Opening up more cap space!

[Shannon1]

If Jerry doesn’t open up more cap space by the weekend Then it means same old Jerry nothing in free agency!

 

[Reality]

They don't have to free more cap space before negotiating deals with players.

They just have to do it before signing them.

Not to mention it would be smart for them to know how much cap space they need before they create it.

Doing it now would tell the agents how much they have to spend.

 

[Shannon1]

They don't have to free more cap space before negotiating deals with players.

They just have to do it before signing them.

Not to mention it would be smart for them to know how much cap space they need before they create it and tell the agents how much they have.

Which is Monday

 

[Shannon1]

They don't have to free more cap space before negotiating deals with players.

They just have to do it before signing them.

Not to mention it would be smart for them to know how much cap space they need before they create it and tell the agents how much they have.

And then they sign with someone else doing all that stuff !

 

[heir]

Which is Monday

Which is actually Wednesday

 

[dupree89]

Hey, i have an idea
Lets spread out Daks salary over 20 years, hes not gonna be that much worse at 50 than he is at 32


Lets see what @RonnieT24 has to say about this idea

 

[Kingofholland]

If Jerry doesn’t open up more cap space by the weekend Then it means same old Jerry nothing in free agency!

I still see them mostly spending on lower end to mid tier free agents but we'll see. I'm sure if the right deal comes about they'll restructure contracts and maybe they already have the frame work drawn up to do it. If they restructure deals now it doesn't mean they actually got a deal done and would kick money down the road for no reason.

 

[Shannon1]

The 2026 NFL legal tampering period begins on Monday

 

[plymkr]

Which is Monday

Is Monday when legal tampering can begin?

 

[Shannon1]

Is Monday when legal tampering can begin?

Yes

 

[BobSacamano]

Is Monday when legal tampering can begin?

No.

I mean yes.

 

[Shannon1]

Which is actually Wednesday

 

[Shannon1]

Nope tampering begins Monday

 

[Shannon1]

The 2026 NFL legal tampering period begins on Monday, March 9, at 12:00 p.m. ET. During this time, teams can contact and negotiate with agent

 

[KingCorcoran]

And then they sign with someone else doing all that stuff !

Nonsense. The Cowboys are cap compliant right now, as required. Teams only open what they need to with restructuring contracts, not all they possibly can. You can’t “unrestructure” player contracts. This is something the FO is doing right.

 

[plymkr]

The 2026 NFL legal tampering period begins on Monday, March 9, at 12:00 p.m. ET. During this time, teams can contact and negotiate with agent

Thanks

 

[big dog cowboy]

If Jerry doesn’t open up more cap space by the weekend Then it means same old Jerry nothing in free agency!

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

If Jerry doesn’t open up more cap space by the weekend Then it means same old Jerry nothing in free agency!

Not necessarily
That's your time line

 

[heir]

Nope tampering begins Monday

But they don't need to make the cap space on Monday. They can do deals see how much space they need and before Wednesday they make room.

 

[Coogiguy03]

They don't have to free more cap space before negotiating deals with players.

They just have to do it before signing them.

Not to mention it would be smart for them to know how much cap space they need before they create it and tell the agents how much they have.

Good point thanks for bringing this up