One of the variables that will play a huge role in just how much money the Cowboys have to spend in free agency in March will begin to take shape over the next two weeks.
Tuesday is the first day NFL teams can designate their franchise player for 2018. They can tag a player up until the 3 p.m. March 6 deadline.
The Cowboys will use their two-week franchise tag window to focus solely on defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence.
The question isn't whether Lawrence will be back for 2018. Instead, it's how much money the Cowboys will have to dish out to make it happen and how that will affect their 2018 salary-cap space.