Cowboys' Micah Parsons: Present for voluntary workouts
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Parsons is present for the start of the Cowboys' voluntary offseason workout program Monday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
Parsons, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract and seeking a long-term extension, said at the end of the 2024 campaign that he intended to participate in voluntary workouts. The last two years, as Archer notes, Parson normally skipped out on attending the voluntary portion of the Cowboys' offseason. Parsons has tallied at least 12.0 sacks in four consecutive seasons to begin his NFL career and is reportedly seeking a new deal in the range of $200 million, per Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News, which would make him the highest paid non-quarterback in league history.
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Cowboys' DeMarvion Overshown: Not looking great for Week 1
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Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said last week that there's a "good chance" Overshown (knee) "may not be available" come Week 1 of the 2025 campaign, Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
Overshown had surgery Dec. 18 to address ACL, MCL and PCL tears in his right knee. He said his recovery timeline is nine months, which doesn't out a Week 1 appearance, although the timing and severity of his injury mean it won't come as any surprise if he isn't ready for the start of the season. The 2024 third-round pick had a fantastic rookie year pre-injury, starting 12 of his 13 games and recording 90 tackles (including 5.0 sacks), four pass defenses (including one interception), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Overshown logged four games in which he played every defensive snap and four others at 85 percent or higher, earning a three-down role within the first month of his pro career.
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Cowboys' Trevon Diggs: In doubt for start of season
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Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said last week that there's a "good chance" Diggs (knee) "may not be available" come Week 1, Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
Diggs had surgery in late January to address a cartilage injury to the same left knee in which he suffered an ACL tear in Sept. 2023. He returned from the ACL surgery to play 11 games last season, including each of the Cowboys' first 10 games, fighting through foot, ankle and calf injuries before a groin injury finally sidelined him. He returned after missing two weeks, only to suffer the season-ending knee cartilage injury during his first game back. He's now facing a lengthy rehab from a surgery that took place seven and a half months before Week 1.
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Cowboys' Israel Mukuamu: Staying in Dallas
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Mukuamu and the Cowboys agreed to a one-year deal Thursday, Jane Slater of NFL Network reports.
Mukuamu mostly served on special teams during the 2024 regular season with the Cowboys and finished with 19 tackles (13 solo) and two interceptions across 17 games. He's projected to serve in a similar fashion in 2025, though he'll have an opportunity to battle for a more prominent role during offseason programs and training camp.
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Seahawks' DeMarcus Lawrence: Finds new home in Seattle
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Lawrence (foot) signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Seahawks on Wednesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
After spending the first 11 years of his career in Dallas, Lawrence has inked a deal to join the Seahawks. Under this new contract the 32-year-old will earn $14 million annually, with $18 million in guaranteed money. The veteran defensive end appeared in just four games in 2024 before sustaining a season-ending foot injury. However, he was productive across 17 regular-season appearances in 2023, logging 50 total tackles, including 4.0 sacks, along with six passes defended and one forced fumble. Lawrence is expected to add depth to a Seahawks defensive line featuring 2024 Pro Bowl selection Leonard Williams and 2024 first-round pick Byron Murphy.
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Giants' Chauncey Golston: Staying in NFC East
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The Giants agreed to terms with Golston on a three-year, $19.5 million contract Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Golston had a career year in 2024 with the Cowboys, starting 13 of 17 games while setting career highs across the board with 56 tackles (30 solo), including 5.5 sacks, five pass breakups, including one interception, and one fumble recovery on 72 percent of the defensive snaps. Golston gives the Giants another capable pass rusher, whether it's off the edge with Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux or with his hand in the dirt alongside Dexter Lawrence.
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Jaguars' Jourdan Lewis: Signing big deal with Jags
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Jacksonville is in line to sign Lewis, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Coming off a career-best season in 2024 with Dallas, Lewis will now become the league's highest-paid nickel cornerback with the Jaguars. His presence should help to improve what was one of the worst passing defenses in football last year.
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Cowboys' Markquese Bell: Sticking around Dallas
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Bell (shoulder) and the Cowboys agreed on a three-year, $12 million contract Sunday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
Bell finished the 2024 campaign on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, compiling six total tackles (five solo) over nine regular-season games before being shut down. The safety operated mostly as a special-teams option last season, and he'll look to carve out a more significant role on defense in 2025.
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Cowboys' Tyrus Wheat: Gets one-year deal with Dallas
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Wheat signed a one-year, $1.03 million contract with the Cowboys on Wednesday, Patrik Walker of the team's official site reports.
Wheat didn't have the ability to negotiate with any other team as an exclusive-rights free agent, so he'll stick around in Dallas after the Cowboys extended him a one-year offer equal to the league minimum for defensive ends. Wheat served in a rotational role during the 2024, finishing with 14 tackles (six solo) over eight games.
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Cowboys' Juanyeh Thomas: Signs new deal with Dallas
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Thomas was signed to a one-year, $1.03 million contract by the Cowboys on Tuesday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
Thomas was tendered by Dallas as an exclusive-rights free agent, and he'll return to the team in 2025 for his third year with the Cowboys. The 24-year-old recorded 14 total tackles (10 solo), a forced fumble and a pass defensed while also compiling 187 yards and a touchdown as a kick returner over 13 games in 2024.
