Free Agency Tracker | 2023

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Free agency: it's a whole different kind of March Madness in the NFL.

The official new league year has arrived and teams can now sign unrestricted free agents. The Cowboys have been aggressive so far, keeping two key starters on defense and trading for another.

Here is a running list of updates regarding the Cowboys' free agents, both players signing or leaving for other teams.

FA News:

NFL Free Agents/Veterans:

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Name	Former Team	Status
CB \| Stephon Gilmore	Indianapolis Colts	Acquired via trade for 2023 5th Round Pick
WR \| Brandin Cooks	Houston Texans	Acquired via trade for two draft picks
	Highlights
OL \| Chuma Edoga	New York Jets	Signed 1-year contract (3/21)
RB \| Ronald Jones	Kansas City Chiefs	Signed 1-year contract (3/21)
	Highlights
LS \| Trent Sieg	Las Vegas Radiers	Signed 1-year contract (3/22)

Dallas Cowboys Free Agents:

Unrestricted Free Agents

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Name	Team	Status
LB \| Anthony Barr
CB \| Anthony Brown
WR \| Noah Brown	Houston Texans	Agreed to terms on 1-year deal (3/14)
RB \| Rico Dowdle	Dallas Cowboys	Agreed to terms on 1-year deal (3/21)
DE \| Dante Fowler	Dallas Cowboys	Signed 1-year deal (3/22)
LB \| Luke Gifford	Tennessee Titans	Agreed to terms on 2-year deal (3/14)
CB \| C.J. Goodwin	Dallas Cowboys	Signed 1-year deal (3/16)
DT \| Jonathan Hankins	Dallas Cowboys	Agreed to terms on 1-year deal (3/29)
WR \| T.Y. Hilton
K \| Brett Maher
G \| Connor McGovern	Buffalo Bills	Agreed to terms with Buffalo (3/13)
DT \| Takk McKinley	Dallas Cowboys	Signed 1-year deal (3/22)
LS \| Jake McQuaide	Detroit Lions	Agreed to terms on 1-year deal (3/20)
LS \| Matt Overton
RB \| Tony Pollard	Dallas Cowboys	Issued franchise tag (3/6)
QB \| Cooper Rush	Dallas Cowboys	Signed 2-year deal (3/17)
TE \| Dalton Schultz	Houston Texans	Agreed to terms on 1-year deal (3/20)
T \| Terence Steele	Dallas Cowboys	Signed RFA tender (4/20)
LB \| Leighton Vander Esch	Dallas Cowboys	Signed 2-Year Deal (3/14)
DT \| Carlos Watkins	Arizona Cardinals	Agreed to terms on 1-year deal (3/30)
S \| Donovan Wilson	Dallas Cowboys	Signed 3-year deal (3/14)

Free Agency News & Notes

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