FRISCO, Texas — Micah Parsons out, Jadeveon Clowney in. Only 12 days after the Dallas Cowboys traded the former to the Green Bay Packers in a package that included the acquisition of Kenny Clark, they dipped into NFL free agency to add one of the best available pass rushers in the NFL — the former first-overall pick signing with the club in Week 2.

Yes, in Week 2, and during their game against the New York Giants, no less.

They didn't wait until some point midway through the season, in the usual reactive fashion. They made the move in Week 2, and that's telling of the cultural shift in Dallas, and the fact they're not simply sitting on the existing $37.5 million in salary cap space.

Thus far, the start of the Brian Schottenheimer era has seen the Cowboys become proactive in most ways

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