ESPN BREAKING NEWS: Dallas Cowboys About to avoid Three big names in free agency

The Cowboys cannot afford to make blunders in free agency because they have less than $9 million available under the new NFL salary ceiling. These players are too brilliant and too risky.

Devin Singletary, RB

With offers for free agency running back Tony Pollard expected to be in the two-year, $20 million area, Dallas may be searching for a deal at the position. Although a singletary would be far less expensive, it might not be worth it.

After defeating Dameon Pierce to start, Singletary led the Texans in running (898 yards and four touchdowns), but his average of 4.2 yards per carry was the lowest of his five-year career.
The 26-year-old running back averaged 2.6 yards per attempt in the regular season finale, but he had only scored two touchdowns in the team’s previous five games. He wouldn’t be the lead back the Cowboys need, but as a member of a committee, he would be excellent at $4.25 million annually.

Trent Brown, LT

The first priority for Dallas should be to locate a new left tackle if they lose veteran Pro Bowl player Tyron Smith. If it weren’t for his persistent weight problems during his career, the former Patriot would have been a clear choice.

Brown states that he weighs 370 pounds right now, but he acknowledges that he has lifted up to 387 pounds in the past. I wonder now if the Patriots included weight stipulations in each of his contracts.

Although everything is bigger in Texas, Dallas cannot afford to take a chance on the soon-to-be 30-year-old veteran considering his estimated $15 million price tag.

DT, D.J. Reader

Mazi Smith performed poorly as a rookie tackle last season, and both Jonathan Hankins and Neville Gallimore are unrestricted free agents. Reader might be the best (and most costly) free-agent tackle available, after Chris Jones of the Chiefs. Like Brown, Cincinnati’s gifted interior lineman carries a risk and could cost a team more than $45 million in the next three years.
Reader experienced his second torn quad in four years as a Bengal in Week 15. The eight-year veteran has missed 22 games in the last four years and hasn’t participated in a full season since 2015.

When healthy, Reader would suit any team, but Dallas has to hope Smith can find another gear by 2024 because there is no margin for mistake due to the salary cap.