With the two-day negotiating window set to open just before the official start of free agency, it’s about to get loud in the NFL rumor mill. We’ll take one last look at what the Cowboys really need as the market opens and break down how they can come up with the funds to do it. Odell Beckham Jr. gave scouts a preview with a recent workout and is reportedly already talking to teams. Dallas, meanwhile, looks ready to let several of its big stars test the waters. There’s supposedly a price tag now for clubs interested in going the trade route for DeAndre Hopkins, and we’ve got a look at one under-the-radar free agent that seems to check a lot of the Cowboys’ usual boxes.
Elsewhere, recapping the latest details in the Michael Irvin case, the NFL players union’s surprising stance on a debated hip-drop tackle ban, a former Cowboys backup sets a benchmark in his new league, Dallas bids farewell to a longtime nemesis from back in the day, and guess which team’s fans have been voted the league’s cringiest? That’s all up in News and Notes.