Team news: Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys moved to the 80-player limit with four moves that included the release of kicker Kai Forbath.

Related players: Greg Zuerlein

Last season, Forbath made all 10 kicks after replacing Brett Maher and was re-signed in the offseason to a one-year deal, but he became expendable when the team signed Zuerlein to a three-year deal worth $7.5 million, the tweet went on to say. Given the success of the Cowboys offense last year, Zuerlein should be a target for fantasy owners.

Bob Sturm of The Athletic has pinned Blake Jarwin as a Cowboys player in a 'prove it' season.

"If you are a receiving-only threat, you had better do more than 1.9 catches per game to justify the money that has been written in his deal as largely a pay-as-you-play," said Sturm. "So while they sort of married him, there are avenues for a divorce if 2020 doesn’t feature a 50-catch, 500-yard year with some strong blocking grades."

Jarwin signed a four-year contract worth $22 million, including $9.25 million guaranteed and a max of $24.25 million.

Blake Jarwin has been a fantasy hype train running full-steam ahead. The Cowboys offense has a handful of offensive weapons that could see their numbers spike, and Jarwin is among them with little competition at the tight end position. Sturm mentioned that despite the long-term contract, the majority of guaranteed money will be paid out 2020, leaving Jarwin in a 'show me' position entering the season.

According to the NFL Network's Jane Slater, Dak Prescott was involved in last minute discussions regarding a long-term deal with the Dallas Cowboys. The reported offer was said to be in the $33-$35M dollar range, with $110 million guaranteed.

Being in contract talks down to the deadline is one thing, actually being close to a deal is another. The Cowboys will let Dak Prescott play the season on the franchise tag before potentially looking to hammer out a long-term deal next summer. Franchising him a second time would be expensive, but may still be the course of action the Cowboys take. Dak was excellent in 2019, and currently sits as our number three overall quarterback for the 2020 season. Dak now has an even more explosive supporting cast than he did last season, and may be looking to play his way into a Patrick Mahomes like payday. Prescott does not project to be adversely affected by the lack of a long term deal, and should remain one of fantasy football’s elite producers at the quarterback position.

The deadline is 1 minute away and there's no deal between Dak Prescott and the #Cowboys, per source. The sides did communicate today, but he's set to play on the $31.409 million tag.

This was the expected outcome in what has turned into a long-term standoff between Prescott and Jerry Jones. Prescott has steadily improved since entering he league and led one of the most efficient offenses in the NFL last year, but the Cowboys have been reluctant to give him a long-term deal. He will now play the 2020 season on the franchise tag and rehash negotiations next offseason. Prescott has plenty of motivation to put up huge numbers this year.

Despite Wednesday’s deadline to sign Dak Prescott to a long-term deal, there are no scheduled talks between the Dallas Cowboys and the quarterback’s agent, Todd France, according to multiple sources.

This falls right in line with a report we had on Sunday about a lack of optimism. As the story said, things can change quickly with a simple phone call. But, there was expected to be more urgency in getting a deal done that would lock the team and Prescott together for the long term while making the quarterback one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL. Prescott already signed his franchise tender and without a deal with make a little less than $31.5 million this season.

Source said Sunday afternoon Cowboys are not close to reaching a multi-year contract with QB Dak Prescott.

The deadline is July 15, which is this Wednesday, and while the situation could change, the report of not being close isn't exactly optimistic. Prescott would enter 2020 season on $31.4M franchise tag if no deal by deadline, the tweet went on to say.

Former Bengals’ QB Andy Dalton is signing a one-year deal worth up to $7 million that includes $3 million guaranteed with the Dallas Cowboys, source tells ESPN.

Andy Dalton already lives in the Dallas area so this is an easy move for the veteran QB. His value fantasy is still minimal unless Dak Prescott gets injured.

Bengals are releasing QB Andy Dalton, per source.

Cincinnati has officially entered the Joe Burrow era and Andy Dalton is not part of that plan. After nine seasons with mixed results, Dalton will most likely be accepting a gig as a backup QB rather than a starter in the NFL. Both the Jaguars and Patriots could be in play.

Sources: Former #Rams K Greg Zuerlein is headed to the #Cowboys, rejoining special teams coach John Fassel. Zuerlein gets a three-year deal with a base value of $7.5 million.

Greg Zuerlein always has a seat at the K1 table for fantasy purposes and now "The Leg" will be in Dallas on a three-year deal.

Amari Cooper intends to re-sign with the Dallas Cowboys on a 5-year, $100 million deal, league sources tell ESPN.

This move should have been a no-brainer for Dallas. Amari Cooper was the fantasy WR10 in 2019 and that was with a bit of inconsistency at the end of the season due to both knee and ankle issues.