The new league year officially begins next Wednesday at 4:00 PM EST, which means that impending free agents will officially be allowed to negotiate deals with NFL teams. While teams are allowed to negotiate with their own soon-to-be free agents, some teams tend to let lower priority players hit the open market before negotiating.
For the Cowboys, that might end up being their tactic with Tavon Austin, who was acquired by the Cowboys last year during the NFL Draft. According to Bobby Belt, Austin has shown up at the Star in Frisco, Texas several days prior to the start of free agency.