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Why the Cowboys were right to let Byron Jones leave in free agency

Everyone wants a top-tier cornerback, but so few teams can actually get them. There’s only so many players with the skill to be counted on as a true “number one” cornerback, which is why they so rarely hit the market in free agency. The fact that the Cowboys let Byron Jones leave was one such rarity, and in turn he quickly became the highest paid cornerback in NFL history.

Dallas responded by re-signing both Anthony Brown and C.J. Goodwin while also bringing in Maurice Canady. Adding those three to a group made up of Chidobe Awuzie, Jourdan Lewis, Deante Burton, DJ White, and Chris Westry gives them plenty of bodies at the position, but no real top option.