The Cowboys have added pass coverage depth with the Sunday signing of a defensive back from the AFC…. but it’s not the one most were expecting.
Dallas is signing cornerback Kyron Brown to a two-year deal, as first reported by ESPN insider Adam Schefter. Brown came into the league in 2019 as an undrafted free agent out of Akron. He spent two years in the New York Jets’ organization, but was released in May.
The Cowboys had an apparently-successful visit last week with free agent safety Malik Hooker, most recently of the Indianapolis Colts. It was Hooker’s second meeting with the club; the signing of Brown does not preclude the team coming to terms with Hooker as well, although it would necessitate someone else getting cut to make room on the roster.
“There’s definitely interest,” Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said of Hooker, as per the team website. “I think he gives us another excellent football player. We just feel he’d be a really good fit for us.”
Kyron Brown is the first defensive back whom the Cowboys are signing this week. With S Malik Hooker in town, he likely isn’t the last. As long as Hooker’s physical evaluation goes as hoped after clearing COVID-19 protocol, he’ll be signed. Move will require a corresponding move. https://t.co/iZh37Kyyt7
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) July 25, 2021
The 6-foot-1-inch Brown saw action in three games for the Jets in 2019. After appearing in two contests on special teams, he got his first start versus Miami in December of that year, recording five tackles before leaving the game with a quad injury. He was placed on injured reserve the next day and then spent all of 2020 on the PUP list.
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