Holes to Fill: 19 Cowboys coaches, players who have new zip codes for 2020 season

Where did pieces of last year’s Cowboys team land within the rest of the league?

DB Kavon Frazier: Miami Dolphins

(AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

Like Collins, Frazier is another 2016 draft pick who played out his rookie deal and didn’t receive a second contract from Dallas. Mostly a special teams player, Frazier’s appeared in 44 NFL games, despite his 2019 season being limited to just four games due to injury. He joins a Dolphins roster in need of quality players.

DL Kerry Hyder: San Francisco 49ers

Last season, Hyder appeared in all 16 for the Cowboys, playing over 400 defensive snaps. He totaled 17 tackles (three for loss, one sack) and four QB hits, and parlayed his efforts into a one-year, $1.5M contract with San Francisco. Hyder joins a still-loaded defensive line even after the trade of DT DeForest Buckner.

DL Christian Covington: Denver Broncos

Covington signed with the Cowboys last offseason, coming over from the Houston Texans. He now moves on to the Denver Broncos (one-year, $1.25M), after recording 28 total tackles (four for loss, one sack), three QB hits, and one pass defense last year for Dallas.

CB Donovan Olumba: Cleveland Browns

A 2018 UDFA, Olumba spent most of the past two seasons on the Cowboys practice squad. He made his NFL debut in the 2019 season finale against Washington. Olumba was a player who fit the Kris Richard prototype, but now moves on to the Cleveland Browns as the new regime takes over.

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