Whenever Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys management chose John Fassel to be the new special teams coach, McCarthy and Fassel alike made it clear that a larger emphasis would be placed on the special teams unit. Friday, Dallas brought back a familiar special teamer and added depth in the secondary at the same time.
Cornerback C.J Goodwin has re-signed with the Dallas Cowboys, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal to keep Goodwin in Dallas is reportedly for one-year and worth just over $1 million.
Free-agent CB CJ Goodwin is signing back with the Cowboys on a one-year deal for just over $1million, per @RosenhausSports.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 20, 2020
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Goodwin has bounced around a handful of teams since he entered the league back in 2014. After arriving in Dallas in 2018, the 30 year-old cornerback was able to finally carve out his role with an NFL team. Goodwin played sparingly at corner for the Cowboys, but would lead the team in special teams snaps a season ago.
The return of players like Goodwin, Justin March and Jamize Olawale, special team standouts, have shown that this coaching staff is as committed to the third phase of the game as they say.
The Dallas defensive backfield has already had many moving parts in this short free agency period.
Byron Jones signed with Miami for a record-breaking deal and Jeff Heath joined Rod Marinelli in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the Cowboys have brought in CB Maurice Canady, safety HaHa Clinton-Dix, and retained the uses of CB Anthony Brown and safety Darian Thompson.
The Cowboys have pick No. 17 in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and are seemingly still in the mix for one of college football’s top defensive backs like Grant Delpit, Xavier McKinney, C.J. Henderson, or Kristian Fulton.
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