DMN Blog: Remaining Cowboys Net to be Signed thru 09 season

by Albert Breer

Terrell Owens' signing tonight was another major step toward the Cowboys securing their future. Owens was looking for a deal similar to the three-year, $27 million pact that Randy Moss signed in New England. He achieved that. He got three years added to the year he's got left, and about $27 million in new money. So he matches Moss there. And his $13 million in guarantees is awfully close to the $15 million guaranteed that the 31-year-old Patriot got.
With this done, here are the Cowboys' pending free agents over the next two years, with DeMarcus Ware being the biggest name, by a healthy margin, and with Ken Hamlin and Chris Canty left off the list, since neither of them are under contract.


Up after 2008

WR Miles Austin*
C/G Joe Berger
DE Stephen Bowen*
LB Kevin Burnett
OT Marc Colombo
TE Tony Curtis*
WR Sam Hurd*
NT Tank Johnson
CB Evan Oglesby*
C/G Cory Procter*

* RFA
SAGO1 comment: Don't see any locks to be resigned but several could be if they have very good season--particularly Burnett & Tank Johnson. Austin, Hurd, Curtis & Procter must sign more this year.

Up after 2009

OLB Greg Ellis
DE Jason Hatcher
CB Anthony Henry
QB Brad Johnson
OT Pat McQuistan
OLB Justin Rogers*
DE Marcus Spears
OLB DeMarcus Ware
S Pat Watkins

SAGO1 comment: At this point I think we probably would only resign Hatcher & McQuistan (assuming of course both produce big time) and Ware of course out of the 09 group. Ellis & Henry won't be resigned; same for Johnson & probably Spears. Doubt we resign Watkins unless he steps it up.