In the last few days, the Dallas Cowboys have picked up their level of activity toward adding pieces to the roster. This has seen the front office pick up some proven veteran talent on the offensive side of the ball.

In response to these moves, Dallas has worked toward restructuring the contracts of a few of their cornerstone players to create more salary cap space. According to Todd Archer of ESPN, the Cowboys have reportedly been able to rework the contract of Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten to create more salary cap space.

The 35-year-old had originally inked a four-year, $29.5 million deal that he had inked last offseason that was already a team-friendly contract. This should free up more space for the Cowboys to make additional moves while offsetting the recently inked deals of veteran wide receivers Deonte Thompson on a one-year, $2.5 million contract and Allen Hurns on a two-year, $12 million deal.

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Despite being past his prime, Witten has continued to be a reliable target in the passing game hauling in 63 catches for 560 receiving yards and five touchdowns while playing in all 16 regular season games for the 14th consecutive year. He has recorded more than 60 catches and more than 550 receiving yards in each campaign over that span. The fact that he was willing to take a pay cut shows his commitment to the team in helping construct a more improved roster.

This contract restructuring comes shortly after Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick agreed to restructure his deal to save the team $7 million in salary cap space. These moves should likely be used in order to push former Pro Bowl wide receiver Dez Bryant to agree to restructure his deal as he's set to account for a $16.5 million cap hit for the 2018 season and has $33 million remaining on the final two years of his five-year, $70 million deal.

For the time being, this move at least works toward helping the Cowboys add more pieces to the puzzle to help them bounce back next season.