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Cowboys' Osa Odighizuwa: Agrees to four-year extension
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The Cowboys and Odighizuwa agreed to terms Tuesday on a four-year, $80 million contract extension, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Dallas was expected to place the franchise tag on Odighizuwa, but the two sides managed to reach agreeable terms on a long-term deal before that proved necessary. The 27-year-old put together the best season of his career in 2024, with 47 tackles and 4.5 sacks across 17 regular-season appearances. His new deal reportedly includes $58 million guaranteed. For fantasy purposes, Odighizuwa looks slated to repeat as a high-end option in IDP formats that require starters at the defensive tackle position.
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Cowboys' Osa Odighizuwa: Likely set for franchise tag
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The Cowboys plan to franchise tag Odighizuwa on Tuesday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
Fowler adds that Dallas and Odighizuwa are unlikely to reach a long-term deal by Tuesday, the last day teams can place the franchise tag on players this offseason. The 27-year-old posted career highs with 47 tackles and 4.5 sacks over 17 regular-season games in 2024. Odighizuwa is projected to receive $25.1 million if he's tagged, and he'd be considered one of the top available free agents if he hit the open market this offseason.
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Cowboys' Trevon Diggs: Undergoes procedure on knee
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Diggs underwent surgery on his left knee Sunday, and his recovery timeline could keep him out for the beginning of training camp in July, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
Diggs was placed on injured reserve Dec. 21 due to a left knee injury. He was slated to undergo surgery in late December, but Archer relays that the delay had to due with the growing of the graft to ensure best results from a procedure that's considered the latest improvement on traditional microfracture surgery. Regardless, Diggs has a lengthy recovery timeline ahead of him, and it appears that he will not be at full health for the start of training camp. The 2020 second-round pick finished the 2024 regular season with 42 tackles (35 solo) and 11 pass defenses (including two interceptions) across 11 games.
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Cowboys' DeMarcus Lawrence: Injury hampers 2024
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Lawrence suffered a foot injury in Week 4 of the 2024 campaign and did not play the rest of the year, finishing with 14 tackles (seven solo), including 3.0 sacks, and a forced fumble.
The 11th-year veteran's exact injury was a right mid-foot sprain, and he was placed on injured reserve in early October. Lawrence concluded a three-year contract with Dallas this season, and he will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The defensive end made the Pro Bowl after the 2022 and 2023 campaigns.
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Cowboys' Carl Lawson: Notches 5.0 sacks in 2024
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Lawson finished the 2024 season with 15 tackles (seven solo), including 5.0 sacks, 15 QB hits and one forced fumble across 15 games.
Lawson started just three games this past season for Dallas, operating as a sub-package edge rusher behind Micah Parsons and Chauncey Golston. It was a nice bounce-back season for the 29-year-old after he dealt with a torn Achilles tendon and a back issue in his time with the Jets from 2021-23. Lawson failed to record a single sack across six games for New York in 2023 and didn't sign with Dallas until August of 2024 after Sam Williams tore his ACL. Lawson is scheduled to head back to free agency in March.
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Cowboys' Nick Vigil: Limited defensive role in 2024
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Vigil finished the 2024 season with 22 tackles (10 solo) over 16 games.
Vigil operated primarily as a special-teams option this season, playing just 119 defensive snaps over his 16 games with Dallas. The soon-to-be 31-year-old will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason after signing a one-year contract with the Cowboys in 2024.
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Cowboys' Mazi Smith: Takes on bigger role in year two
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Smith started all 17 games for the Cowboys in 2024 and recorded 41 tackles (22 solo), including 1.0 sacks.
The 2023 first-round pick also nearly doubled his snap count from 287 as a rookie to 500 this year. Dallas' defense, though, struggled against the run, allowing the fourth-most rushing yards in the league.
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Cowboys' DaRon Bland: Secures 41 tackles in limited year
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Bland finished the 2024 season with 41 tackles (29 solo), five passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across seven games.
Bland was limited to just seven games in 2024 due to a foot injury, registering 41 stops, his lowest total in three seasons with the Cowboys. Additionally, after recording 14 interceptions between his first two seasons in the NFL, Bland was unable to secure an interception this season. The cornerback will look to get back on track in 2025, likely starting opposite of Trevon Diggs (knee) again in the Cowboys' secondary.
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Cowboys' Osa Odighizuwa: Sees career-high snap count
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Odighizuwa played a career-high 816 snaps and finished with 47 tackles (25 solo), including 4.5 sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble in 2024.
The fourth-year pro also started all 17 games, though Dallas' defense finished fourth to last in the league in rushing yards allowed. The 2021 third-round pick played out his rookie deal this year, and he will enter the offseason as an unrestricted free agent.
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Cowboys' Marist Liufau: Records 50 tackles in rookie year
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Liufau finished the 2024 season with 50 tackles (30 solo), including 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery across 17 games.
Selected in the third round, at No. 87 overall, of the 2024 NFL Draft, Liufau made nine starts as a rookie, playing 47 percent of the Cowboys' defensive snaps. Liufau took over every-down linebacker duties during the final four weeks of the season after DeMarvion Overshown suffered a torn ACL, MCL and PCL in his right knee. With Overshown looking at a lengthy recovery and Eric Kendricks slated for free agency, Liufau should have a chance to be an every-down linebacker in 2025.
