John Gilbert is a former investment banker. Since joining SB Nation in 2016, he has specialized in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis.
As the new league year approaches, the Dallas Cowboys aren’t in a position where there is an urgent need to create a significant amount of cap space, but they do need to create a bit of space to cover cap costs that will arrive in the coming months. In addition, they also need to account for the newly signed four-year, $80M contract of Osa Odighizuwa.
There are a handful of players whose release could free up space, but the reality is that most of the players whose release would free up a few million dollars would simultaneously create a hole on the roster that would cost a few million dollars or a draft pick to patch.