There’s no doubt the Dallas Cowboys’ defense in 2024 will be loaded with playmakers at every level, which makes competition for starting jobs and roster spots fierce as preseason progresses.
That competition just got even more intense.
The Dallas Cowboys Make Addition To Their Defense
According to multiple reports:
The Dallas Cowboys are signing former New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
Lawson is the Cowboys’ second addition along the defensive line in the past two days, after they traded with the New York Giants for defensive tackle Jordan Phillips on Wednesday.
Lawson had worked out for the Cowboys in Oxnard, California, after the team lost pass rusher Sam Williams to a torn ACL in one of the early training camp practices, but Dallas signed Al-Quadin Muhammad and Shaka Toney instead. Toney has since been waived/injured with a groin injury.
The 29-year-old Lawson had been trumpeted as a major addition for the Jets in 2021, when he signed a three-year, $45 million contract in free agency, but he fell short of expectations and wound up playing in only 23 games in three seasons.
He missed the 2021 season after rupturing an Achilles tendon in a preseason practice with the Green Bay Packers. The injury required additional surgery a few months later, but Lawson made it back for 2022 and played the entire season, finishing with seven sacks.
The Cowboys’ defensive line sure got a facelift in the last few days. Jordan Phillips and Carl Lawson joining Dallas’ defensive line is huge for their depth as well as their rotation. It will be interesting to see what kind of pressure they can get on the quarterback in 2024.
Last season, Dallas ranked 14th in the league in sacks (46).
When Dallas fans saw they added yet another piece to their defensive line they reacted accordingly on social media:
good signing especially at this time of the year.
— Bryan (@BGauvin23) August 15, 2024
Carl Lawson is back in the #NFL w/ the #Cowboys.
There have been a lot of flirtations on both sides, but the deal finally gets done.
A reminder that a healthy Carl Lawson is a very dangerous man:pic.twitter.com/5n5gV1AMoU https://t.co/wXc2WY50Ms
— Paul Andrew Esden Jr (@BoyGreen25) August 15, 2024
Are the Cowboys making good moves before the season? https://t.co/DfXxo27mhv
— Cameron Magruder (@ScooterMagruder) August 15, 2024
The Cowboys traded for Jordan Phillips, signed Carl Lawson, and added ASU legend Cohl Cabral
They’re doing a bunch of things I would do right now, so a Dak and CeeDee extension must be right around the corner……. right??? https://t.co/7yFzV5G8fL
— David Howman (@_DH44_) August 15, 2024
The Cowboys have done more to their roster in the last 12 hours than they did all offseason. https://t.co/PUcSQBWYUw
— Matt (@SportsMatt12) August 15, 2024
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