Frankly I want to thank Travis Frederick for all that he has done for the Cowboys. Even the retirement yesterday, yes, because Jerry, Stephen and even McCarthy knew about this months ago most likely at the time of the exit physical. They also knew about his declining play even though he was a Pro Bowler (tells you how bad the other centers are in the NFL). Frederick by waiting allow Dallas to resign Looney at a more reasonable price. He was able to allow Dallas to take care of other needs in free agency and if you don't think it will be a June 1st retirement then you aren't listening. By waiting until then, Dallas spreads the dead money other two years giving them the exact amount they need for the draft picks as well as what they normally hold out to sign additional players during the year.
Pretty smart moves. Yes I would rather have Frederick but that autoimmune disease does not go away and it will never allow him to be at the strength he was before he caught the disease. I know many fans are upset with the fact he is costing us dead money but it is no different than when we cut Demarcus Ware who still went on to have several great years in Denver. It is a business for both players and fans. Travis could have easily retired after 2018 yet he worked to get back in the game and 2019 he was good not great but it took a huge toll on him and most football people could see it at the end of the year. Like it or not he did the right thing for him and also for the Cowboys he how he retired. Don't believe for a minute the Cowboys were not thinking about this last year in the draft when they took McGovern and many hated the pick, they knew it was always going to happen at an earlier time than they wanted and prepared. Thank you Travis Frederick, we will miss you.
