Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Ronald Leary requested a trade from the team this offseason after losing his starting job to La'el Collins last year, and while the team has said they will try to make something work, they also aren't just going to give him away.
“We told Ron that he could certainly look around, but we’re not in the business of letting go of good football players for little or nothing,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told the Dallas Morning News. “We got calls during the draft asking to trade for some of our running backs. We just don’t have that interest. Ron’s a big part of this football team.
“We know it’s disappointing when you’ve been starting and you’re not. We’d hoped that he would look at it as ‘let’s come in here and compete.’ . . . We expect him to come in here at some point. And we want to welcome him with open arms, and hopefully he’s getting in shape wherever he is right now.”
Leary has been skipping OTAs, and he wants to be traded somewhere he can start. He has also removed all mention of the Cowboys from his Twitter profile:
Leary has removed references to the Cowboys. I really hope he gets an opportunity to shine somewhere. Love his edge. pic.twitter.com/50qrMfokgF
— Bobby Belt (@SportsByDallas) May 27, 2016
He started for the Cowboys in 2013 and 2014 before losing his job to Collins four games into the 2015 season.
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