{"id":12327,"date":"2025-01-31T13:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T13:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12327"},"modified":"2025-01-31T13:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T13:10:35","slug":"breaking-cowboys-cannot-let-these-players-walk-out-of-the-star-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12327","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys cannot let these players walk out of The Star this offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/upload\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop\/cowboys\/lt9rrpsgbuwrgonfd5eh\" alt=\"Cowboys 2025 free agency: A deep dive into Dallas' roster outlook\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we are another football season over, and the Dallas Cowboys are once again going to hit with a bunch of pending free agents that they need to make sure they resign, or at least attempt to keep in the building.<\/p>\n<p>They have multiple players whose contracts are expiring. These players include defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa, cornerback Jourdan Lewis, defensive end Chauncey Golston, and running back Rico Dowdle.<\/p>\n<p>If they learned anything from last season, the Cowboys need to try and get as many of these players to stay at the Star as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Quinn took half the roster with him and made the NFC title game, who knows what will happen if they let a few of these guys walk again.<\/p>\n<h2>Osa Odighizuwa<\/h2>\n<p>Osa should be the number one priority when it comes to resigning someone.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_hsinr8wji\">Odighizuwa was a third-round selection by the Cowboys in the 2021 NFL draft and has played great through almost four seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_hsinr8wji\">Odighizuwa had 4.5 sacks this season. His 30 pressures were tied with the Jets\u2019 Quinnen Williams for the second most among defensive tackles. Odighizuwa fits best as a 3-technique and can be a pass-rushing threat in nickel fronts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Something tells me the Cowboys won\u2019t be comfortable paying Osa Odighizuwa what he will command on the open market<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u272dSTX Mario\u272d (@_STXMario) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_STXMario\/status\/1885042726304956759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_hsinr8wji\">Matt Eberflus is the Cowboys\u2019 new defensive coordinator, hoping to leverage his successful tenure with the Indianapolis Colts to revitalize their defense.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_hsinr8wji\">Eberflus, the team\u2019s third defensive coordinator in three years, aims to attract key free agents while implementing a fast and physical defensive scheme.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_hsinr8wji\">I am sad to say that if he does not take a team friendly deal, Jerry is going to let him go. He will get three times the money on the open market.<\/p>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_hsinr8wji\">Rico Dowdle<\/h2>\n<p>I still think, regardless of what they do in the NFL draft in April, they need to try and get Rico Dowdle back on a solid deal.<\/p>\n<p>Dowdle shared carries with Ezekiel Elliott to start the season, but eventually became the lead back, finishing the season with 1,079 yards rushing on 235 carries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">5 highest graded players for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cowboys<\/a> during the 2024 season via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PFF<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>1. EDGE Micah Parsons &#8211; 90.0<br \/>\n2. WR CeeDee Lamb &#8211; 77.3<br \/>\n3. LB Eric Kendricks &#8211; 75.2<br \/>\n4. LG Tyler Smith &#8211; 75.0<br \/>\n5. RB Rico Dowdle &#8211; 73.9<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marcus_Mosher\/status\/1876627179653800104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys now have a head coach in Brain Schottenheimer who loves nothing more than to run the football. He led the league twice in rushing years ago when he was the offensive coordinator for a few different teams.<\/p>\n<p>It is something that he highlighted in his press conference when he got introduced on Monday. dfsfsdfdsf<\/p>\n<p>Look for the Cowboys to try and draft a running back, whether that is in the first round, who knows.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inarticle_d_2_5\">Jourdan Lewis<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, I want Zack Martin and others to come back, but there is no chance I would let Jourdan Lewis sign with another team.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis played in 16 games and had 52 tackles, 24 defensive stops, 48 receptions allowed, only 488 yards allowed, 5 pass breakups and a 79 coverage grade.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas brought him back this year on a one-year deal for just over 2 million dollars. You can\u2019t find many guys who will be better in the slot as a corner than Lewis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I really need the Cowboys to prioritize resigning Jourdan Lewis this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jess Nevarez (@JessNevarez_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessNevarez_\/status\/1875978858014687494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lewis spoke publicly about wanting to stay in Dallas, and if Jerry does not make it happen, this team is going to sink really fast in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>These are just the three guys that I would like to see come back before anyone. DeMarcus Lawerence is a pending free agent, as is Martin, like I said, but know knows, maybe he retires.<\/p>\n<p>I am really hoping this team dips into free agency this season, because if not, they are going to lose over 10 of their own players, and not gain anyone.<\/p>\n<p>That really worked out well for them this season, didn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p>A lot of us fans are at the breaking point with this hire, and we will have to wait and see how badly it blows up on Jerry. Yet, who am I kidding, he hired him because he won\u2019t care about firing him when it doesn\u2019t work. &amp; If somehow this does, he can be the man to tell everyone I told ya so!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Jan 31, 2025] Here we are another football season over, and the Dallas Cowboys are once again going to hit with a bunch of pending free agents that they need<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Cowboys cannot let these players walk out of The Star this offseason - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12327\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Cowboys cannot let these players walk out of The Star this offseason - 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