IRVING, Texas -- If Doug Free played this well the past couple of seasons, the Dallas Cowboys wouldn’t have had any problem with his contract. Free, who accepted a pay cut that slashed his salary in half instead of being released this offseason, has been phenomenal in the Cowboys’ first three games. ProFootballFocus.com’s grades rank Free as the No. 1 tackle in the NFL so far this season. By comparison, ProFootballFocus.com ranked Free 44th and 66th during the first two seasons of his four-year, $32 million contract, which explains why the Cowboys insisted on tearing up the deal.
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