboys roster at the moment. We can sit here and fairly note that wide receiver, cornerback, pass rusher or anywhere along the offensive line are positions that could/should be addressed near the top of the NFL Draft. That feels fair. Some of our opinions on this front have to do with the way that we see the team’s roster and potential depth chart at the moment. Obviously if a player is here or there then that impacts how any single person can view it. One of these potential twists, so to speak, involve one of last season’s favorite rookies in Cooper Beebe. The Cowboys landed Beebe in the third round thanks to a first-round trade and started him at center and we were all quite pleased. It felt like the beginning of a new era, and Beebe would man the spot for years to come like Tyler Biadasz and Travis Frederick before him. This still remains possible, but the math along the offensive line is significantly different now and almost different than the entire Biadasz and Frederick eras with Zack Martin having retired. Martin’s departure means the Cowboys have a need at right guard and Cooper is a potential answer to that question. Brian Schottenheimer noted on Tuesday at the NFL’s owner meetings in Florida that the plan for now is to keep Beebe at center. Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer said that keeping Cooper Beebe at center is the plan “right now.” He had this to say on if Brock Hoffman can be a 17-game starter at right guard: “I would never bet against Brock Hoffman. Brock Hoffman man, if I was in a back room of a bar and had… pic.twitter.com/qtN7RB8sYL — Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) April 1, 2025 In the same quote Schottenheimer expressed confidence in Brock Hoffman as the potential slide-in at right guard which is a logical place to go. An offensive line (from left to right) of Tyler Guyton, Tyler Smith, Cooper Beebe, Brock Hoffman and Terence Steele makes sense on many levels. An often said thing about this type of discussion is that you do not want to solve one problem by creating another. Moving Beebe to guard sounds great in theory, but then the Cowboys have a need at center. There are potential answers there as well obviously, but I don’t think anyone wants to leave it to a largely inexperienced player. It is also possible that this is some gamesmanship from the Cowboys. The NFL Draft is later this month and they could have their eyes on an offensive lineman or two and maybe even a center. Holding cards close to the vest at this point in time is wise. Where do you want to see Cooper Beebe play in 2025? Center or right guard?

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The draft strategy for the Cowboys is becoming more clear. April is officially here, and that means the Dallas Cowboys are preparing for the avenue they covet the most when it comes to roster building, the NFL draft. The Cowboys hold the 12th overall pick thanks to a disappointing 7-10 campaign last season. So, they’ll have their pick of premium talent once they are on the clock. On Tuesday morning, head coach Brian Schottenheimer spoke to the media at the annual NFL Meetings. When asked what the Cowboys are looking for in the first round, Schottenheimer mentioned the best player available approach. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer on their goal with the 12th overall pick pic.twitter.com/otE4QheV2q — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) April 1, 2025 The positions that Schottenheimer mentioned are key here. Wide receiver has been one of the top positions that have been linked to the Cowboys as far as first-round picks go. Tetairoa McMillan out of Arizona is probably the people’s choice if Dallas goes the receiver route to kick things off. Matthew Golden out of Texas and Luther Burden out of Missouri are possible options as well at the position. Cornerback is a position that the Cowboys will certainly have some top-tier talent to choose from. Team owner Jerry Jones is infatuated with Colorado’s Travis Hunter, and for good reason. However, that would require moving up in the draft, and the price is likely too much for Dallas. Will Johnson out of Michigan has been mentioned as a potential pick for Dallas, and playing in a more zone oriented scheme, which is what Matt Eberflus will run, would likely better suit him. Jahdae Barron out of Texas is another prospect to remember with his zone scheme ability. The Cowboys need help on the edge with the departure of DeMarcus Lawrence and uncertainty in the pieces that remain behind Michah Parsons. Georgia’s Mykel Williams is a name that has been mentioned for the Cowboys on the edge in round one, rightfully so with his high run-stopping prowess and potential pass rush ability once he’s developed more. Mike Green out of Marshall, who led the nation in sacks in 2024, has been projected between picks 10-15 by some, which is right in the Cowboys range. Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. and Shemar Stewart are players to watch as well. Offensive tackle was also mentioned by Schottenheimer. That position won’t be a popular choice, but it’s definitely has some first-round options that Dallas could explore, like Missouri’s Armand Membou, Ohio State’s Josh Simmons, and Kelvin Banks, Jr. out of Texas. When draft time rolls around, remember the positions that Schottenheimer outlined here.

