Dallas Cowboys Staff Writers
#17 K
10:00 a.m. — The Cowboys are set to travel a grand total of 27,980 miles in the 2026 season, the fourth-most in the NFL. With that much movement and two stretches of three games in 12 days, both Brian Schottenheimer and his staff as well as his players know they need to be conscious of ensuring enough time as possible is devoted to recovery and staying healthy while also being adequately prepared.
For Brandon Aubrey and Dallas’ specialists, their position-specific schedule faces the same amount of fluctuation.
“I think for everyone who’s playing, you’ve got to budget for it,” Aubrey said. “You’ve got to take it week by week. If you have a short week, kickers and punters will take a day off of your kicking schedule. If you’ve got a long week, maybe do a half day extra of kicking or just slide it back in the week. Just like everyone else, we’re kind of modifying our week, week to week.
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#78 T
10:30 a.m. — One of the quieter defensive hires that the Cowboys made this offseason was bringing on pass rush specialist consultant BT Jordan, who came from the Broncos, to help boost Dallas’ pass rush and develop their pass rushers.
One of the additional things that head coach Brian Schottenheimer has asked Jordan to do is show Dallas’ offensive linemen pass rush plans that were designed against them, pointing out potential weaknesses or areas of their game that can be improved. For right tackle Terence Steele, that information is invaluable.
“I loved it,” Steele said. “You don’t really hear that often. It was really cool to see that and I definitely want to continue working with him and sharpening that skill.”
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#87 TE
10:15 a.m. — Although the Cowboys brought back all three of the tight ends on their roster from 2025 in Jake Ferguson, Luke Schoonmaker, Brevyn Spann-Ford and Princeton Fant, there are still some new faces in the room with UDFAs Michael Trigg and DJ Rogers.
For Ferguson, who is coming off a season with a career-best eight receiving touchdowns and 600 yards, he feels confident that this group could be the best yet of his time in Dallas.
“Feels like I say this every year, but this is the best talent I’ve seen in this room,” Ferguson said at the team’s charity home run derby last Thursday. “That’s our job is to help each other out wherever we need it. Lunda Wells has been doing a great job of molding the young guys and getting them ready.”
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Offensive Coordinator
11:50 a.m. — Cowboys offensive coordinator Klayton Adams is taking part in the NFL’s accelerator program this week at the NFL’s owners meetings in Orlando, Florida.
Adams joins 33 other coaches and senior level executives around the league for the program that’s intended to focus on advancing talent across all backgrounds, such as underrepresented groups, in preparation for possible jumps to becoming head coaches or general managers by getting valuable face time and interaction with ownership from around the league.
Adams, who was a first-time NFL offensive coordinator in 2025, is heading into his second year with the Cowboys under Brian Schottenheimer and has already drawn attention from other teams, although he hasn’t interviewed for a head coaching position yet. Schottenheimer said at the NFL Combine that the Philadelphia Eagles tried to submit a request to interview Adams for their vacant offensive coordinator position, which Schottenheimer denied after speaking over the phone with Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni.
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2:30 p.m. — On Tuesday, veteran CB Adoree’ Jackson visited the Cowboys. Jackson, who is heading into his 10th season in the league, last played for the Eagles in 2025.
His one and only season with Philadelphia coincided with new Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker’s final year with the Eagles. Jackson played in 14 games last season, starting 10, and tallied 55 tackles, 11 pass breakups and an interception.
Jackson began his career with the Titans after being selected 18th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft out of USC. After spending four years in Tennessee, Jackson went on to spent the next four seasons with the New York Giants before joining the Eagles in 2025. Over the course of his career, Jackson has played in 11 games and has 92 starts under his belt.
Should Jackson and the Cowboys end up agreeing to a deal that brings him to Dallas, it would be the third NFC East team that Jackson has played for in the last three seasons. It would also give Christian Parker the the second secondary player that has played for him in the past, joining free agent safety signee P.J. Locke.
#67 T
3:21 p.m. – In a draft class that heavily features defensive players, Drew Shelton is just one of two offensive players that were drafted by the Cowboys last weekend.
And while adjusting to the speed of the game is the first thing these rookies need to learn, Shelton might be learning a new position as well. The offensive tackle said despite not taking any guard reps at Penn State, the Cowboys are trying him some on the inside as well.
“It will be a new but I’m willing to do it,” said Shelton, who added that when he gets tackle reps, he has no preference to the left or right side.
“It doesn’t matter to me. I’m going to get work at both and we’ll see where we take it.”
#99 DT
2:32 p.m. – Entering the draft weekend, LT Overton was the second-youngest player among the Cowboys’ rookie class.
So you can maybe forgive the 21-year-old for calling a 28-year-old teammate an “old man.” But make no mistake, Overton has nothing but respect for new teammate Quinnen Williams, who was also an Alabama standout.
“He has a big legacy,” Overton said of Williams, an All-American an Outland Trophy winner in 2018 for the Crimson Tide. “You walk into the D-line room and his picture frame is up. We thrive hard on the legacy at Alabama. I haven’t got to meet him yet. I can’t wait. I’m going to learn so much from him and he’s going to push me to be a better player. He’s an old, old head. He’s got a whole family and kids. But I know I’m going to learn a lot from him.”
Overton was a third-round pick of the Cowboys last weekend after spending two seasons at Alabama. He is expected to play defensive tackle but with rush ability to occasionally move out to end, where he played mostly in college.
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#13 DB
11:30 a.m. — The Cowboys have officially signed six of their seven rookie draft picks, and 11 undrafted free agents.
First-round pick Caleb Downs, third-round pick Jaishawn Barham, fourth-round picks Drew Shelton, Devin Moore, LT Overton and seventh-round pick Anthony Smith.
The only Cowboys rookie draft pick left to sign his deal is first-round pick Malachi Lawrence.
Additionally, Dallas signed 11 undrafted free agents in WR Camden Brown, DT Tommy Dunn, OT Sidney Fugar, DT Kelvin Gilliam, WR Jordan Hudson, LB Langston Patterson, T Shiyazh Pete, RB Dominic Richardson, TEs D.J. Rogers and Michael Trigg, and DT D.J. Withers.
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#3 WR
6 p.m. — Last week, the Cowboys notified George Pickens and his representation the team would table talks on a multi-year extension until 2027.
One day later, Pickens and his agent notified the Cowboys they do intend on signing the tag, a move that would then place him under contract and, as such, the Pro Bowl receiver would be expected to attend mandatory portions of the offseason program.
Both sides have continued to echo their desire to remain together for the long run, and the Cowboys doubled down on those sentiments in their pre-draft press conference.
While the tag isn’t signed just yet, the Cowboys will turn their attention to the 2026 NFL Draft to try and build other needs on their roster.
#97 DT
3 p.m. — The offseason often means not just a fresh start for the team as a whole, but also for players looking to change things for the coming season.
Oftentimes, that involves something as simple as changing a jersey number, and several incumbent Cowboys are currently working to get a new number assigned for 2026, but only two have been confirmed as of April 21: Donovan Ezeiruaku and Kenny Clark.
Ezeiruaku announced he will move to No. 6 next season, back to his Boston College number, and the Pro Bowl defensive tackle will take the number vacated by the trade of Osa Odighizuwa to the 49ers — No. 97.
That is the number Clark wore during his time with the Green Bay Packers but, originally, during his time with the UCLA Bruins.
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