Perhaps at one time the Cowboys had interest in Gerald McCoy. However, that interest seems to have faded away.
The Buccaneers recently released the nine-year veteran defensive tackle, but 247 Sports' Allan Bell reported Tuesday morning Dallas now has “very little” interest in the 31-year-old former first-round pick.
A source tells @247Sports that the Dallas Cowboys have "very little" interest in free agent Gerald McCoy:https://t.co/wifT0IPrsR pic.twitter.com/MvPSVJ61HC
— Allan Bell (@AllanBell247) May 21, 2019
There are a few ways one can interpret a report such as this, but the most likely scenario is that this is a vote of confidence in second-round rookie Trysten Hill, the team's top selection in the 2019 draft.
Of course, McCoy has experienced the sort of career that Hill only hopes to have. McCoy has totaled at least five sacks in each of the last seven seasons, the league's longest active streak among interior D-Linemen. Since 2010, McCoy has 50.5 sacks, the third-most among all defensive tackles. His six Pro Bowl selections since 2012 tie him with Cincinnati's Geno Atkins for the most among defensive lineman at any position.
McCoy had appeared to be on the outs in Tampa Bay ever since the Annual League Meeting when new Bucs coach Bruce Arians told reporters that McCoy had not been as disruptive in recent years. Tampa Bay had reportedly been attempting to trade McCoy, but apparently found no suitors to take on his $13 million salary.
McCoy is from Oklahoma originally, so perhaps Dallas could work its way into a one-year “prove it” deal with the player that grew up nearby (assuming interest grows there), but McCoy will surely have plenty of other suitors as well.
The Cleveland Browns were one team mentioned during trade talks that could now go after McCoy.
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