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How do you feel about some NFL owners wanting to outlaw the tush push? NFL owners are convening this week in Florida to discuss all sorts of manners relative to the league as a whole. It is in situations like these that rules are changed and protocols are set for the future to come. Oftentimes we applaud the rule changes that the league comes up with. They are very born of necessary evolution what with the game having changed thanks to any number of reasons, but sometimes they are the league tinkering with something for the sake of tinkering. Consider how the league overreacted to the pass interference penalty that was not called against the Los Angeles Rams (which would have benefited the New Orleans Saints) in the 2018 NFC Championship Game. They made pass interference an even more complicated thing and had to undo it. In our current moment some NFL owners allegedly want to outlaw/ban the tush push that the Philadelphia Eagles have popularized. Let the record fully show that I, and I imagine all of you, hate the Eagles with all of me. They are the worst of the worst. But what I think is ridiculous is for the league or any one coach/owner/whoever to suggest that the play should be banned. Why? I have yet to hear a legitimate reason for this. Are we just upset that the Eagles are good at it? If this is the true reason, and I cannot see how it wouldn’t be, then wanting to get rid of it is among the most farfetched things I can think to waste people’s time with at an actual meeting where work is supposed to be done. We didn’t suggest to outlaw sidearm passing when quarterbacks started doing that. Nobody freaked out and said that hurdling players shouldn’t be a thing anymore when runners started to do so. You or I or whoever may think that the tush push is annoying, but the truth of everything is that it is simply something that the Eagles are good at. Very good, in fact. If somebody else – anybody else – wanted to be that good at it then they could work towards that. These are my thoughts, but I am anxious to hear yours in today’s open prompt.

Think you can figure out which Cowboys player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out in our new guessing game! Hey Cowboys fans! We’re back for another day of the Blogging The Boys in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form. If you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, click this game article. Previous games Monday, March 31, 2025Sunday, March 30, 2025Saturday, March 29, 2025 Play more SB Nation in-5 trivia games NFL in-5MLB in-5MMA in-5 Blogging The Boys in-5 instructions The goal of the game is to guess the correct Cowboys player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED PLAYERS. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media. We won’t go into other details about the game as we’d like your feedback on it. How it plays, what you think of it, the difficulty level, and anything else you can think of that will help us improve this game. You can provide feedback in the comments of this article, or you can fill out this Google Form. Enjoy!

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Stephen Jones thinks we are all wrong for saying the Cowboys wait too long to do deals. The Dallas Cowboys are fine being patient. Consider that over the course of the last 14 or so months that the team has had negotiations with their franchise quarterback, top wide receiver and elite pass rusher at the top (seemingly) of their to-do list (obviously there were other things on the list). Before last season ever began, CeeDee Lamb had come close to becoming the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. Right about when the ink was drying on his deal Dak Prescott did become the highest-paid player period in the NFL. Micah Parsons had yet to be paid, but it stands to reason that he will wind up becoming the highest-paid non-quarterback when it is all said and done. That last paragraph was full of words and verbiage as opposed to numbers. What Lamb and Prescott got in terms of their deals was obviously very large, but the “highest-paid” element is something that we have seen change from player to player across the league as a whole. There has yet to be another quarterback to get a deal since Dak did, but when one does they will in all likelihood have that label applied to their contract. Just look at how that phenomenon happened to/around Dak after the deal he signed in 2021. Living in a world of this logic, NFL teams have to accept that they will make players who play the positions in question top dollar whenever the time comes (assuming the players have proven to be worth market rate). There are exceptions to every rule, but the laws of supply and demand have existed for as long as time now. It is fair to say that when it comes to players who you really believe in (like Lamb or Prescott or Parsons) that getting the deal in question done as soon as possible sees you pay the lowest amount possible, even if it is the “highest” at the time you strike it. This appears to be a philosophy that Stephen Jones disagrees with. Speaking at the league’s owner meetings he touched on the idea that the Cowboys are working with Micah Parsons towards an extension, but he added that they do not feel that they have a habit of waiting too long. Regarding the latter point, he outright said