Before the NFL increased the salary cap from $123 million to $133 million, the Cowboys were nearly $25 million over it. The increase allows the Cowboys to possibly save some the jobs of some veteran players. Backup center Phil Costa turned down a paycut from the franchise to create cap space. Normally when that happens, a team will release a player and Costa's potential release creates $1.5 million in space. Costa is due a $500,000 bonus in the first week of the new league year which starts next week.
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