"When I look ahead to the Cowboys' 2026 offseason, I don't start with what free agents I want to bring back. I will start with a simpler question: what happens if Dallas does nothing at all? If the Cowboys allowed every contract on this free-agent list to expire, they would clear roughly $46.16 million in cap space based on average annual value. That's real money, the kind that gives the front office options instead of forcing it into restructures and accounting tricks."
"Brandon Aubrey is at the top of the free agent list. Elite kicking at a bargain rate is rare, and I can't imagine Dallas choosing to disrupt that. Cheap offensive line depth like Robert Jones and T.J. Bass also fits how this team operates. Interior lineman who can start in a pinch without blowing up the cap usually stick around. George Pickens also lands on the higher end for me."
Allowing every contract on the 2026 free-agent list to expire would clear roughly $46.16 million in cap space based on average annual value. That cap flexibility provides genuine front-office options beyond restructures and accounting maneuvers. Certain players project as likely returns: Brandon Aubrey, interior offensive-line depth such as Robert Jones and T.J. Bass, and George Pickens if costs remain reasonable. A middle tier—Brock Hoffman, Juanyeh Thomas, Sam Williams, Jalen Tolbert, Reddy Steward—appears affordable and replaceable, with draft results likely deciding their fates. Most of the largest savings originate from veteran-tier departures.
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