Discussing the salary cap is always a hot topic between Cowboys fans, with the team’s management of it potentially keeping them from adding talent. There are lines that jump off the page when looking at the Cowboys cap breakdown by position group or player, like Ezekiel Elliott’s contract putting Dallas at the top of the league for running back spending despite the much cheaper deals Tony Pollard and other backups are on.
Hidden Yardage took a closer look at the Cowboys cap spending up and down the depth chart, and noted how little the team is currently spending on defense overall.