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With all the other offseason news happening right now, if you haven’t gotten the news yet, DaRon Bland, for the second time in as many years, underwent surgery on his left foot.
The surgery was performed by Dr. David Porter, a consultant for the Indianapolis Colts. Near the end of training camp in 2024, Bland had a screw inserted into his left foot to help with a stress fracture, so here we go again.
He is expected to be ready at some point in the offseason program with the focus on making sure he is 100 percent for the start of training camp in July, a source told ESPN.
So with that information, it now gives us a legitimate reason to ask: Was paying him all that money just like Trevon Diggs a mistake?
Bland signed a four-year extension before the 2025 season and will now head into the first year of that pact. It was a four-year, $92 million deal.
Look, we have to be honest about this. Bland got paid based on his massive 2023 season. During that year, many thought he should have been defensive player of the year.
He set the NFL record for most interception returns for a touchdown. He had nine total interceptions, five of them went for a score, and that got him a massive deal after his rookie contract was up in 2024.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on CB DaRon Bland needing another foot surgery: "I'm not a doctor, but I don't like that, at all. I don't like the sound of that. You have to watch feet, relative to the future."
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) January 8, 2026
The issue I have is that this front office knew they had an injury problem. He started the 2024 season on injury reserve and missed the first 10 games of the season.
When he returned, Bland finished that season with 41 combined tackles (29 solo), five pass deflections, one forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
He started 12 games last season after signing the contract, and honestly was not good.
Bland had one interception, six pass deflections, and 73 combined tackles, the passing rating against him was over 100!
Then guess what happened? On December 20, Bland was placed on injured reserve after suffering a foot injury that required season-ending surgery.
Just looking at all that, he got that massive deal because the front office knew what they wanted to do with Diggs. They clearly had issues, which is why he was let go after the year ended.
The Cowboys secondary is so bad that Jerry had to make sure he had one player back there signed and locked up, and it was just a waste of money.
First of all he is not worth the money. Secondly, this foot issue is a MAJOR concern, and it will not go away.
They say he will be ready for camp, but I bet you we can revisit this....
