Last offseason, following two major losses along their offensive line, the Dallas Cowboys had to make some tough decisions. With starting right tackle Doug Free retiring after ten seasons and left guard Ronald Leary leaving for the Denver Broncos in free agency, the Cowboys suddenly had two major voids to fill.
The man stuck in the middle was third-year lineman La’el Collins, who was coming off a season-ending toe injury. Likely the greatest undrafted free agent signing in league history coming out of LSU in 2015, the Cowboys toyed at the idea of playing Collins at right tackle before cementing him at left guard.