that they disagree with people who say that they do. “I don’t want to get into any details,” Stephen Jones said from The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday before the annual league meeting starts Monday. “It’s not fair for anybody, other than we’ve got a great working relationship with Micah and think the world of him. Like I’ve said, we’ve had good visits with him and feel good about where we’re headed.” … Jones did try to squash talk that the Cowboys wait too long to get deals done with their star players, which ends up costing them more money in the long run. “We’ve done the early before, and we’ve waited until the end to do them,” Jones said. “A lot of it is just the negotiation itself. Some of them take longer than others. And we put about zero credibility or credence into people saying you wait too long.” Odds are you are not operating an NFL front office (if you are, thanks for checking out BTB) and I can tell you that I am not, but despite that being the case you and I both know that the Cowboys do wait too long. Consider that the team could have negotiated extensions with Lamb and/or Prescott in the 2023 offseason, before the quarterback market specifically reached an entirely different level thanks to Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert and Joe Burrow just to name a few. While Dallas could have gotten a Lamb deal done then as well they did not and instead waited so long that Justin Jefferson set the market at an incredibly high place. Lamb did not totally outdo Jefferson in every respect, but the point is that if the team had been proactive about those things then they would have literally paid less than they ultimately did. Regarding Parsons, he was first eligible for an extension last offseason. If the Cowboys had taken care of him at that point then they would not have the newly-negotiated deals that Myles Garrett and Maxx Crosby got for Parsons’ representation to try and supersede. Again, it is simply citing supply and demand to say that the Cowboys could have paid less for several deals if they had gotten them done earlier. At this point there are no big-time pass rushers left on the market outside of Trey Hendrickson. It makes sense that he wants to get paid after leading the league in sacks and it also makes sense that if he got a new deal somewhere that it would serve as another bar for Parsons and his representation to try and clear. The Jones family can disagree with that all they want, but allow us to reference the words of someone who Stephen may trust a lot. Consider that Stephen Jones said back in 2021 that the team waited too long to take care of Dak Prescott’s extension (the first major one). Jones was asked by Pat Doney of KXAS-TV NBC 5 to name the Cowboys’ ”biggest swing and miss” during Jones’ tenure in the front office, and Jones said it was having Prescott play out his full four-year rookie contract, and then play one year on the franchise tag, before finally signing him to a long-term deal. “Probably would’ve signed Dak the first time around,” Jones said. “It would’ve been better for everybody.” That’s pretty funny, isn’t it?

Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Amidst the flurry of news across the NFL landscape in March, including free agency, trades and extensions that saw the market reset higher for players at nearly every position thanks to the continually rising the salary cap, the Dallas Cowboys have been largely quiet. This in spite of the fact that two-time first-team All-Pro, four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Micah Parsons remains unsigned past the 2025 season. Extension-eligible since the end of the 2023 regular season came to a conclusion almost fifteen months ago, the Dallas front office has once again waited so long to reach an extension with a key player that the cost of the extension will cost the Cowboys tens of millions of dollars in additional cap space. It was early March when Maxx Crosby reset the market for defensive ends, becoming the highest paid non-quarterback in league history with a three-year, $106.5 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. Then Danielle Hunter and the Houston Texans came to agreement on a one-year extension at a slightly higher $36.5 million, before Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns blew the top off the non-quarterback market with a four-year, $160 million extension. Not to be left out, the Cincinnati Bengals then threw their hat in the ring, signing Ja’Marr Chase to a four-year, $161 million contract that set yet another new high for the non-quarterback market, and giving further support to $40 million per year being the new baseline for top players at the highest-paid positions. For Cowboys fans, this is all too familiar. The team cost itself cap space waiting to extend DeMarcus Lawrence. Then they cost themselves cap space waiting to extend Amari Cooper after having traded a first-round pick to acquire him. Then they handled extension negotiations similarly with Dak Prescott in 2021. The did it with CeeDee Lamb in 2024. And they did it with Prescott again in 2024, as well. Meaning that now, with soon-to-be 26-year old Micah Parsons and the front office in negotiations on a long-term extension, it’s happening again. Had they extended Parsons prior to the explosive growth at the top of the market, the price tag perhaps could have come