How about player coach for Cowboys if allowed and it helps Cap due to legit way to manage contract. Ideas - Assistant O Coordinator, QB coach - backup QB...
History - don't know what todays NFL thinks about this
In the mid-1950s
Tom Landry played defensive back while serving as
defensive coordinator for the
New York Giants. In the early 1970s, when Landry was coach of the
Dallas Cowboys, he made running back
Dan Reeves a player-coach. More modern players have acted as player-coaches in an unofficial capacity, such as journeyman quarterback
Steve DeBerg, who served as an unofficial mentor for younger, more skilled arms while also serving as their backup.