"The 2025 season opened with opponents regularly escaping the pocket, and for a couple of weeks, it felt like the Cowboys were playing catch-up while their rivals teed off on Dak Prescott's offense. All of that noise quieted a bit when offseason pickup James Houston started making plays. Houston, a journeyman edge rusher who barely made it out of training camp, has collected three-and-a-half sacks already"
"Hendrickson led the league with seventeen-and-a-half sacks last season and has piled up 35 sacks over the past two years, a level of production that only a handful of defenders can match. He's 30 years old, still in his prime, and he just came off a brief offseason holdout as he pushed for a reworked contract. The Bengals reworked his deal but didn't extend it, and with quarterback Joe Burrow nursing another injury, Cincinnati could be tempted to cash in on a valuable piece."
The Dallas Cowboys moved on from Micah Parsons in the offseason, creating immediate defensive adjustments. The 2025 season began with opponents frequently escaping the pocket, forcing Dallas into a tentative stretch as rivals attacked Dak Prescott's offense. Offseason addition James Houston has produced three-and-a-half sacks, stabilizing the pass rush and helping the defense regain respectability. Houston has outpaced Parsons' current sack total in Green Bay. Cincinnati Bengals edge Trey Hendrickson, who led the league with 17.5 sacks last season and totaled 35 over two years, stands out as a potential trade target amid contract uncertainty and Joe Burrow's injury concerns. Reports cite Cincinnati asking for a 2026 first-round pick and a young defender.
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