Frisco, Texas — Things are starting to pick up steam for the Dallas Cowboys in their first week of free agency. After being largely inactive for the first few days, they've now acquired linebacker Eric Kendricks from the San Francisco 49ers, and now they're keeping cornerback Jordan Lewis, one of their best playmakers. Successful.
The former Ed Brock Courage Award winner agreed to terms to remain in Dallas on a one-year contract through the 2024 season, officially signing a new contract shortly after, joining Dan Quinn and the Washington Commanders as defensive backs. It effectively stopped the drain of talent.
It was just a few seasons ago that Lewis was approached as a third-round pick out of the University of Michigan, where he had a hard time getting on the field for the Cowboys, but it wasn't for lack of talent, it was because he didn't like Kris Richard. be. His lack of size as a cornerback.
Lewis would eventually rise to the occasion and make Richard (and Rod Marinelli) look foolish for doubting him — at one point becoming the team's best (and only) defensive falconer and playmaker. .
Since then, he's gone from being overlooked to a breakout star at nickel corner, to a serious foot injury that nearly ended his career, to making a comeback and rejoining the Cowboys' top playmakers in 2023. I accomplished it. He is a mentor and one of the best defenders on the roster for a while and has a lot of influence over the remaining years of his career.
His next production will be in a Cowboys uniform again.
