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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0wrapped up an NFL draft that was widely hailed as a success this weekend, with the acquisition of safety Caleb Downs among the chief reasons for that outlook. But once the draft was over, the Cowboys\u2019 work was not done\u2013the team still had the always-fascinating process of bargaining with an signing undrafted free agents to get through, an area at which the Cowboys have excelled in recent years.<\/p>\n

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While there were some big names who landed with Dallas, most notably Baylor tight end Michael Trigg, who was expected to be drafted, there was no one quite so big as Sidney Fugar, Trigg\u2019s teammate with the\u00a0Bears. Fugar is an offensive lineman who has primarily worked as a left tackle, though he has played on the interior, too. The Cowboys are hoping to find some versatile depth pieces for the line.<\/p>\n

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Fugar stands out as a candidate for his immense size. He weighs in at 343 pounds and stands 6-foot-5. The Cowboys likely would want him to get lighter, but his sheer mass makes him an intriguing prospect.<\/p>\n

Sidney Fugar Helped Baylor With a 2024 Turnaround<\/h2>\n

Fugar made the switch to left tackle at Baylor in 2024, and it\u2019s worth noting for the Cowboys that his positional change went a long way toward turning around a Bear season that had gotten off to a 2-4 start. After moving Fugar to left tackle, the Bears won seven straight games to close the year before losing in their bowl game against LSU.<\/p>\n

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But Fugar was humble about the notion that he changed the season.<\/p>\n

He told the Baylor\u00a0fan site SicEm365.com, \u201cWhen people say I shifted the season, I don\u2019t believe that. I believe that all five of us on the offensive line did as a union because I wouldn\u2019t have been successful or we wouldn\u2019t have won any of those games, if I didn\u2019t have those four guys right beside me going through the trials and tribulations of the season. It wasn\u2019t me, it was all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cowboys Draft Picks a Sign of O-Line Shake-Up?<\/h2>\n

The Cowboys, of course, were very focused in the 2026 draft on addressing the team\u2019s defensive needs, which were many after a season in which the Cowboys gave up 511 points, the worst in the\u00a0NFL. Dallas picked seven new players this week, and five were defensive players.<\/p>\n

But if there is a considerable concern on the offensive side of the ball heading into this year, it\u2019s at left tackle, where coach Brian Schottenheimer\u00a0 has said he is weighing moving\u00a0Tyler Smith\u00a0out from guard and benching\u00a0Tyler Guyton. That was how the line looked to finish the season, though the team is now weighing the benefits of having Smith at tackle, where he is adequate, rather than at guard, where he is excellent.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0first offensive player\u00a0the Cowboys took was Drew Shelton from Penn State, a left tackle, in the fourth round. It\u2019s a long shot, but Shelton could compete for the starting role and give the Cowboys a nifty solution to the left tackle issue.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s an even longer shot to think that Fugar could fit there. But he\u2019s certainly someone who could develop into a depth piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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