{"id":15914,"date":"2025-03-01T23:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T23:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=15914"},"modified":"2025-03-01T23:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T23:07:59","slug":"breaking-news-dallas-cowboys-set-sights-on-controversial-college-star-to-bolster-defensive-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=15914","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Dallas Cowboys set sights on controversial college star to bolster defensive line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phantom-marca.uecdn.es\/041e9571ca13b17624c38725b391c158\/resize\/1200\/f\/webp\/assets\/multimedia\/imagenes\/2025\/03\/01\/17408599925881.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys set sights on controversial college star to bolster  defensive line | Marca\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Schottenheimer&#8217;s<\/strong> hand is already starting to be felt on the <strong>Dallas Cowboys<\/strong>. Following the fiasco of the <em>&#8220;all in&#8221;<\/em> approach that Jerry Jones announced last year, the team announced a <em>&#8220;selectively aggressive&#8221;<\/em> approach this offseason, which includes an interview with a controversial college prospect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schottenheimer&#8217;s<\/strong> arrival to the <strong>Cowboys<\/strong> a few weeks ago to replace head coach <strong>Mike McCarthy<\/strong> is already having an effect. The team has had a very active week at the <strong>NFL Scouting Combine<\/strong> and is also beginning to review the contracts of some of its free agents.<\/p>\n<p>Press reports indicate that Dallas is working on a new contract for <strong>Osa Odighizuwa<\/strong>. Although the details are unknown, rumors claim the defensive tackle would receive $21 million per season. Moreover, knowing Odighizuwa will need some help, the team is looking to land <strong>a controversial college football star<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just saw somebody call Osa Odighizuwa mid. Grow up <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6b39gWvxxY\">pic.twitter.com\/6b39gWvxxY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dallas Cowboys Pain (@cowboys_pain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cowboys_pain\/status\/1895129642803118474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Schottenheimer wants to bolster the defense<\/h2>\n<p>The Cowboys&#8217; defensive line left more questions than answers last season. What&#8217;s more, so far, second-year tackle <strong>Mazi Smith<\/strong> is the only one with a contract locked in for next season. With such a thin roster at the position and <strong>Smith&#8217;s<\/strong> shaky performance, Schottenheimer doesn&#8217;t want to take any chances.<\/p>\n<p>To add depth to the position, the <strong>Cowboys<\/strong> are beginning to interview candidates, including <strong>Walter Nolen III<\/strong>. The star defensive tackle from <strong>Ole Miss<\/strong> made a strong impression in his time with the <strong>Rebels<\/strong>, earning First Team All-America and First Team All-SEC honors.<\/p>\n<p>However, since he was in high school, the young tackle has had a tag that says <em>&#8220;behavioral concerns.&#8221;<\/em> Reports indicate that some teams have erased him from their interview boards, <strong>raising questions among analysts and fans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good luck double teaming Walter Nolen\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/teTvsUGJsj\">https:\/\/t.co\/teTvsUGJsj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FMpgZAMMJq\">pic.twitter.com\/FMpgZAMMJq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SCOUTD (@scoutdnfl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scoutdnfl\/status\/1890815117857607956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Nolen is a top prospect<\/h2>\n<p>At 6-4 and 300 pounds, it&#8217;s hard to pass up a prospect like <strong>Nolen<\/strong>. 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