After the conclusion of last year, things did not look so good at the linebacker position for the Dallas Cowboys. The team’s leading tackler, Eric Kendricks, was an aging veteran whose one-year contract had expired. Still, the real setback was the injury to rising star DeMarvion Overshown who was expected to be out for an extended period. That left second-year player Marist Liufau as the team’s best linebacker. Liufau had a promising rookie season, but the team was in dire need of depth.
This offseason, the front office went to work. They made a deal with the Tennessee Titans to acquire former first-round pick Kenneth Murray.