{"id":66567,"date":"2025-07-06T13:57:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T13:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66567"},"modified":"2025-07-06T13:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T13:57:24","slug":"2-7-million-fan-favorite-facing-roster-extinction-after-free-agency-flood-at-his-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66567","title":{"rendered":"$2.7 million fan favorite facing roster extinction after free agency flood at his position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys fans felt like their team had uncovered a golden nugget following the 2023 NFL draft. T.J. Bass, an Oregon product, was two-time First-Team All-Conference player in the Pac-12. He received $150,000 worth of guarantees as one of the team&#8217;s premier undrafted free agents, then went out and proved his worth, making the initial 53-man roster as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Bass started two games as a rookie, and another three in his second season, but entering his third year he&#8217;s going to have to prove himself to a new regime. The head-coaching switch from Mike McCarthy to Brian Schottenheimer means there&#8217;s a new staff of position coaches, and Klayton Adams and Conor Riley went out and found several new bodies to work in the potential scheme change.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<h2>RunDown<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Offensive Guard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Height: <\/strong>6-foot-4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 325 pounds<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Deming, WA<\/p>\n<p><strong>High School: <\/strong>Mount Baker<\/p>\n<p><strong>College:<\/strong> Oregon (Film Study Video)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Draft: <\/strong>2023 Undrafted Free Agent<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acquired:<\/strong> UDFA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contract: <\/strong>Three-year contract (2023), $2.7 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 Base Salary:<\/strong> $1 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career Earnings<\/strong>: $1.6 million (per Over The Cap)<\/p>\n<h2>Profile<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QClVh44l8BCrEE7VJe_tmw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dallas_cowboys_wire_usa_today_sports_articles_693\/c71f613613b5071a6cb5074744d9351d\" alt=\"$2.7 million fan favorite facing roster extinction after free agency flood at his position\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>October 8, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; Dallas Cowboys guard T.J. Bass (66) warms up before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi&#8217;s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not only did Dallas sign Robert Jones, Saahdiq Charles and Hakeem Adeniji, they also used a first and sixth-round pick on the interior of the line with Alabama&#8217;s Tyler Booker and Bass&#8217; former teammate Adeniji Cornelius. The latter is going to be moved inside. The team also brought back ERFA Brock Hoffman, who beat out Bass for the primary interior backup role last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>All of these players will be significant competition for the former Duck as he&#8217;ll have to swim upstream to make the roster again in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow\u00a0Cowboys Wire on Facebook\u00a0to join in on the conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Dallas Cowboys player profile: No. 66 OG T.J. 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