When the Cowboys acquired Rashan Gary, a key discussion point among fans centered around the edge rusher’s contract.

It appears his salary cap figures have been reworked as Dallas moves forward in its busy offseason. According to ESPN, Gary will play in Dallas under a two-year, $32 million deal with $16 million guaranteed.

The deal includes a bonus of $13.2 million.

Gary will reportedly earn $1.8 million in 2026 with a $1 million active roster bonus. He’ll then earn $15 million in 2027 with another $1 million active roster bonus. The first year of that contract is guaranteed.

The reworked contract has four void years.

Gary originally had base salaries of $18 million (2026) and $21 million (2027) over the next two years. He had signed a four-year, $96 million extension with the Green Bay Packers in 2023.

The Cowboys have high hopes for the veteran edge rusher as they head into a new season under defensive coordinator Christian Parker. Dallas sent a 2027 fourth-round draft pick to the Packers for Gary’s services.

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DALLAS – A police investigation into a wanted suspect ended in a fatal shooting late Wednesday night after the individual barricaded himself in a vehicle at a Dallas children’s hospital, authorities said.

Standoff at Children’s Health hospital

The incident began around 11 p.m. in the 1900 block of Medical District Drive. Dallas police were conducting an investigation into a suspect with an active warrant when they located the man in a parking lot at Children’s Health.

As the situation escalated, SWAT teams were called to the scene. Officers discovered the suspect had barricaded himself inside a vehicle and refused to exit. To end the standoff, officers deployed tear gas into the car.

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According to police, the suspect eventually exited the vehicle but pointed a firearm at the officers. In response, police shot at the suspect.

A doctor with Dallas police rendered immediate medical aid to the suspect, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were injured during the confrontation.

What we don’t know:

At this time, police have not released the identity of the suspect, pending notification of next of kin by the medical examiner’s office. It remains unclear what the original warrant was for or why the suspect was in the hospital parking lot.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

Entering Wednesday, the Cowboys had seven selections in the upcoming draft and no Day 2 picks going into the first day of the NFL League Year.

By the end of the business day, the Cowboys gained an extra draft pick — and it will be on Day 2.

Dallas traded defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa to San Francisco for a third-round pick, No. 92 overall. The team also traded defensive tackle Solomon Thomas to the Tennessee Titans and swapped seventh-round selections, moving from No. 225 to No. 218.

Dallas now has eight draft picks, three in the Top 100 and two fifth-round selections that are compensatory.

The biggest thing was getting a Day 2 pick.

The Cowboys originally had picks No. 12 and No. 20 in the first round and wouldn’t pick again until No. 112 in the fourth round.

Dallas gave up Day 2 picks (second and third rounds) in trades for Quinnen Williams (New York Jets) and George Pickens (Pittsburgh Steelers) last year.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was determined to get back into the second or third rounds and moving Odighizuwa, a 2021 third-round selection, to the 49ers to get back into the second day of the draft has proven vital.

In recent years, the Cowboys have struggled to get good value with their second-round picks.

Taking a gamble on players coming off injury or with troubled backgrounds was something the Cowboys wanted to do in the second round.

Jones said at the NFL scouting combine that the team was no longer planning on doing that, considering the issues the defense had last season.

The third round has proved a little more successful. Cooper Beebe (2023) is a starting center and DeMarvion Overshown (2023) at linebacker is a reliable performer. Injuries, however, have slowed Overshown’s development in his brief time in the NFL.

Dallas is hopeful last year’s Day 2 picks, Donovan Ezeiruaku (second round) and Shavon Revel (third round), emerge as starters in 2026.

Revel recovered from knee surgery and played in seven games. Ezeiruaku played 17 games with nine starts at defensive end. Ezeiruaku, who underwent offseason hip surgery, will move to outside linebacker in the new 3-4 defensive scheme.

Also, the Cowboys have the ability to use one of their two first-round picks to move up in the draft or package the third-rounder acquired in the Odighizuwa trade to gain more picks.

Cowboys 2026 draft picks

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