{"id":161161,"date":"2026-03-08T10:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=161161"},"modified":"2026-03-08T10:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:15:26","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-from-dallas-a-113-game-veteran-defender-with-572-tackles-from-the-buffalo-bills-has-just-arrived-in-dallas-and-insiders-say-the-move-could-instantly-reshape-the-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=161161","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING FROM DALLAS: A 113 game veteran defender with 572 tackles from the Buffalo Bills has just arrived in Dallas, and insiders say the move could instantly reshape the Cowboys\u2019 defense. 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While the defense as a whole for Dallas left plenty to be desired during the 2025 campaign, the back end needs the same type of tweaking fans saw to the defensive line at the trade deadline, when Quinnen Williams was brought to town.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Beyond a promise from owner\/general manager Jerry Jones that\u00a0money will be spent on improving this roster\u00a0during the offseason, we haven\u2019t heard many defensive backs linked to the Cowboys with free agency set to open on March 11.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_733,y_200,w_1919,h_1079\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/181\/01kk2jk8g8b5rbr1k8jd.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That should change after Friday\u2019s release of Taron Johnson by the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">As first reported by Jeremy Fowler of\u00a0<em>ESPN<\/em>, the Bills\u00a0have decided to release\u00a0Johnson ahead of the new league year as a cost-saving move. This should serve him up to Parker on a silver platter, as the new defensive coordinator has gone on the record saying how important he views the exact position Johnson became an All-Pro at during his tenure in Buffalo: nickel cornerback.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Bills Releasing Taron Johnson Provides Dallas a Perfect Nickel CB Option<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u201cVery important,\u201d Parker said of the\u00a0nickel position during his introductory press conference, via the Cowboys\u2019 official YouTube page. \u201cThat guy, he\u2019s a corner sometimes, he\u2019s a safety sometimes, he\u2019s a backer sometimes. He\u2019s a defensive end when he\u2019s blitzing. You want to have a guy who has natural instincts and ability to feel the game and play football.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_4\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_4_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">If Parker is that big a believer in needing a difference-maker at the nickel corner position, much like he had with the Philadelphia Eagles, then pursuing Johnson on the open market seems like a no-brainer for the front office.<\/p>\n<div id=\"js_adsconex_parallax_1\" class=\"\" data-type=\"parallax\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad\" align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_inpage_1\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/inpage_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">As noted by Alaina Getzenberg of\u00a0<em>ESPN<\/em>, no NFL team\u00a0used a nickel cornerback more than Buffalo (83.4 percent)\u00a0going back to the 2020 season. Now, with Jim Leonhard calling the shots in Buffalo, a shift in defensive philosophy appears to have pushed the 2023 All-Pro selection out the door.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_5\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_5_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">While this past season wasn\u2019t Johnson\u2019s best, he won\u2019t turn 30 years old until the end of July, and should still have plenty of good football ahead of him. The Bills cutting bait with him now, despite having recorded 572 tackles, 48 passes defended, and six interceptions over 113 games in Buffalo, opens the door for Parker and the Cowboys to swoop in and sign him to a contract.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_6\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_6_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Cooper DeJean was never going to follow Parker from the City of Brotherly Love to Dallas, but landing Johnson after the Bills elected to let him go would be a more than fine consolation prize for the Cowboys as they reshape this secondary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Parker is the new man in charge of the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 defense, and one of the areas where his immediate attention will need to be placed&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":161166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING FROM DALLAS: A 113 game veteran defender with 572 tackles from the Buffalo Bills has just arrived in Dallas, and insiders say the move could instantly reshape the Cowboys\u2019 defense. 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