in somewhere in the neighborhood of the Crosby or Hunter extensions, just slightly higher than the $34 million per year extension Nick Bosa signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2023. Now, though, with the top of the market for the position reset by Garrett at the $40 million per year mark, the reality of the situation is that reports of Parsons looking for a five-year, $200 million contract are not unrealistic. Micah Parsons’ agent and Dallas’ front office discussed a contract at the scouting combine. No serious talks have occurred since Our @calvinwatkins details the star pass rusher’s quest to become NFL’s first $200 million defensive player https://t.co/6S2UaCTnjf pic.twitter.com/GSWuo1tTrK — SportsDayDFW (@SportsDayDFW) March 28, 2025 The question then becomes whether those are contracts that the Cowboys would look to sign. Sure, both sides would like to have Parsons on the team and wreaking havoc on opposing offenses for years to come, but with multiple contract experts and observers now projecting a deal north of $40 million per year, it’s not inconceivable that the Dallas front office could wait even longer. Micah Parsons extension: If Parsons wants to really reset the market, he could look to match Watt’s 15.34% cap at signing. That would put Parsons at $42.8M AAV. pic.twitter.com/CmUEjNgXhO — Jake Cardonick (@JakeCar120) March 9, 2025 The fact that an extension could become that pricey for the team could lead to the contract talk in the media dragging out for years. Sure, the Cowboys don’t want the circus that would inevitably surround extended negotiations, but in the short term a 2026 franchise tag at $28.8 million might could carry more allure than a $200 million extension, and it wouldn’t be the first time Dallas has let things drag out while a member of the roster played the season on a franchise tag. In short, the Dallas front office has once again put themselves in a position where they have cost the team cap space by waiting to ink Parsons to an extension, but with the ability to tag Parsons if the two sides can’t come to an agreement between now and the start of the season, it’s a situation that could be talked about for a long time.

Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cowboys secondary has changed a lot in a short amount of time. Looking back at the 2024 Dallas Cowboys season, there wasn’t much that went to plan or left fans feeling great about the direction of a team that fell from first to third in their own division. The obvious weaknesses this team had going into the campaign predictably held them back, and even the few strengths they needed to lean in to to have any success were hampered by injuries, inconsistent play, or just too many unforced mistakes. One of these potential strengths was in the secondary, where defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer was brought in to team up with secondary coach Al Harris. This duo’s expertise in coaching defensive backfields paired with the excitement of potentially having DaRon Bland and Trevon Diggs together for a full season for the first time, along with veteran Jourdan Lewis and a deep safety group, made the Cowboys secondary a group to expect big things from. After getting only 11 games out of Diggs and seven from Bland, just one of which came together in a Week 12 primetime loss to the Bengals, both Zimmer and Harris are no longer here. Neither is Lewis who became one of the first departures in free agency to the Jacksonville Jaguars. We’ve documented how the Cowboys have stepped out of their comfort zone to work the roster this offseason, but also how the reason their approach truly feels any different is simply because of how inactive last offseason was. Put the two together, and at least on offense, the end result is humbling when looking at some of the familiar issues this team is facing heading into the draft. This being the side of the ball where the Cowboys also have the most new coaches and a new play-caller in charge with HC Brian Schottenheimer, perhaps a more long term view is needed to evaluate the scheme fits these coaches have brought in so far to make a difference. Taking the same look at the Cowboys defense now, the same patience may not be afforded if this team has any ambitions of being close to the level of either the Washington Commanders or Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Matt Eberflus is back in the building as defensive coordinator, and with his arrival comes an expectation of what he’s already capable of from a past stint as linebackers coach for the Cowboys. The team prioritized signing Osa Odighizuwa at the all-important 3-technique position in Eberflus’ scheme, shuffled the depth chart considerably at linebacker by signing Jack Sanborn and trading for Kenneth Murray, and added a former first-round pick to help replace Lewis at cornerback with Kair Elam. Clearly, the expectation is to field a competitive defense right away under Eberflus. However, the Cowboys’ much more pressing needs at skill positions on offense have completely stolen the spotlight away from the possibility of this team addressing the secondary early in the draft. If they fail to do so, this is a cornerback group that is going to need a lot of work to be game ready between now and September. Let’s look even closer at the transformations the Cowboys secondary has gone through from last