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• 3 positions of need for the Cowboys heading into training camp

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images What are your three biggest questions about the Cowboys heading into training camp? It has been quite a busy offseason for the Dallas Cowboys. After making multiple trades and signing many mid-tier free agents during free agency, the team will now head to Oxnard for training camp to see how good their 2025 roster looks. In 2024, the Cowboys did most of their free a...2025
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• Why the Cowboys should consider trading Sam Williams

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Do you think there are any players the Cowboys should consider trading? It feels like only yesterday when the Dallas Cowboys' war room was excited about the selection of Mississippi edge rusher Sam Williams. The 56th overall pick in 2022, Williams was an exciting pass-rushing prospect. He was a missile off the line of scrimmage. His ability to bend and acceler...2025
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• Browns roster: Options for Myle Garrett’s bookend on the D-Line

Isaiah McGuire | Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Browns defense is poised to recapture that #1 spot this year The Cleveland Browns defense was ranked #1 in the league just one season ago, following the 2023 season. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz was named the NFL Assistant Coach of the Year for his efforts. RELATED: BROWNS RELEASE BIG 2023 FREE AGENT SIGNING...2025
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• What Cowboys’ recent 2nd-round picks would have looked like had Dallas used a consensus big board

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Here is who the Cowboys would have drafted in the second round of the last 9 drafts if they had gone by the consensus big board. Shortly before the 2025 NFL Draft, we published an article here on BTB looking at what the Cowboys’ recent first-round picks would have looked like had Dallas used a consensus big board. We found that with their first-round pick...2025
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• Jets will hold two joint practices with Giants during training camp

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Jets head coach Aaron Glenn announced that the Jets will hold two joint training camp practices with the Giants the week the teams meet in a preseason game. Both teams will host a practice at their respective facilities. The Jets will hold joint practices this summer with the Giants pic.twitter.com/z7ZieY0NqY— Jets Videos (@snyjets) June 10, 2025 It f...2025
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• Who will lose the Giants’ musical chairs game at edge defender?

Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Actually, there don’t have to be any losers Leading up the 2025 NFL Draft, as it became clear that neither Cam Ward nor Travis Hunter was likely to be on the board when the New York Giants picked at No. 3, discussion shifted to whether the Giants would select Abdul Carter. Carter was the consensus No. 3 on most big boards a...2025
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• Examining each starting position on defense to determine where the Cowboys got better

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Where do you think the Cowboys have improved on defense over the offseason? There have been big changes this offseason for the Dallas Cowboys. With the addition of new coaches and players, this team will have a distinct look this upcoming season. That’s a welcoming thought when you consider they didn’t perform up to snuff last year. What the team ultima...2025
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• The Linc - Video from Eagles’ Draft room shows how Howie Roseman tried to trade up for Jihaad Campbell

Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 5/3/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Unscripted: 96 hours in the Eagles Draft room - PE.comHow did Howie Roseman execute the trade to get linebacker Jihaad Campbell? Why was Andrew Mukuba such a highly sought-after target in the second round? What did the Eagles want to accomplish on the final day o...2025
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• Cowboys secure a fierce group of edge rushers by selecting Donovan Ezeiruaku

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cowboys’ future at edge rusher appears to be taken care of for now. The Dallas Cowboys did it again. For the third time in four years, the Cowboys have taken an offensive lineman in the first round. We all know about it. It’s brought up a lot, we get it. The Cowboys love guys in the trenches. But what isn’t talked about as much i...2025
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• Examining how the Cowboys roster looks after the first two weeks of free agency

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the Cowboys, but how much have they improved the team in your opinion? Believe it or not, the Dallas Cowboys have done some stuff. It’s different from past offseasons where they patiently wait for better deals. This year, they have been active early and addressing several areas of their roster. How are things looking ...2025
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• 5 best defensive end free agents remaining for Detroit Lions

Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images A look at the best defensive end/edge defenders remaining in free agency for the Detroit Lions. It remains to be seen whether the Detroit Lions will add to their pass rush with another signing of a defensive end, but it’s clear that fans want another one. It’s a fair thing to want, as Detroit’s pass rush undeniably struggled last year toward the end ...2025
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• Cowboys news: Matt Eberflus defense coming into focus after personnel additions

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images All the Dallas Cowboys news that’s fit to print. Cowboys’ Dante Fowler Jr. fired up for 2nd stint with team after free agency reunion - Ali Jawad, Sports Illustrated In a reverse of last offseason, the Cowboys got back a defensive lineman that previously followed Dan Quinn to the Commanders. After a season in the nations capital Fowler Jr. opted to retu...2025
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"” Hendrickson was brought to Cincinnati from the Saints before the 2021 Super Bowl season after the team lost Carl Lawson to the Jets in free agency."

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"DE Carl Lawson will be called up to 53-man roster from practice squad."

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"They let cornerback William Jackson and defensive end Carl Lawson go after being promising young players."

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"Jets defensive end Carl Lawson said Wednesday that he expects to be ready for training camp after tearing his Achilles last August."

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"Jets defensive end Carl Lawson was carted off with an apparent leg injury during a joint practice with the Packers on Thursday."

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"Carl Lawson was there instead and Dunlap said he thought it was [more]"

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"Giants reportedly have interest in defensive end Vinny Curry"

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"Cincinnati Bengals defensive changes feature Carl Lawson, corners"

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"That includes Stanford’s Solomon Thomas (6-3, 273), Tennessee’s Derek Barnett (6-3, 259), Michigan’s Taco Charlton (6-6, 277), Missouri’s Charles Harris (6-3, 253) and Auburn’s Carl Lawson (6-2, 261)."

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" Auburn's Carl Lawson, Tennessee's Derek Barrett and Alabama's Jonathan Allen and Tim Williams will warrant strong consideration as potential early-first-round selections."

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"Number 55 EDGE Carl Lawson, Auburn Lawson has been off the field since the second half of Week 1 with a hip injury, but he may return this weekend against Ole Miss."

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• The Linc - Video from Eagles’ Draft room shows how Howie Roseman tried to trade up for Jihaad Campbell
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• Donovan Ezeiruaku named 14th-best draft pick of 2025

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The Cowboys hit the jackpot by drafting Donovan Ezeiruaku. The Dallas Cowboys needed wide receiver and running back help coming into the NFL draft. Edge rusher, while not at the top of the list of needs, was another position that had losses during free agency as DeMarcus Lawrence, Chauncey Golston, and Carl Lawson, who combined for 13.5 sacks in 2024, were not on ...2025
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• NFL Draft roundtable: What is a pick the Lions should have made?

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images What’s a pick the Detroit Lions should have—but didn’t—make in the 2025 NFL Draft? Our staff makes their choices. When looking back on NFL Draft results, sometimes it’s not the decision that a general manager made, but a decision they didn’t make that sank their careers. For example, the New York Jets selected safety Jamal Adams with the sixth overall pi...2025
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• Selecting the 2024 All Ex-Jets Team

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Sam Darnold heads the ex-Jets of 2024 Over the past few seasons, we’ve been putting together a team of ex-Jets based on how they had performed with their new teams during the year. Last month we recapped how ex-Jets fared during the 2024 season, so let’s now attempt to put together an all-former Jets team for 2024. Quarterback - Sam Darnold Darnold had o...2025
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• Green with envy: Moves the Cowboys should consider making if they want to be more like the Eagles

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Moves the Cowboys can copy from the Eagles. When you look at organizations, the Dallas Cowboys are not the Philadelphia Eagles. They operate very differently, and with the success of the Eagles, it’s hard not to get caught up in wanting the Cowboys to be more like their divisional foe. Call it frustration or call it being green with envy. Whatever it is,...2025
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• Everything Cowboys want to be was on display in Eagles’ Super Bowl win

