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For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Cowboys will play in the Hall of Fame Game, taking on Pittsburgh on Aug. 6 in Canton, Ohio. The Cowboys will report to Oxnard, California, for the start of training camp on July 21. Former coach Jimmy Johnson will be among the enshrinees on Aug. 8. Safety Cliff Harris will be inducted as part of the Centennial Class on Sept. 18.
The Cowboys have been awarded a fifth-round compensatory pick for losing Cole Beasley last year in free agency. The Cowboys now have seven picks with first-, second-, third- and fourth-round picks, two in the fifth and a seventh round. They do not have a sixth-round pick because of the trade for Robert Quinn from Miami.
With scouts, coaches and front office personal scheduled to be on the road, the Cowboys are discussing how to move forward with their plans with due to the coronavirus. New coach Mike McCarthy was scheduled to visit the team's training camp home in Oxnard, California, this week but that plan was changed over concerns.
As Dak Prescott and the Cowboys negotiate a long-term deal, the quarterback earned $234,019 through the two performance-based pools available to the players. Cooper Rush, who played five snaps, earned the least at $2,879. Xavier Woods - $615,755 Chidobe Awuzie - $402,903 Michael Gallup – $380,891 Darian Thompson - $355,842 Jourdan Lewis - $333,474 Blake Jarwin – $322,269 Connor Williams - $255,912 Dorance Armstrong - $236,916 Dak Prescott - $234,019 Antwaun Woods - $202,746.
Dak Prescott receives exclusive franchise tag from Cowboys In 2019, Prescott threw for a career-high 4,902 yards, the second-best total in the NFL and 30 touchdown passes. In his first three seasons, he had not thrown for more than 3,885 yards or 23 touchdown passes. The exclusive franchise tag is expected to be worth between $30 million and $33 million, which will chew into the team's roughly $79 million in salary-cap space entering free agency. .
TE Blake Jarwin signs new four-year deal with Cowboys Jarwin, 25, caught 31 passes for 365 yards and three touchdowns while starting seven games and playing 38.6% of the snaps in 2019. In 2018, he caught 27 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns while starting four of 16 games. .
With franchise tag applied, what's next for Cowboys and Dak Prescott? Prescott took a huge gamble last season by playing out his rookie contract on a $2 million base salary while the Cowboys had an offer on the table worth $33 million a year that included a nine-figure guarantee. .
From 1960 through 1988, Landry was the Cowboys, the only coach the organization knew. Along with president and general manager Tex Schramm and vice president of personnel Gil Brandt, America's Team was born. In addition to Lilly and Staubach, the Landry era had five more Hall of Fame players in Tony Dorsett, Bob Hayes, Mel Renfro, Randy White and Rayfield Wright. Schramm and Brandt also have busts at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
In 1989, Jones purchased the Cowboys, paying $140 million for the team and Texas Stadium. Today, the Cowboys are the richest franchise in the world, valued by Forbes at more than $5 billion. The Cowboys won Super Bowls in three of Jones' first seven years as owner. The Jones era has six Hall of Fame players: Troy Aikman, Larry Allen, Charles Haley, Michael Irvin (who was Landry's final first-round draft pick in 1988), Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith. And the franchise's other Super Bowl-winning coach, Jimmy Johnson, will join them in the Hall this summer. .
Sources: WR Amari Cooper to sign 5-year, $100M deal with Cowboys
The Cowboys' goal of keeping Prescott and Cooper was made somewhat more difficult with the passing over the weekend of the new collective bargaining agreement, which allows them to use just one tag, rather than two. .
Cowboys reach 3-year deal with DL Gerald McCoy, source says McCoy came to Carolina with the hope of making the playoffs for the first time in his career, which has included six trips to the Pro Bowl and 54.5 career sacks. He had five sacks this past season, marking the first time since 2012 that he didn't have at least 12. McCoy was the third overall pick of the 2010 draft out of Oklahoma.
Sources: Jason Witten agrees to 1-year deal with Raiders
A third-round pick in 2003, Witten holds Cowboys records for years of service (16), games played (255), games started (244), consecutive games started (179), receptions (1,215) and receiving yards (12,977). He is tied with Bob Lilly for the most Pro Bowl selections (11) and is second to Dez Bryant in touchdown receptions (72).
LB Sean Lee returns to Cowboys for 11th season After contemplating retirement following the 2017 and '18 seasons, Lee played every regular-season game for the Cowboys last season for the first time in his career. The two-time Pro Bowl selection started 13 games and was credited by the coaches with 109 tackles, a sack and an interception. .
The Cowboys have agreed to terms with defensive lineman Gerald McCoy on a three-year deal, according to a source. Like all these deals, it's pending a physical. McCoy started every game last season for Carolina after a nine-year run with Tampa Bay. He has 59.5 sacks in his career and has recorded at least five sacks in each of the last eight seasons.
L.P. Ladouceur will be back with the Cowboys for a 16th season, agreeing to a one-year deal that will guarantee him nearly $900,000. Ladouceur has been the Cowboys' long snapper since 2005 and has not missed a game.
The Cowboys and Sean Lee have agreed to a new deal that will keep the veteran linebacker in Dallas. Lee had 109 tackles in 2019 as his playing increased as the year went on. With Leighton Vander Esch coming off neck surgery and Jaylon Smith coming off an unsteady season, the return of Lee, who turns 34 in July, gives options at linebacker. “I'm excited to be back with such an incredible organization,” Lee told ESPN.com. “There's no better place to be to try and win a championship than Dallas.”
Safety Jeff Heath is the third Cowboy to move on to the Las Vegas Raiders today, joining Jason Witten and Maliek Collins. According to a source, he agreed to a two-year deal that can be worth as much as $8 million. Heath started every game he has played the last three seasons (48)
Blake Jarwin's contract breakdown: Signing bonus: $4 million 2020 base salary: $2.25 million 2021 base salary: $3.5 million 2022 base salary: $4.5 million 2023 base salary: $5.5 million From 2021-23, he has active roster bonuses totaling $750,000 and escalators that max out at $750,000 per season. With 55 or more receptions, 55% playtime and playoffs, Jarwin can earn $250,000. With 75 or more receptions, 75% playtime, plus playoffs, he can earn $750,000.
Source: Anthony Brown returns to Cowboys on 3-year deal A sixth-round pick in 2016, Brown, 26, quickly earned a role as a No. 3 corner as a rookie, starting nine games and intercepting a pass. In 2017 and '18, he started 10 games apiece and had three interceptions. .