Tyler Smith delivering strong early returns at two positions — left tackle, left guard — gave the Cowboys options while constructing their draft board, and Oklahoma tackle Tyler Guyton became the team’s pick. The Guyton move points to Smith staying at guard. The Cowboys are set to give the ex-Sooners right tackle every opportunity to win the starting LT job, The Athletic’s Jon Machota notes (subscription required). Teams make the inverse move more often, with the college game’s top O-linemen most frequently coming from the left tackle spot. Guyton views himself as a more natural left tackle, h ..read more

After a single season in New England, Ezekiel Elliott is back where his career began. The longtime Cowboys running back signed a one-year deal worth up to $3MM on Monday, and his comments reflecting on the agreement confirmed his desire to return to Dallas. “This was my priority. Doing what I could do to get back here,” Elliott said (via Clarence Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram). “I have a lot left to accomplish here. I’m excited to get back with the fellas and chase that ring.” Leading up to the draft, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made it clear Elliott cou ..read more

The Cowboys sent the 49ers a fourth-round pick for Trey Lance in August; the parties are going into their second season together. No immediate plans for a third will be in place. Even with Lance’s participation rate qualifying him for the bottom tier of the fifth-year option structure, exercising it would cost the Cowboys $22.41MM. The former No. 3 overall pick will instead, as expected, move into a contract year. The Cowboys are declining Lance’s 2025 option, ESPN.com’s Todd Archer reports. [RELATED: 2025 NFL Fifth-Year Option Tracker] Plans for Lance remain unclear for the Cowboys, who are e ..read more

Today’s minor moves: Arizona Cardinals Waived: WR Kaden Davis, CB Quavian White Dallas Cowboys Signed: WR Tyron Billy-Johnson Minnesota Vikings Signed: P Seth Vernon New England Patriots Signed: LB Oshane Ximines Philadelphia Eagles Waived: DT Noah Elliss, WR Griffin Hebert, DB Tiawan Mullen, C Lecitus Smith The Patriots have added some linebacker depth in Oshane Ximines, who spent the first five seasons of his career with the Giants. A third-round pick in 2019, Ximines ended up getting into 48 games during his time in New York, compiling 71 tackles and 6.5 sacks. He was limited to o ..read more

The Cowboys have already put together one reunion today, but the team is not done on that front. Linebacker Damien Wilson is set to head back to Dallas, the starting point of his NFL career. [RELATED: Cowboys Moving Markquese Bell Back To Safety] Wilson has agreed to terms with the Cowboys, ESPN’s Todd Archer reports. He will be in place on a one-year pact qualifying for the veteran salary benefit ($168K), Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News adds. The former Dallas fourth-rounder joined the team late in the regular season last year, though he did not see any game action. With the 2024 ..read more

In a move which comes as no surprise at this point, Ezekiel Elliott is set to return to the Cowboys. The former rushing champion has a deal in place with Dallas pending a physical, Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network report. This is a one-year agreement worth $3MM, per Clarence Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Elliott will collect $2MM guaranteed, he adds. The 28-year-old is therefore in line to once again take on a notable role in the Cowboys’ backfield. One month ago, Elliott was named (alongside Dalvin Cook) as a veteran back interested in a Cowboys contra ..read more

The 2024 NFL Draft is upon us. From the No. 1 overall pick to Mr. Irrelevant (No. 257), we will be keeping tabs here: Round 1 1. Chicago Bears (via Panthers): Caleb Williams (QB, USC) 2. Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels (QB, LSU) 3. New England Patriots: Drake Maye (QB, UNC) 4. Arizona Cardinals: Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR, Ohio State) 5. Los Angeles Chargers: Joe Alt (T, Notre Dame) 6. New York Giants: Malik Nabers (WR, LSU) 7. Tennessee Titans: JC Latham (T, Alabama) 8. Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr (QB, Washington) 9. Chicago Bears: Rome Odunze (WR ..read more

4:45pm: A deal with Elliott remains “increasingly imminent” at this point, something which would remain the case even with Brooks or another rookie being selected tonight, per Moore’s colleague Michael Gehlken. It will be interesting to see if further progress on a Dallas agreement produces a response from the other interested party Jones mentioned, or if a reunion officially comes together in the near future. 12:21pm: The Cowboys separated from Ezekiel Elliott‘s six-year, $90MM extension in 2023, but a reality in which the running back is tied to two Dallas contracts on this year’s payro ..read more

After trading back earlier tonight, the Cowboys have managed to add to their offensive line. The team has selected Oklahoma OT Tyler Guyton with the No. 29 pick. Guyton played all-but exclusively at right tackle with the Sooners, but there were plenty of draft pundits who believed the prospect could eventually develop into an NFL left tackle. While the Oklahoma product wasn’t considered to have the same upside as many of his draft counterparts, he still solidified his first-round draft stock with strong collegiate performances, including a 2023 campaign where he earned an honorable All-Big 12 ..read more

The hosts have moved up the first-round order. Detroit has acquired the No. 24 pick from the Cowboys, sending Dallas the 29th selection along with No. 73. The Lions will add a seventh-round pick next year. With the pick, the Lions have selected Alabama corner Terrion Arnold, becoming the second team to add a prospect at that position. Arnold found his way out of Tallahassee as a consensus top-three safety out of John Paul II Catholic HS (Florida). Unlike Latham and McKinstry, Arnold did not see the field at all in 2021, redshirting his true freshman year. Still, he came in as a starter as a r ..read more