3 players who may have played their last game as a Cowboy

Which Cowboys do you think may have played their last games with the team

The Dallas Cowboys are focused on the 2024 campaign as the NFL playoffs continue.

This summer will see a substantial amount of roster turnover in Dallas due to the team’s 14 pending free agents and severe cap constraints.

In light of this, we examine three players today who most likely played their final game with the Cowboys.

Tony Pollard, the running back for the Cowboys,

had a mixed 2023 campaign. With 1,005 rushing yards on 252 carries and a career-low 4.0 Y/A, the 26-year-old concluded the season.

Pollard did have a career-high 56 first down rushes and six rushing touchdowns,

but his effectiveness was lacking until midway through the season—possibly a hangover from an injury.

Pollard scored four of his six rushing touchdowns,

made 29 first down rushes, and broke 14 tackles in Dallas’ final eight games of the regular season.

Though it was never consistent, he began to exhibit glimpses of the explosive rushing back we saw in 2021 and 2022.

Pollard was a very productive player in Dallas for his five years there,

but it would not be in anyone’s best interests to have him return for the upcoming campaign.

Spotrac projects that Pollard will fetch a three-year contract for $19 million on the open market.

It would be absurd to sign Pollard to a multi-year contract given Dallas’ cap restrictions.

Although Pollard had a successful tenure in Dallas, the running back is probably going to try to sign a long-term contract this spring.

In light of this, it is highly likely that he will be playing for a different team in September.

Although injuries had a significant role,

one of Dallas’ biggest swing and misses in recent memory was the signing of Michael Gallup by the Cowboys in March of 2022, on a five-year contract.

After tearing his ACL at the end of the 2021 regular season,

Gallup never really seemed to get well, and over the previous two seasons,

he seldom played a role in Dallas’ offense.