offseason to now. Cornerback 2024 Additions: Andrew Booth Jr., Caelen Carson 2024 Losses: Nahshon Wright, Noah Igbinoghene, Stephon Gilmore 2025 Additions: Kaiir Elam 2025 Losses: Jourdan Lewis Even without a “big name” leaving the Cowboys stable of cornerbacks a year ago, the fact they didn’t do more to add depth at a constant position of need in today’s game is once again hurting them as the page turns to the 2025 team. Andrew Booth Jr. was never a reliable defender on the outside, and the same could be said much more unfairly about rookie Caelen Carson – thrown into the fire early when DaRon Bland missed the first ten games of the season. It is actually this offseason where the Cowboys have the better departing player to replace in Jourdan Lewis, which dulls the excitement of trading for Kaiir Elam a bit. Elam was pushed down the depth chart in a strong overall secondary for the Bills. If the Cowboys retained Lewis and still added a player like Elam, there wouldn’t be such pressure to perform right way, but now as his replacement he will be the latest first-round reclamation project the Cowboys are putting a lot of faith into. When it comes to further depth options behind Diggs and Bland, who Dallas is still heavily dependent on right now despite even more injury concerns, the Cowboys have Josh Butler (when he is recovered), Troy Pride Jr., Kemon Hall, Booth Jr., and special teams ace C.J. Goodwin. Versatile safety Israel Mukuamu is also capable of playing corner in an emergency, though the team will not want to count on that. Hall flashed in the preseason with a pick-six against the Raiders but only appeared on special teams during the regular season in six games. Pride Jr. appeared in the final two meaningless games of the season, and did also flash a few times, but the former fourth-round pick has still only started nine games since 2020 and is on his fourth team. He has a long way to go to become anything close to a dependable player the Cowboys can feel good about lining up at cornerback. The Cowboys defenses that Eberflus was a part of in the past always had a knack for getting a lot out of a little, and through his first offseason back as defensive coordinator so far, that trend seems destined to continue at cornerback. This is a group that is going to need to rely on the overall structure of their coverage schemes, getting linebackers and safeties involved as well, to not give up big plays or get caught in single man coverage too often. A year two leap from Carson who took his lumps as a

Rob Gray-Imagn Images WR2 needs to be a huge focus for the Cowboys during the NFL Draft. With most of the free agent wide receivers off the market, the Cowboys will likely need to turn to the NFL draft to find their CeeDee Lamb complement. The Cowboys brought in Parris Campbell on a cheap free agent deal, and are hoping to see a jump from Jonathan Mingo, who they acquired via trade at the trade deadline, but in reality the WR2 role is still missing in the Cowboys offense. Dallas may very well look to use their first-round pick on the position, but if they do go a different direction, here are four names that they should consider drafting on day two to fill the WR2 role. Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State It is no secret that the Cowboys need a X-receiver in their offense in 2025. Along with size, the Cowboys need to add some speed into the receiver room as well. Higgins checks the size box and ran an impressive 4.47 40-time at the combine. Higgins enters the draft with a lot of the boxes checked. He was very productive at Iowa State, has route running skills, and possesses size the Cowboys desperately need on the outside. Higgins is currently projected to be drafted in the top 50 and should be available for the Cowboys with the 44th overall pick. HIs fit in Dallas makes a ton of sense and his game translates well to the next level as a true X-receiver who can impact the game in all three levels of the field. WR1 stuff from Jayden Higgins iwbhwhole Texas sideline shook pic.twitter.com/WCebMADi6c — JetPack Galileo (@JetPackGalileo) March 27, 2025 Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss Similar to Higgins, Ole Miss’ Tre Harris enters the draft with size, speed, explosiveness, and production at the college level. Harris was the Rebels big-play receiver for most of the season, before dealing with injuries that limited him to just eight games in 2024. Harris is an exceptional route runner for his size and tested very well at the combine, posting a 4.54 40-time, a 38.5” vertical, and a 10’ 5” broad jump. Harris’ stock has dropped a bit over the course of the offseason, but would provide excellent value if he is able to last until the 76th overall pick. Harris is a top 60 player in this class given his size, athletic profile, route running ability, and yards after catch ability he put on display over the course of his college career. Tre Harris Ranked 1st in the NATION in Receiving Yards Per Game (128.8).. Before his injury Vs. LSU he was Averaging: ➖10.4 Targets (6th in CFB)➖8.4 Receptions (2nd in CFB)➖1.0 Receiving TD’s (3rd in CFB) Dudes 6’2, 205 lbs and was ALSO 1st in Yards Per Route Run.. (5.12) pic.twitter.com/JKbPbDI6wT — Austin Abbott (@AustinAbbottFF) March 21, 2025 Kyle Williams, WR, Washington State Unlike the two guys listed above, Kyle Williams is more of a jack of all trades wideout, instead