According to Over The Cap, the Dallas Cowboys are about $20 million over the 2024 cap number, so they will need to do something to get under that if they are to continue their recent regular season success. There will be. The Cowboys won 12 games in the regular season for three years in a row, but failed to advance past the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
It's now a trend and a joke, and its origins date back to the mid-'90s, when Dallas last played in the conference championship game. They made the inexplicable decision to bring back Mike McCarthy for the 2024 NFL season. It's clear that the Cowboys have hit a plateau with McCarthy as head coach, but I don't think that's my problem.
Either way, they will need to find a way to get under the cap number because of the 2024 cap surplus. This includes player reductions, extensions, and contract restructuring. Let's take a look at three players whose contracts could be adjusted in the 2024 offseason.
As a side note, I think Brandin Cooks is one of the most underrated players in the NFL this century. He has produced results wherever he has played, and had another solid season in 2023, his first with the Cowboys. Cooks has one year left on his contract, so I think a restructuring here makes sense.
Cooks' reorganization will save the Dallas Cowboys $4,526,667 from their 2024 cap number, which is about 20% of the overage they will need to clear out. In 16 games with Dallas in 2023, Cooks caught 54 passes for 657 yards and eight touchdowns. Those numbers will no doubt be welcomed back by the Cowboys in 2024.
