{"id":883818,"date":"2026-05-06T08:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/883818\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:06:17","slug":"de-dante-fowler-leaves-cowboys-fold-to-join-world-champion-seahawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/883818\/","title":{"rendered":"DE Dante Fowler leaves Cowboys fold to join world-champion Seahawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 5, 2026, 11:10 p.m. CT<\/p>\n

The Dallas Cowboys<\/a> have rebuilt much of their defense during the 2026 offseason, but it\u2019s not quite done. Christian Parker could use a designated edge-rush veteran to beef up the pass rush, and one of the top options just signed somewhere else.<\/p>\n

Pass rusher Dante Fowler agreed to a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> worth up to $5 million, giving the Cowboys one fewer player to help get after the quarterback. Fowler had two stints in Dallas, including last year<\/a>, where he had three sacks and 10 QB hits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That production came off the heels of a 10.5 sack campaign under Dan Quinn while playing with the Washington Commanders<\/a> in 2024. Fowler was the highest priced free agent signed by the Cowboys during the 2025 offseason, but he couldn\u2019t replicate the pressure under new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.<\/p>\n

Fowler\u2019s a journeyman who\u2019s made over $74 million across his career, playing for five teams<\/a> since being the third overall pick in the 2015 draft. He’s totaled 58.5 career sacks. The 31-year-old pass rusher has two double-digit sacks seasons on his ledger and had 13 sacks combined during his three years in Dallas.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s had an up and down career, but Fowler was a decent option as one of the best remaining designated pass rushers still on the market. Instead of coming back to the Cowboys for a fourth season, Fowler now heads to Seattle to reunite with his former line coach and current Seahawks<\/a> DC Aden Durde, along with former Dallas defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n

The remaining veteran edge rush options now include Joey Bosa, Cameron Jordan, Haason Reddick, and Von Miller, along with last year\u2019s sack leader in Jadeveon Clowney.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting the Cowboys and Parker could be content with the younger pass rushers they\u2019ve already got in-house. The 2026 offseason and the draft did bring some new talent, so there isn\u2019t reason to panic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, if the Cowboys did want a veteran designated edge presence, there\u2019s one fewer option.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 5, 2026, 11:10 p.m. CT The Dallas Cowboys have rebuilt much of their defense during the 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":883819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[95878,230,229,257,2461,7,1070,6,119287,96666,96667,95882,97563,97226,95895,95899,95977,95883,96006,95881],"class_list":["post-883818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas-cowboys","tag-accessfree","tag-cowboys","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dallascowboys","tag-football","tag-jr","tag-nfl","tag-sourcecowboys-wire","tag-sstssportsnflcowboys","tag-sstsncowboys","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagdante-fowler","tag-tagdemarcus-lawrence","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagseattle-seahawks","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagwashington-commanders","tag-typestory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116526604869030373","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/883819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}