{"id":73762,"date":"2025-08-06T02:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T02:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73762"},"modified":"2025-08-06T02:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T02:02:45","slug":"update-2-cowboys-first-stringers-in-danger-of-losing-starting-jobs-ahead-of-2025-nfl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73762","title":{"rendered":"Update!! 2 Cowboys first-stringers in danger of losing starting jobs ahead of 2025 NFL season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Cowboys could witness some big changes in their two-deep. Especially if things don’t turn around quick for these veterans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are on the brink of witnessing drastic roster changes. They’ve created the most scrutinized\u00a0NFL Training Camp of 2025.The\u00a0Micah Parsons\u00a0saga is the big reason why.\u00a0Parsons requested a trade from the Cowboys\u00a0on Friday. Cowboy fans are on high alert if Parsons gets traded.<\/p>\n

Is Parsons’ starting job officially in jeopardy? Or are there two veterans not named Parsons in jeopardy of losing their starting roles?\u00a0Jerry Jones\u00a0is\u00a0fanning the flames on a possible Parsons trade.<\/p>\n

Time to dive into who could lose their first string status.<\/p>\n

Cowboys first rounder facing make-or-break campaign\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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We’ll start in the trenches. Mazi Smith has gone from first rounder to facing a possible early exit from Dallas.<\/p>\n

The 2023 rookie has underperformed the first two seasons. He’s now playing in a new defense with Matt Eberflus on board.<\/p>\n

But there’s more facing Smith. Seventh round rookie Jay Toia earned some reps with the first team defense. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer said via Joseph Hoyt of the Dallas Morning News that Toia\u00a0has impressed with his pad level. Even giving starter Cooper Beebe hell during team drills.<\/p>\n

Hoyt adds that Toia’s emergence could mean lesser snaps for Smith. And he’s not the only Cowboys reporter raving about the former UCLA star. Patrik Walker\u00a0notices how quick\u00a0Toia moves even with his massive 6-foot-2, 342-pound frame.<\/p>\n

Smith even left Monday’s practice with a unknown lower body injury. The former Michigan Wolverine must string together some stronger camp performances to keep his starting role. Or Eberflus will become convinced to throw in Toia over the 26th pick of the ’23 draft.<\/p>\n

The national champion earned a B- grade for landing in Dallas. Then he surfaced\u00a0as the one Cowboys starter with the most to prove in OTAs. Now Toia is breathing down his neck.<\/p>\n

Micah Parsons’ Cowboys starting job in jeopardy?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Yes indeed, Parsons’ spot is facing turbulence. Even if Dallas caters to his extension demands.<\/p>\n

Parsons is a freakishly athletic talent. Fans flocking to River Ridge field in Oxnard, California haven’t seen the twitchy speed this camp season, though.<\/p>\n

The All-Pro is dealing with back soreness. Dante Fowler is rising as the relentless pass rusher in Parsons’ absence.<\/p>\n

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