KaVontae Turpin signed a three-year contract worth up to nearly $18 million per year. The deal followed a strong 2024 season that included kickoff and punt return touchdowns. The contract runs through 2027, and Dallas paid for that production. Last season, Turpin’s impact was limited in the areas with the most value. On kick returns, his average of 26.2 yards was close to the league average of 26.41. On punt returns, his average of 5.5 yards fell below the league average of 7.1. Punt-return performance at that level cannot continue in 2026, and Turpin needs more offensive involvement, using his speed when coverage is stretched by CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
"Read that again, 5.5, that cannot happen again in 2026, making that much money, and if it does, he needs to get more involved in the Cowboys' offense while Lamb and Pickens take most of the coverage, allowing this man to use his speed and get him the football in space. And before you jump in the comments and say he isn't a true wide receiver, etc. I understand what he is and isn't, but if he is going to pr"
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