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Why Tyrone Crawford Is The Canary In The Coal Mine For Cowboys Defensive Line

Tyrone Crawford has had a tumultuous career with the Dallas Cowboys. When he was drafted in 2012 out of Boise State the Cowboys defensive coordinator was Rob Ryan and the scheme that he was running was an exotic 3-4 front with aggressive blitzes brought from all angles. Crawford measured in at a shade over 6-4 and 275 lbs at the 2012 Combine, and there was no mistaking that he was drafted to be a 3-4 defensive end. He was too big, and not quite a good enough pass-rusher to be an outside linebacker, but obviously not big enough to play nose tackle.