The Cowboys typically don’t participate much in the annual free agency frenzy that has become so popular that it’s now yet another televised event on NFL Network. For the most part, the Cowboys wait until the market settles down to start shopping and are almost exclusively hunting in the bargain bins. Over the last five seasons, the Cowboys spent $8.1M in guaranteed money to outside signings, that’s 27th in the NFL over that time. In that same five-year span, on average, at least four of the Top-10 spenders in free agency make the playoffs. The Cowboys may not be one of the biggest spenders in free agency but have still won the NFC East in three of the last five seasons.
Cowboys DOs & DON’Ts of free agency (PART I): D-Law’s extension, slot WR, safety, defensive tackle
