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What would you say are the biggest remaining questions you have about the Cowboys?
The bulk of the Cowboys’ offseason work for 2025 is over. Free agency is down to table scraps, the draft’s come and gone, and most players on the roster today will be heading to Oxnard, CA in late July for training camp. As the team now focuses on rookie camps and OTAs, what are the biggest questions lingering for these final months before camp?
A big one got answered last week when Dallas finally found its new WR2, trading a future pick for George Pickens. That would have been the chief concern in all our minds, and intrigue about how Pickens meshes with his new coaches and teammates certainly remains a hot topic. But that’s a far better worry than what the Cowboys had before the trade.
So with the WR problem off the board, what’s next?
The long-term future of the best player on the roster is certainly a worthy concern. While the Cowboys could easily retain his services in 2026 and 2027 through the franchise tag, that would mean locking up tons of salary cap space on those one-year, fully guaranteed deals. The better thing for overall roster management, and for preserving a good relationship with Parsons, is to agree to a multi-year extension.
At this point, the market has been set by new contracts for other top edge rushers like Myles Garrett, Danielle Hunter, and Maxx Crosby. Given his younger age and comparable production, Parsons can demand to make as much or even more than they do. So it’s really just a matter of working out details like the number of years and the amount of guaranteed money in the deal.
Contract talks tend to stall around this time of year as teams focus on the draft and the spring practices. We can expect them to pick back up in June and, hopefully, be resolved before the start of camp. Especially with Matt Eberflus’ arrival as the new defensive coordinator, having Parsons in the mix as early as possible is important. But even if he doesn’t report right away, as have Zack Martin, CeeDee Lamb, and others in similar situations, there’s little worry that there won’t be an agreement before we get too deep into August.
Dak Prescott, Trevon Diggs, and DeMarvion Overshown highlight the list of players who finished last season on the injured list. Thankfully, QB1 appears to be making excellent progress from his leg injury and there’s been little talk of him not playing Week 1, or even missing much of camp. But as for the two defensive stars, the prognosis isn’t as favorable.
Diggs went on IR after battling knee issues most of last year. There were reports of frustration from the front office about how Diggs approached his rehab from the 2023 injury, which Jerry Jones confirmed with some comments...
