Veteran defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Dallas Cowboys after playing just one season with the Carolina Panthers. According to ESPN’s Todd Archer, McCoy will sign a three-year deal with Dallas. The financial details have yet to be released.
The Cowboys have agreed to terms with defensive lineman Gerald McCoy on a three-year deal, according to a source. Like all these deals, it’s pending a physical. McCoy started every game last season for Carolina after a nine-year run with Tampa Bay. He… https://t.co/ydMR3wPmzv
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) March 18, 2020
Gerald McCoy was one of the most highly touted prospects out of his draft class in 2010 and was drafted with the third overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 32-year-old played the first nine seasons of his career with the Bucs before joining Carolina in 2019.
In those nine seasons with Tampa, McCoy was known as one of the better interior defensive linemen in the NFL. McCoy would make the Pro Bowl on five different occasions with the Bucs.
Now McCoy joins a Dallas front that already features some talent with star defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and two solid linebackers. McCoy will look to help fill the void left by free agent Robert Quinn who joined the Bears on a five-year deal.
