'Seems the favorite' – cowboys' quiet freelance agency, which already signs after the first OTAS practices, to pay, pay dividends

As usual, the free agency of the Dallas Cowboys was very quiet in March. The front office has deducted several trades and signatures for previous picks in the first round, but each of them was an inexpensive signing to acquire depth.

However, one of the quietest obligations was that of the linebacker Jack Sanborn. With just three starts in 2024 for the Chicago Bears, many Sanborn's acquisition were not important.

Well, it's time that fans think of him as a linebacker of the first team at least early in the season.

According to Calvin Watkins from Dallas Morning NewsPresent Otas showed that there is an open competition for the Middle Linebacker spot between Sanborn and the former rider Kenneth Murray.

“Sanborn, the Free Agent Pickup, seems to be the favorite,” wrote Watkins. “Murray, who was purchased in a trade, could surprise in the training camp in order to make this a tight race.”

Sanborn has a natural interior lane for the job, considering that he is already familiar with the scheme of the defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, which has been in Chicago in the past three years.

But it's not just familiarity that she has on his side. Accordingly A to z sport ' The Bears expert Kole Noble, Sanborn, consistently stood out in the film and was a Breakout candidate for 2025 before leaving Chicago in the Free Agency.

“Seeing the bears that make Jack Sanborn was a surprise and a blow to the entire fan base,” wrote Noble in March. “Sanborn has become a fan favorite in Chicago, even if he was limited in his role behind Tremaine Edmund and TJ Edwards … If you look at the tape, Sanborn is constantly getting out and should be a breakout player with a new team.”

For the cowboys, the one-year deal worth $ 1.5 million could pay dividends early. Sanborn will have to fight in the training camp, but so far it looks like the top mike in the team. Expect that he starts line backers alongside Marist Liufau.

However, the position will be shaken in November when the Cowboys have withdrawn from an injury.