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Article3 Cowboys who could become household names this seasonCaptured July 19, 2026
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Dallas handed out the biggest deal that they had in free agency since Brandon Carr this offseason, and they gave it to Jalen Thompson... the new defensive coordinator literally, this is what free agency is, hand-picked Thompson to patrol his secondary. Christian Parker's pedigree of molding defensive backs into household names is well-established.

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Jalen Thompson received the biggest free agency deal the Cowboys have handed out since Brandon Carr, hand-picked by new defensive coordinator Christian Parker to patrol the secondary, positioning him to potentially become a household name.

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