The Dallas Cowboys have tendered a one-year offer to defensive end David Irving to keep him on the roster for 2017, according to ESPN's Todd Archer.
The Cowboys tendered an offer to the exclusive rights free agent, worth $615,000, securing a player they hope can be an integral part of their defensive line in 2017. Had the Cowboys not tendered Irving, he would have been a free agent.
“I think his ceiling is high,” executive vice president Stephen Jones said about Irving. “A lot is going to depend on him, how he wants to continue to work at it, which I think he does, continue to improve and get better, then I think he should only get better. But there’s a lot of work involved in that and certainly it didn’t just come overnight for him. He didn’t walk in this league and start having success. But I do think if he’ll continue on the path that he’s on then we think he should continue to improve.”
By giving him the tender, Irving will be a restricted free agent after the 2017 season.
Irving played in every game last season, but saw his playing time increase over the last half of the year, including starting during the final two regular season games after carving out a role as a situational pass rusher.
He only had 11 tackles last season, but that included five tackles for loss and four sacks along with 26 quarterback hurries and four forced fumbles.
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