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Dallas Cowboys' Keanu Neal hopes to be big 'hit' in move to linebacker

FRISCO, Texas -- The question brings a smile to Keanu Neal's face. What's the best hit of his pro career?

"There's a few," said Neal, a Dallas Cowboys free-agent pickup this offseason.

The exact memories are fuzzy because there are so many, but he goes back to 2016, his rookie season with the Atlanta Falcons, in a game against the New Orleans Saints.

"A receiver caught the ball across the middle, and he was running down the sideline, and I just lined him up and just laid him out," Neal said, as the smile turned into a laugh.