Dallas: Is the front office “exploring outside options” for aid at pass-rusher, given that Micah Parsons has been listed as week-to-week and Dallas Cowboys defensive end Demarcus Lawrence may be placed on injured reserve? Though he comes with a high price tag, New York Jets holdout Haason Reddick is a compelling choice. Just three players in the league have accumulated 10 or more sacks in four consecutive seasons, including Reddick. In exchange for Reddick playing 65 percent of the games, the Jets forfeited a conditional third-round pick that might become a second-round selection.
Why is Reddick’s name mentioned? due to what beat writer Mike Fisher of CowboysCountry.com is referring to as a “misleading” ESPN article. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is “reporting” that the Cowboys are seeking outside assistance. He then makes a passing reference to Reddick in his piece before concluding that the Cowboys’ quest for assistance “will start in-house.”
From Fish: “Dallas’ cap space is $25 million. It could easily cover the $14 million salary of Reddick. However, he does not want to play for that salary (or he would not be putting off a trade with the Jets), Dallas would not be trading a trade asset for a “rental” in his 30s, and the Cowboys are not signing older players to big-time contracts because that would go against their plans for 2025, which we have come to refer to as the “Blow It Up/Remodel” plan.
“To put it nicely, the ‘outside options’ report from ESPN is blatantly false.” Fish says Cowboys Nation should get ready to see a lot more of rookie Marshawn Kneeland and Chauncey Golston in the end, given the “Blow It Up” theme. There will be young Tyrus Wheat present. Vets Carl Lawson and Carlos Watkins will also benefit. Shaq, another Lawson, is homeless. It is far more practical to sign him than to trade for Reddick. The same is true for other names, such as Cowboys camp roster members Shaka Toney and Al-Quadin Muhammad, who are veterans.
