The Dallas Cowboys appear to be making good on their word. In the aftermath of the Micah Parsons trade to the Green Bay Packers, the Cowboys made it a point to say that they were going to utilize the savings on him (as in savings from the deal they did not give him which led to the trade) on other players. Given how the Cowboys have delayed deals of this variety in recent memory there were plenty of fans who rolled their eyes.

This past Sunday the Cowboys gave an extension to cornerback DaRon Bland, which suggested that maybe they have turned a new leaf (one of those things Jerry Jones infamously said he was waiting to see fall). Given that Bland is in his first window of eligibility for an extension (just barely as the season is about to begin, but still counts) this was a bit shocking.

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