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The Cowboys made a pretty important addition when they added Durant to their CB room. Here's how he helps in multiple ways.
When the Dallas Cowboys announced they signed free agent cornerback Cobie Durant to a one-year, $5,500,000 deal, it caught many by surprise. Durant was well-regarded, projected to make twice as much on the market this year. He was also undersized, which has been traditionally a disqualifying factor for the Cowboys personnel department.
The fact he landed in Dallas for a bargain price was nothing short of shocking. The signing was also borderline brilliant. After a free-agency period that fit somewhere between ho and hum, the Cowboys knocked it out of the park with this opportunistic Durant signing.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound cornerback from the LA Rams is a proven starter in the NFL. Despite having an arm length under 31 inches, Durant has made a living on the outside, not the inside, in the pros. He’s made 39 starts over four seasons and comes to Dallas on a prove-it deal of sorts, as he tries to build his value for a crack at free agency against next year.
For the Cowboys, he protects the roster against some worst-possible scenarios they have in their secondary. Dallas’ prize signing in free agency, Jalen Thompson, satisfies their primary need at safety and possible even nickel. Free agent addition P.