The Dallas Cowboys have been uncharacteristically quiet this offseason, and really dating back to the draft the team did not make any flashy moves. One move that the team did make that was questionable was re-signing Terence Newman to a one-year contract despite having a shaky 2010 season.
Newman entered the NFL in 2003 with a lot of promise after having one of the best combine workouts of any player that year, and the fact that he was drafted by the Cowboys only increased the expectations for him.
While he hasn't been the player that most people assumed he would be when he was drafted, he has had a good career with a few good seasons.
But he is 32 now and had the worst season of his career last year, which naturally led the Cowboys to sign him for $8 million this season. He battled injuries last year that no doubt hindered his performance.
This season is not looking to be a whole lot better as Newman will be out 4-6 weeks with a groin injury.
The Cowboys were already thin in the secondary with a healthy Newman. With his body playing bad tricks on him, the team will have to make some move to upgrade that area of the team.
The top free agents are already off the market and no one is going to deal a top tier defensive back, but the 'Boys can get a placeholder for a mid-round draft pick.
Things went bad in Dallas last year because of a porous secondary, and Jerry Jones will scramble to make sure that kind of thing doesn't happen again this year. The move will not be a big franchise changing one, but it will be enough to get the team through the first few weeks of the season without Newman.
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