The deck was stacked against Anthony Brown this season. For most of his career he’s been the starting slot cornerback ahead of fan-favorite Jourdan Lewis, which never did him any favors. But this year, he was tasked with holding down the outside cornerback spot opposite Trevon Diggs.
Much of the Cowboys’ offseason was centered on making sure Brown didn’t start at that CB2 spot, though. Rumors of interest in veteran free agents like Richard Sherman, Casey Hayward, and Michael Davis were secondary to the intense focus on draft prospects Patrick Surtain II and Jaycee Horn. Neither player ended up being available, so Kelvin Joseph became the new, young rookie corner in Dallas.