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Cowboys release Coakley

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Cowboys bid farewell to Coakley

The Cowboys have broken ties with one of the most prolific linebackers in club history.

Dexter Coakley, a third-round pick out of Appalachian State in 1997, was released Tuesday, when a restructured contract could not be worked out.

Coakley, who will turn 33 in October, was scheduled to receive a $502,000 roster bonus this week.


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I had heard they were using him as trade bait...glad to see they received nothing for him.
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This does hurt me.

Dex was one of my all-time faves. Sad to see him go but his contract wasn't worth his production.

Should have been traded at the very least. :(
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He will get picked up. Maybe Minnesota?
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Primetime42 wrote:This does hurt me.

Dex was one of my all-time faves. Sad to see him go but his contract wasn't worth his production.

Should have been traded at the very least. :(


Unfortunately, he had a 1/2 million roster bonus due this week and the cap implications made releasing him the way to go.

It'll free about 2.5 million in cap space (2.8 -330K rule of 51). A much better fit can be found for that type of hit.


He'll be hard pressed to find a starting gig at this point in his career having lost a 1/2 step, but he'll make someone a pretty decent nickel/dime LB.
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Unfortunately, he had a 1/2 million roster bonus due this week

:lol: Man, that's chump change for us.
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Brandon777 wrote:
Unfortunately, he had a 1/2 million roster bonus due this week

:lol: Man, that's chump change for us.
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Coakley is headed to St. Louis:

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