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The gap between the Cowboys and Eagles is as big as ever after Philadelphia won their second Super Bowl on Sunday. Poetic justice. This is not just the name of a song by Super Bowl LIX halftime performer Kendrick Lamar. It is also one way to describe the ending of the 2024 season from the perspective of a Dallas Cowboys fan. The team that reclaimed the NFC East...2025
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• Ex-Jets Progress Report: Part IV (NFC defense)

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Catching up with ex-Jets in the NFC Now that the season is over, it’s time to update you on former New York Jets players and how they’ve been faring with their current teams. We looked at players from AFC teams and offensive players from NFC teams last week and will now move on to look at defensive players on NFC teams. We’ll then review special teamers ...2025
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• Cowboys 2025 draft: 10 names to look for in this year’s Shrine Bowl

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are some names to keep an eye on in the Shrine Bowl. With the end of the College Football Playoff and draft season getting ready to kickoff, we get the start of the All-Star season with the oldest bowl game in football history, the East-West Shrine Bowl. The game will be played Thursday night (8 PM ET) at AT&T Stadium on the NFL N...2025
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• Why the Cowboys should consider trading Sam Williams
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• The Linc - Video from Eagles’ Draft room shows how Howie Roseman tried to trade up for Jihaad Campbell
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• The Linc - Eagles earn good grades for their trade with the Browns

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 3/11/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... 2025 NFL free agency, trade grades: Chase Young, Charvarius Ward - ESPN+Eagles get: QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, 2025 fifth-round pick. Browns get: QB Kenny Pickett. Eagles trade: A. Browns trade: D. A year ago, the Eagles traded for Pickett by giving a package...2025
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• Cowboys free agency: Dallas loses Chauncey Golston to Giants

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Cowboys will see Chauncey Golston next season... as a member of the New York Giants Free agency tampering is in full swing and the Dallas Cowboys are actually participating - a little. They have brought in two external free agents in RB Javonte Williams and offensive lineman Robert Jones. But they are also losing people. The latest free agent to get a...2025
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• Lions free agency preview: 11 rotational edge rushers Detroit could sign

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Looking at free agent options for one of the Detroit Lions’ most pressing offseason needs. While the Detroit Lions will likely target defensive line talent in the draft, this year’s free-agent edge class offers plenty of intriguing options. In Part 1, I highlighted 10 potential signings who could take on significant roles in Detroit’s defensive end rota...2025
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• Cowboys 2025 offseason roster preview: Defensive ends

Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Defensive line depth is needed. The Dallas Cowboys’ defensive ends are looking at a significant overhaul in the 2025 offseason. With one mainstay and two other key rotation players heading into free agency, Dallas will need to put in some work to either re-sign or adequately replace them. They also may be working on a new contract for Mi...2025
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• Cowboys news: Inside the Dallas interview process at the combine

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The latest Cowboys news What is it like inside the Cowboys’ combine interview room? - Todd Archer, ESPN The combine has arrived. At some point in the next few days, a video memory will pop up on Jake Ferguson’s cell phone, as it has every February since 2022. It’s a video he took at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, zooming in and out on a Cowboys hat, a cou...2025
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• Cowboys 2025 draft: 10 names to look for in this year’s Shrine Bowl
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• 5 breakout candidates for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images What players do you expect to break out in 2025? Next season is full of unknowns as we sit early in the offseason for the Dallas Cowboys. Who’s the next head coach? What players are coming back? Who will the team draft or bring in during free agency? And those questions are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are five breakout candidates poised for a big ye...2025
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• Defensive end should be priority No. 1 for the Cowboys this offseason

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys are going to be in serious need of pass rushers next season. In 2023, the Dallas Cowboys defensive end rotation was loaded. Dan Quinn had a platoon to deploy with Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, Dante Fowler, Dorance Armstrong, Sam Williams, Chauncey Golston, and Tyrus Wheat as their developmental rusher. Heading into 2025, the only heal...2025
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• Source: Jets DE Lawson having MRI on Achilles

