The Cowboys locked in Tyler Smith through 2030 with a four-year, $96 million extension, including $80 million guaranteed—the richest ever for a guard. Smith, 24, anchors Dallas’ young OL core as they reshaped the roster with four long-term deals, including Ferguson, Bland, and Luepke. Dallas also reshuffled with a trade that sent Micah Parsons to Green Bay for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark, creating cap space and preserving a payroll that now leans on Smith as a cornerstone while eyeing more extensions like Aubrey, Pickens, and Williams.

Dallas Cowboys all-time offense and defense assemble for their 1,000th regular-season game, spotlighting Staubach, Smith, Irvin, Pearson, Hayes, Witten, Tyron Smith, Larry Allen, Mark Stepnoski, Zack Martin and Rayfield Wright on offense; Haley, Ware, Lilly, White, Howley, Jordan, Lewis, Renfro, Walls, Harris and Woodson on defense. A franchise-history exercise that blends eras and fuels dynasty and fantasy-style debates about value and fit in today’s game.

The piece treats this lineup as a brand-new lens on Cowboys folklore, framing how historic greats might translate to modern schemes and where fantasy leverage could lie across positions.

Rumors surrounding Micah Parsons after his Cowboys trade spark locker-room chatter. Sources say Parsons was viewed by some peers as self-centered, with his podcast stirring issues up to Dak Prescott. Dallas, 29th in run defense last year, traded to shore up stopping the run. Herbstreit questioned the culture Parsons influenced, arguing Dallas chose a team-first identity over an individual star. Fantasy takeaway: watch defensive schemes and Parsons’ usage amid any culture shifts.