Mar. 31
1 p.m. -- There's nothing DaRon Bland wants more than to stay healthy and on the field for the Cowboys.
The All-Pro cornerback has battled the injury bug in a major way through the last two seasons, a foot ailment landing him on season-ending injured reserve on both occasions. Positive news about his recovery has arrived by way of head coach Brian Schottenheimer, however — including a promising outlook on Shavon Revel, the 2025 third-round pick having returned midseason from a torn ACL.
"Both doing good," Schottenheimer told media from the owner's meetings. "DaRon has been up and around to see me. He's one of the guys that's been great. He comes up in my office and just says hello and checks in and we visit a lot. He's doing great, feels really good.
"I see [Shavon] out my window with Julius Wood doing some drills and stuff on their own outside. I know he's really excited about the new additions of not just Christian, but Derrick Ansley, Ryan Smith, and Rob Muschamp."
12:45 p.m. -- Donovan Ezeiruaku had a promising start to his NFL career for the Cowboys in 2025, but it came a a mild cost.
The talented young pass rusher out of Boston College suffered a labrum injury that required surgery to repair early in the offseason. The good news is the Cowboys expect Ezeiruaku to be healthy at the start of training camp in late July.
"Yeah, doing good. Moving around well. We'll see," head coach Brian Schottenheimer told media at the owner's meetings. "I don't think he'll do much full-team stuff during the off-season program, but again, spending time with Chidera [Uzo-Diribe] and some of those guys, and just getting to know them, this is a big time of the year to do that. He feels great and he's excited.
"Yeah, he's doing great."
Mar. 30
10:30 a.m. -- Now over a month after the Cowboys placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on WR George Pickens, the offseason program and whether or not Pickens will attend it has come into question. When asked about Pickens' status there at the NFL Owners Meetings, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said he's been in contact with Pickens, but has no assurances that he will participate in the offseason program.
"No, and I haven't pushed that on him," Schottenhiemer said when asked if he'd had assurance from George Pickens on his attendance in the offseason program. "We're all going through the process. It's almost April, we're still a couple weeks away. It's going to play out the way it plays out. Again, it's all voluntary, so we'll see where it goes."
For now, Pickens continues his offseason, where he's been traveling with fellow WR CeeDee Lamb, and as Schottenheimer added, catching passes from Dak Prescott. Despite questions about Pickens' long term future in Dallas, Schottenheimer remains confident Pickens will be around for years to come.
"He's training with Dak. GP loves it here. We love GP," Schottenheimer said. "We have plans for GP to be here for a long time, so we'll let the business side of this thing play out and see where it goes."
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Mar. 24
The Cowboys added depth and experience to the secondary on Monday, officially re-signing veteran Corey Ballentine.
An NFL journeyman who has played regular-season games for six different teams since entering the league in 2019, Ballentine played five games for the Cowboys in 2025.
In his seven pro seasons, Ballentine has just 11 starts and only one career interception.
Bringing back Ballentine, the Cowboys now have eight cornerbacks on the roster along with DaRon Bland, Shavon Revel, Cobie Durant, Josh Butler, Caelen Carson, Reddy Steward and Trikweze Bridges.
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Mar. 23
1:20 p.m. -- According to a post on his personal Instagram page, Cowboys offensive lineman Brock Hoffman is set to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Hoffman, 26, joined the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent out of Virginia Tech in 2022 and spent the last four seasons as a valuable depth piece on the offensive line that could fill in at center or guard. He appeared in 54 total games for Dallas across those four years, and started in 16.
In going to Pittsburgh, he'll reunite with former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, who was the head coach when Hoffman joined the team. He'll also rejoin former Cowboys assistant offensive line coach Ramon Chinyoung Sr., who is now Pittsburgh's running backs coach.
The Cowboys went out and signed Matt Hennessy in free agency, who fills the hole that Hoffman now leaves on the roster as Hennessy also has the ability to play center and guard.
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Mar. 10
2:30 p.m. -- The Cowboys continue to make moves to free up money as they attempt to shop in this year's free agency spree.
To that end, they've restructured Kenny Clark's contract, the Pro Bowl defensive tackle acquired ahead of the 2025 season as a part of the package that sent Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.
Restructuring Clark's deal turned his $11 million roster bonus into a signing bonus, liquidating the cash earlier than originally planned, freeing up just under $9 million toward the salary cap in the process.
The move comes only one day after the expected trade for fellow Pro Bowler and former Packers edge rusher Rashan Gary and the looming signing of safety Jalen Thompson, both being finalized on Wednesday afternoon when the league year begins; and Clark joins Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Tyler Smith and Terence Steele as Cowboys who have had their deals restructured over the past two weeks.
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Mar. 9
7:30 a.m. -- The Cowboys are expected to restructure OT Terence Steele's contract on Monday, a move that will keep Dallas' right tackle in place and frees up some additional cap space for the Cowboys heading into the first day of legal tampering.
Steele is entering his seventh year with the Cowboys, and second-year offensive coordinator Klayton Adams still sees Steele improving.
"I just think that there's a ton of good things that he's doing," Adams said of Steele at the NFL Combine. "The margins are smaller as you get later in your career for the type of improvement that you specifically want to be able to make, but we've got an improvement plan ready for him for probably seven or eight different things that maybe he hasn't worked on in his career. And so I can certainly see some of the benefits of the way that the guy works. He's an absolute pro, and we're gonna continue to find ways to help him get better."
In 2026, Steele will get his second year playing alongside right guard Tyler Booker, as the two paved the way for a strong rushing attack in 2025 for the Cowboys with Javonte Williams in the backfield.
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