{"id":792762,"date":"2026-03-05T03:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/792762\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T03:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:04:15","slug":"dallas-cowboys-latest-free-agency-projections-isnt-intriguing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/792762\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys&#8217; latest free agency projections isn&#8217;t intriguing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/news\/cowboys-latest-free-agency-projections-isnt-intriguing\/9ecd28a90fec134b4a0581e2?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dallas Cowboys&#039; latest free agency projections isn&#039;t intriguing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dallas Cowboys&#8217; latest free agency projections isn&#8217;t intriguing<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Jones has long said that he&#8217;ll do anything to make a Super Bowl trophy in Dallas a reality again.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He says he&#8217;ll &#8220;bust the budget&#8221; after back-to-back 7-win seasons and consecutive missed playoffs,\u00a0but promises from Jerry Jones and actual roster-changing moves are two very different things.<\/p>\n<p>The latest projection from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/48022963\/nfl-free-agency-2026-top-players-fits-teams-bold-predictions-quarterbacks-sleepers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ESPN<\/a>\u00a0does not excite Cowboys fans. With the outlook looking bleak, the Cowboys will remain inactive during the free agency period.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting out the major part of free agency is generally the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cowboys;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cowboys<\/a>&#8216; M.O. Dallas came into this week $56 million over the cap before restructuring\u00a0Dak Prescott,\u00a0CeeDee Lamb, and\u00a0Tyler Smith\u00a0to become cap-compliant, and owner Jerry Jones said the team intends to spend more money in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>But Dallas has less flexibility than most, is low on cap space in 2027 and Jones\u00a0has a history of making bold proclamations\u00a0and falling short of them.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that the franchise has made significant efforts to create roster space by restructuring the contracts of Prescott, Lamb, and Tyler Smith. While Dallas has freed up approximately $66 million, it still only has about $11 million in actual salary cap room as it heads into free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The last Cowboys dynasty ended in 1996. Three decades later, their biggest offseason move is depth signings and restructured deals.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys&#8217; latest free agency projections isn&#8217;t intriguing originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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