The top team in the NFL is now known, the Eagles

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The Kansas City Chiefs have two key defenders, Nick Bolton and Justin Reid, hitting free agency this offseason. They could lose one to the Dallas Cowboys this offseason.

Bolton is one of the best players available this offseason and could fill a void for the Cowboys this offseason. Spotrac projects Bolton to sign a four-year, $49 million deal in free agency. Total Pro Sports' Alex Hoegler predicted Bolton would actually end up signing in Dallas this offseason.

"The Cowboys’ defense took a major step back following Dan Quinn’s departure last year," wrote Hoegler. "Micah Parsons is already one of the NFL’s premier defensive players, but what if he had Chiefs workhorse Nick Bolton as his sidekick? Bolton was a key contributor in the Chiefs’ back-to-back Super Bowl championship-winning teams and nearly got them to a three-peat. Having recorded 100-plus tackles in the last three years, Bolton could single-handedly help Dallas reform into a top-10 defense with Parsons at his side."

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl...-cowboys-free-agency/bf3fb9789b73728d8e14155c

 

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But there is some good news for Dallas fans on that front: the Cowboys are apparently working hard to ensure that Odighizuwa stays put.

“We have had negotiations with Osa," Cowboys executive Stephen Jones told the Dallas Morning News. “I just think Osa is a really good football player. He’s an important piece.”

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nca...-dallas-cowboys-deal/59dbe454e853f2574d1aedf0

 

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we also see that the Cowboys fall in line with how these other teams are distributing their money. It’s the Eagles who are the excursion. They are clearly dancing to the beat of their own drum. The Cowboys' spending looks very similar to that of the Kansas City Chiefs, who many would say is the real team others should try to copy. Not only that but borrowing from future cap resources doesn’t automatically equal success.

TEAM​	TOTAL MONEY ALLOCATED​	SPENDING RANK​
Philadelphia Eagles​	$1.1 billion​	1st​
Jacksonville Jaguars​	$980 million​	2nd​
Cleveland Browns​	$957 million​	3rd​
San Francisco 49ers​	$950 million​	4th​
Buffalo Bills​	$840 million​	7th​
Kansas City Chiefs​	$814 million​	8th​
Dallas Cowboys​	$810 million​	9th​
Minnesota Vikings​	$704 million​	11th​
Baltimore Ravens​	$676 million​	13th​
League Average​	$666 million​	N/A​
Cincinnati Bengals​	$562 million​	20th​

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ng-approach-free-agents-void-years-salary-cap