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Grade Dallas Cowboys sign Cobie Durant
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Dallas adds a quality cornerback on a reasonable prove-it deal with upside potential. Multiple outlets frame this as a bargain signing with breakout potential in his new role. The $5.5M contract suggests confidence in Durant's abilities without massive financial commitment or risk. Rams fans reportedly regretted losing him, indicating solid previous performance and value recognition. Cowboys likely viewing this as a quality depth upgrade with starter potential if he performs.
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Cobie Durant's signing earns a C Contract Value Index (CVI), reflecting a serviceable depth acquisition that makes marginal sense for a team in reset mode but carries modest upside. At $4M AAV, this is replacement-level cornerback money—the kind of deal you deploy when you need roster depth without long-term commitment, which aligns with Dallas's current 7-9-1 standing and offseason positioning. The contract structure appears flexible (no multi-year lock mentioned), giving the Cowboys an out if Durant doesn't stick, a smart hedge for a secondary piece in the preseason window. His value equation hinges entirely on execution: if he emerges as a solid starter or even a reliable backup, the team gets production at below-market rates; if he's a rotational piece fighting for snaps, he's exactly the fungible salary the league churns through every offseason. The C-grade reflects the reality that this isn't a franchise cornerstone move or even a dramatic upgrade—it's defensive infrastructure spending that Dallas can afford to get wrong without derailing plans, the kind of low-risk, low-reward transaction that defines competitive triage during a rebuild.
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- $4.0M
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- $1.5M
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The Dallas Cowboys signed Cobie Durant (CB) on March 13, 2026. FanVerdicts covers every reported NFL move — and asks fans to weigh in on each one. Cast your Fan Verdict on this move, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts brings its own read too — sentiment and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index C, Sentiment A+.
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