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• Bengals’ recent success in free agency bodes well for the latest class
Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Bengals’ hit rate on outside free agents has been outstanding. Everyone is still riding the hype train over the Cincinnati Bengals signing Orlando Brown Jr. to one of the biggest contracts they have ever given an outside free agent. In the wake of that, it is a great time to look back at how well Cincinnati has utilized free agency ...2023
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• Jets DE Carl Lawson suffers season-ending ruptured Achilles during joint practice with Packers
The former Bengals star was the Jets' prized free agent acquisition this offseason...2021
• Carl Lawson reportedly felt a pop in lower leg, will get an MRI on Achilles after being carted off
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• Edge rushers the cream of the Combine crop
INDIANAPOLIS – The NFL is a passing league these days. As such, passers and pass rushers have become some of the biggest stars in the sport. So while the quarterback class at this year’s Combine is leaving many less than impressed, the guys hoping to make life difficult on those passers at the next level are drawing plenty of praise. Many believe that edge rushers may be the deepest, most talented...2017
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• Trey Hendrickson looks to carry the Bengals pass rush again in 2023

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Bengals have one of the best edge rushers in the NFL. The Cincinnati Bengals defense didn’t sack opposing quarterbacks very often in 2022, only registering 30 sacks, which put them in 29th place throughout the regular season. The team still only lost in the AFC Championship game to the eventual Super Bowl winners by a last-second field goal,...2023
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• Why the Chiefs should use their cap space for trades, not free agency
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports In 2023, Kansas City should work to use its cap dollars as efficiently as possible. When the Kansas City Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in late March, it gave them flexibility in two roster-building areas: the salary cap and draft picks. The trade opened up $18.5 million in cap space — and also gave Kansas City a total of five d...2023
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• Jets DE Lawson (Achilles): I'll be ready for camp

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• Cowboys free agents who remain unsigned

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Some Cowboys free agents haven’t found new teams yet. Could this lead to their return to Dallas? After about a week of 2025 free agency, some of last year’s Cowboys have yet to find new teams. But as Dallas has already added 10 new players on top of re-signing others, the chances that certain unsigned veterans could return may be slim to none. Let’s chec...2025
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• Cowboys reportedly will place second-round tender on wide receiver KaVontae Turpin

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Cowboys appear set to give KaVontae Turpin a second-round tender. Free agency is set to begin across the NFL in a little bit over a week which means who the Dallas Cowboys are could be very different by next weekend. Time will tell on that front. The Cowboys do not generally participate in signing big-name external free agents, but before we even get ...2025
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• Cowboys hiring of Whitecotton as DL coach, Eberflus as DC offers some direction for rest of offseason

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Matt Eberflus and Andrew Whitecotton are great starts for the Cowboys defense. The Dallas Cowboys coaching staff underneath first year head coach Brian Schottenheimer has come together quickly, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. Given the fact Schottenheimer will call the offensive plays himself, the Cowboys had the most work to do defensive...2025
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• Duke Tobin says Bengals want to extend Trey Hendrickson, but.....

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images There always seems to be a “but” when it comes to the Bengals. Before the 2024 season, Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson, fresh off a 17.5 sack season, requested a trade because he felt he wasn’t being paid for what he was producing. Of course, he wasn’t traded, and he played in the 2024 season while leading the ...2025
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• Cowboys news: Jourdan Lewis having another productive year after overcoming injury

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The latest news surrounding the Dallas Cowboys Jourdan Lewis talks Lions, competitive fire and being ‘tone-setter’ for Cowboys - Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com Jourdan Lewis’ amazing story doesn’t get told enough. That respect is rooted in not only his competitive fire, or the fact he’s the longest tenured defensive player in Dallas not named DeMarcu...2024
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