With so many holes around the roster, linebacker doesn’t seem to be the most pressing need for Dallas in this draft. But historically speaking, they do love drafting the position. And now there’s a prospect on the scene who’s turning in 40 times that are actually faster than Micah Parsons’s from a year ago.
Jerry Jones seemed to say he’d be open to trading up early, but he kept things vague by citing an example when he clearly didn’t do that. And ESPN’s draft guru is going out on his own limb to mock two prospects to the Cowboys that don’t fit at all with the breadcrumbs being left behind. Jones made his major business announcement on Wednesday, the Cowboys are making quite a few jersey changes, and the latest quarterback deals are already making Dak Prescott look like a bargain. All that, plus one former Cowboys coach is getting the call once again, and another is joining social media by memorializing one of his assistants. And could a concert date signal a road trip for the Cowboys to start the ’22 season? That’s all ahead in News and Notes.
Back & Forth: Is linebacker still a need? :: The Mothership
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Micah Parsons, Jabril Cox, and Leighton Vander Esch seem like a solid group to enter 2022 with, and safety Jayron Kearse factors into the linebacking corps in the team’s “big nickel” package. But keep in mind that there are only two other actual LBs on the roster in Luke Gifford and Devante Bond. And the Cowboys have selected at least one linebacker in 12 of the last 15 drafts.
Kyron Johnson dreams of forging fastest LB tandem with Dallas Cowboys’ Micah Parsons :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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What if the Cowboys could land a linebacker even faster than Micah Parsons? The Fort Worth native was faster than Parsons at his Kansas Pro Day and then nearly matched that time at the Cowboys’ local workout. Johnson himself said that Cowboys staffers Aden Durde, John Fassel, and George Edwards all took notice. Wearing the star has always been his…