| Player | Pos. | Status |
| Kellen Moore | QB | Signed 1-year contract to stay with the Cowboys (3/20/17) |
| Mark Sanchez | QB | Signed a 1-year, $2 million contract with the Bears (3/24) |
| Lance Dunbar | RB | Signed 1-year, $1.5 milion contract with the L.A. Rams (3/16/17) |
| Darren McFadden | RB | Signed 1-year, $980,000 contract to stay with Cowboys (3/16/17) |
| WR | Signed 1-year, $1.1 million deal to stay with Cowboys (3/9/17) | |
| Terrance Williams | WR | Signed a 4-year, $17 milion deal to stay with Cowboys (3/10/17) |
| Gavin Escobar | TE | Signed contract with the Chiefs |
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Jonathan Cooper | G | Signed 1-year deal to return to Cowboys (3/16/17) |
| Ronald Leary | G | Signed 4-year, $35 million ($20M guaranteed) contract with the Broncos (3/9/17) |
| Richard Ash | DT | |
| Jack Crawford | DT | Signed 3-year, $10.3m deal with the Falcons (3/9/17) |
| David Irving | DT | Signed Exclusive Rights Tender with Cowboys |
| Terrell McClain | DT | Signed 4-year, $21 million deal with the Redskins (3/9/17) |
| Ryan Davis | DE | Signed 1-year contract with the Bills (3/13/17) |
| Justin Durant | LB | |
| Andrew Gachkar | LB | |
| Rolando McClain | LB | |
| Brandon Carr | CB | Signed 4-year, $24 million deal with the Ravens (3/16/17) |
| Morris Claiborne | CB | Signed 1-year, $5 million deal with the Jets (3/18/17) |
| Barry Church | S | Signed 4-year, $26 million deal with the Jaguars (3/9/17) |
| J.J. Wilcox | S | Signed 2-year, $6.25 million deal with Buccaneers (3/11/17) |
| Player | Pos. | Status |
| Josh McCown | QB |
Visited the Cowboys on March 8 |
| Stephen Paea | DE | Signed 1-year deal to join Cowboys (3/13/17) |
| Nolan Carroll | CB | Signed 3-year deal with Cowboys worth $10m w/ $3m guaranteed. (3/13/17) |
| Damontre Moore | DE | Signed 2-year deal with Cowboys worth $1.65m (3/13/17) |
| Byron Bell | OT | Signed 1-year deal with the Cowboys (3/24/17) |
| Robert Blanton | S | Signed a 1-year deal with the Cowboys (4/20/17) |
