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I’m not known for rushing to the Jones family’s defense on legal matters and I suspect even once they reimburse the NFL for its legal fees, they won’t be forced to conduct a garage sale Saturday morning to make amends.
(But if they do, I’m in, I’d like to see what they’re selling.Blame Jerry Jones if you like, but NFL is stirring up trouble on its own to slap wrist of Cowboys’ owner.
MARCH 11 ‘SICKENING!’Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons and Saquon Barkley are Penn State products and pals. So Micah might be happy for Barkley on a personal level.
But after seeing his own starting running back Tony Pollard make his exit for the Tennessee Titans, and then getting the news that Giants running back Barkley is staying in the NFC East to play with the Philadelphia Eagles?
“Sickening,” Parsons wrote on X with laughing emojis.
Barkley is getting a three-year deal worth $37.75 million. Parsons was surely hoping to see the Cowboys pay Barkley instead … but now he’ll once again play him twice a year in the NFC East.
During the 2023 season, Barkley rushed for 962 yards in 14 games with six touchdowns. He also had 41 receptions for 280 yards and four touchdowns. He was coming off of a 1,300-yard season in 2022. … and on a good team? He might be the best back in football.
Pollard, by the way, is signing the three-year deal with a value of $24 million, per Adam Schefter.
MARCH 8 MONEY MOVE The Cowboys have as expected converted a portion of guard Zack Martin’s salary, thus clearing $13 million by “flipping the switch” and moving his same money to future years.
The move – which costs nothing but is simply about bookkeeping – should push Dallas toward being cap-compliant for the March 11 start of the NFL business year.
The Cowboys have long-planned this action, as they have with other moves, including a cap-helping extension for Dak Prescott, though those negotiations are seemingly in limbo at this time. (The urgency is cooled a bit by the new $255.4 million cap, a pleasant surprise to teams facing tight decisions.
Worth noting: the Martin transaction may include the addition of a “void year” to his contract. So as always, what is “owed the cap” doesn’t go away; it just gets pushed to the future, where the piper will eventually get paid.
Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz seemed to once again be a prime candidate for the franchise tag this offseason.
