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2024 NFL free agency: Five targets to sign, potential deals – Mike Tannenbaum, ESPN
This contract proposal for Tyron Smith feels ridiculously low. It’s almost assured the Cowboys opened with something incentive-based like this and Smith’s side shot it down quickly. Tyron Smith, OT
The deal I’d offer: One year, $15 million ($5 million guaranteed)
This is among the most fascinating free agent situations that we’ve seen in recent years. Smith has been one of the best left tackles in the NFL over the past decade — but he is 33 years old and has not played a full season since 2015.
So many teams need offensive line help and when Smith is on the field, the 6-foot-5, 320-pound blocker is tough to get around. His pass block win rate still shows that he is a solid option, ranking 26th out of 69 tackles last season with Dallas (89.1%). And if you have a run-heavy offense, you’ll love Smith. He was fifth among tackles in run block win rate last season (79%).
I’d be in on Smith if I could get him on a short-term deal with low guarantees. Consider that his 13 games in 2023 were his most since 2019. The durability concerns are real. But if it’s a one-year deal with around $5 million guaranteed, it could be a steal.
3 realistic free agent signings for the Cowboys in 2024 – Mark Heaney, Inside the Star
The Dallas Cowboys are routinely connected to high-profile free agents but that’s not the way the Cowboys operate. Here are few free agents the Cowboys could sensibly sign when free agency begins.Linebacker, Eric Kendricks.
A 1-year deal to former Vikings and Chargers Linebacker, Eric Kendricks, is perhaps the most Cowboys free agency signing possible. That does not mean it’s bad, but it is just very predictable. Kendricks, a veteran with more experience than true ability at this point, would bring a short-term fix at the team’s biggest weakness while also getting a guy with immense experience under Mike Zimmer. He was brought in by Zimmer as a rookie and had his best seasons while in his system.
This move brings in a tackle machine with leadership and experience in a system that is otherwise completely new to the rest of the Cowboys’ defense. So, again, this is not a bad signing, but it is limited in potential and long-term prospects. Kendricks is undoubtedly on the back end of his career, and you have to worry about the end being sooner rather than later.
