Report: Cowboys trade for Ravens ILB Rolando McClain
In a breaking item in Cowboys news, the Dallas Cowboys have reportedly traded for Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Rolando McClain.
Here's the original report, courtesy of ESPN's Adam Schefter:
Baltimore traded LB Rolando McClain to the Dallas Cowboys, per source. So McClain's retirement might be over.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 1, 2014
According to Schefter, the Cowboys will send a sixth-round draft pick to the Baltimore Ravens for McClain and a future seventh-round selection.
Per the Dallas Morning News, "the 24-year-old McClain retired last year after signing a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. He's been taking classes at the University of Alabama, working out and spending time with his two young sons but isn't ruling out playing somewhere in 2014."
McClain has dealt with a host of off-field issues during his time in the NFL, including an arrest for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest ten days after he signed his one-year deal with the Ravens - marking the third time he's run afoul of the law since 2011.
However with school and sons to attend to, the former Oakland Raiders standout is doing his best to shift his priorities in a positive direction.
"Anybody, when you do have kids, you're forced to grow up even if you're not ready," McClain said, via the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday. "They're just two good little boys."
McClain amassed 274 tackles in his three years with Oakland.
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