of your prototypical X-receiver. Williams played a good amount of snaps in the slot for the Washington State offense in 2024 (25%), but played primarily on the outside for most of his career. Williams’ athletic profile will not blow you away, but his 4.40 speed is evident on tape in the deep passing game. Williams put out some impressive tape in 2024 and proved the ability to impact the game with his route-running ability at all three levels of the field. Williams does not quite fit the X-receiver need in Dallas, but with CeeDee Lamb’s ability to move around in the Cowboys offense, his skillset is still a really nice fit in Dallas with his ability to line up anywhere in the offense and create separation. WR Kyle Williams separating vertically from Travis Hunter is impressive pic.twitter.com/4iiJfIeR6B — Edgar Salmingo, Jr. ✌ (@PanthersAnalyst) March 24, 2025 Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State Could the Cowboys go back to the Colorado State well again to find an impact receiver in the middle rounds? They would be wise to consider it, with Tory Horton. It was surprising Horton did not declare last year, and after playing in only five games in 2024, he would probably like to have a do over on that decision. Horton is a smooth operator at receiver, with a nuanced, developed route tree and extremely reliable hands. Horton has a long frame that shines in all areas of the field and is as intelligent as they come at the wideout position. While he showcases just average athleticism on tape, Horton does all the little things at a very high level, which is extremely important at the receiver position in the NFL. Horton produced at a high-level in his healthy seasons at Colorado State and could follow in Michael Gallup’s footsteps in carving out a really nice career in Dallas. Tory Horton. Pro rep. Hand swiping in stem, subtle stab late, stack CB. Lovely. This dude knows how to play WR. Oh yea.. vs CB Will Johnson 1on1 pic.twitter.com/L5trt7y8nN — Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) March 21, 2025

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Cowboys would be wise to get a DaRon Bland extension done right away. For the bulk of this offseason the subject of extensions regarding the Dallas Cowboys has been centered around one player in Micah Parsons. That makes sense. The Cowboys are already late on getting a Parsons’ extension done as he was first eligible for one last offseason. There are still plenty of grains of sand left in the proverbial hourglass, but watching any more of them tick down would not be wise. An hourglass that just turned upside down (so to speak) is that of DaRon Bland. The Cowboys are looking at a cornerback who set the NFL record for pick sixes in a season two years ago who is eligible for an extension for the first time in his career. With him coming off of a down year it would make sense for the team to strike now. Stephen Jones touched on this subject while at the NFL owner meetings and noted the Cowboys want to get deals done with Bland and even Jake Ferguson. In addition to getting a deal done with Micah Parsons, Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said they are keeping the door open for extension conversations with DaRon Bland and Jake Ferguson (both are entering contract years): “Those are really good football players that we want to keep… pic.twitter.com/swFVEPtpC0 — Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) March 30, 2025 Stephen noted in his quote that “it takes two sides” to make a deal and while that is true, only one of them is a front office that has to be constantly looking ahead. The other side of the equation involved is a player and their representation and they are obviously less focused about bigger picture things as they are focusing only on themselves (that isn’t said in a negative way about players or their representation). We have already seen the cornerback market rise this offseason with deals coming for Carolina’s Jaycee Horn and Houston’s Derek Stingley Jr.. Kansas City and Trent McDuffie could technically strike at any moment so the time for Dallas to act is now. For our Monday Musings prompt here at BTB we want to know if you want to see the Cowboys extend DaRon Bland? If so, do you want it to happen ASAP? If you are against the idea, why do you hold that position? Let us know in the comments down below!

Think you can figure out which Cowboys player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out in our new guessing game! Hey Cowboys fans! We’re back for another day of the Blogging The Boys in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form. If you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, click this game article. Previous games Sunday, March 30, 2025Saturday, March 29, 2025Friday, March 28, 2025 Play more SB Nation in-5 trivia games NFL in-5MLB in-5MMA in-5 Blogging The Boys in-5 instructions The goal of the game is to guess the correct Cowboys player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED PLAYERS. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media. We won’t go into other details about the game as we’d like your feedback on it. How it plays, what you think of it, the difficulty level, and anything else you can think of that will help us improve this game. You can provide feedback in the comments of this article, or you can fill out this Google Form. Enjoy!