Moar Moore? Free-agent pain may be Cowboys' trade-market gain

If there was one area the Dallas Cowboys simply had to address in free agency this spring it was linebacker. With all due respect to defensive back and pass rusher, linebacker was a position seemingly without internal options. Dallas’ shift to a 3-4 base meant a split between inside and outside linebackers on the depth chart.

It left the inside with DeMarvion Overshown as the only starting-quality option on the roster. As predicted, the Cowboys made a concerted effort to sign a veteran linebacker right away in free agency. Unfortunately, their advances were rebuffed and Nakobe Dean picked the Las Vegas Raiders and friendship with fellow Dallas snubber Quay Walker over the Cowboys.

At the time of the snubbing, the bright side of things was hard to identify, but roughly a month later there may be good news to glean from the situation: The money the Cowboys were trying to pay Dean may end up going to a position of near-equal need, such as cornerback. On April 10 it was reported veteran nickel cornerback Kenny Moore requested a trade from the Indianapolis Colts because the former Pro Bowler questioned his fit on Indianapolis’ revamped defense. The 30-year-old has carved out a reputation for being one of the more physical and reliable inside cornerbacks in the NFL over the years.

It stands to reason he'd be attractive to more than a few teams in 2026. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones acknowledged that it was a mistake to not re-sign nickel CB Jourdan Lewis last year pic. twitter.