The Dallas Cowboys have to field a competent defense this year if they want success. Would this key defensive cut make sense for them? It should come as no shock that the Cowboys offense is more of of a stable unit heading into 2025.
No one would really be shocked if the new trio of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and George Pickens ended up leading this unit to a top-10 finish in the 2025 NFL Season. The primary issue with the Cowboys, besides the front office, is the defense.
It feels a bit soft on paper, especially right up the middle, so some key roster decisions will have to made properly if this team hopes to compete under first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer in 2025. Well, the Cowboys were recently urged to cut ties with a young and somewhat promising linebacker.
Bleacher Report is urging the Dallas Cowboys to cut Damone Clark
Here is Gary Davenport on why cutting Damone Clark makes sense for the Dallas Cowboys:
From all indications in training camp, newcomer Jack Sanborn will be Dallas' "green dot" defensive signal-caller until DeMarvion Overshown returns from injury. He will likely be flanked by fellow free-agent signee Kenneth Murray Jr., with Marist Liufau taking over as the No. 3 linebacker.
Clark did play 284 special teams snaps last season, but for a perennially cap-strapped team like Dallas, $3.5 million is a lot to play a so-so special teamer.
Dallas would save nearly that whole amount by letting Clark go, cash that will pay for at least like 15 snaps from edge-rusher Micah Parsons. -- Gary Davenport
The argument of gaining some cap space to perhaps help in Micah Parsons' contract negotiations really isn't all that crazy. Dallas would save about $3.5 million from making the move. Furthermore, Clark went from starting all 17 games in 2024 to starting just two in the 2024 NFL Season, so the way things are trending, Clark might indeed find himself off the roster in a couple of weeks.
Overall, he's still a young player and could have some upside left, but there is a world where he's not on the Dallas Cowboys.