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The Cowboys have signed veteran Brad Johnson to a three year contract to back up Tony Romo. He played in 15 games (14 starts) last season for the Minnesota Vikings and he completed 270 of 439 passes (61.5%) for 2,750 yards with 9 TD passes and 15 interceptions (72.0 QB Rating). He also carried the football 29 times for 82 yards (2.8 ypc) with 1 TD run. This was a good signing for the Cowboys as insurance in case Romo was a fluke.
The Cowboys have signed Leonard Davis to a 7 year, $50 million dollar contract. Davis has been an underachiever to this point in his career, but no one has even doubted his potential. Maybe Wade Phillips will give him a swift kick in the butt and make him the Pro Bowl player everyone thought he was going to be when the Cardinals drafted him. He started all 16 games for the Cardinals last season and he started 91 games in his 6 seasons in Arizona. Look for the 6′6″, 366 pound mountain of a man to do a good job for the Cowboys.
The Cowboys released Drew Bledsoe yesterday. He played in 6 games (all starts) and he completed 90 of 169 passes (53.3%) for 1,164 yards with 7 TD passes and 8 interceptions. So Bledsoe wound up having one good year and one bad one for the Cowboys. He played in 22 games as a Cowboy and he completed 390 of 668 passes (58.4%) for 4,803 yards with 30 TD passes and 25 interceptions. The Cowboys will likely try to sign a veteran quarterback to help out Tony Romo. They also need a vet just in case Romo was a fluke last season.
The Cowboys have released TE Ryan Hannam and OG E.J. Whitley. Hannam was a complete bust as a free agent as he only played in 2 games and didn’t even catch a pass. Whitley didn’t even play in a game last year. Both will be easily replaced by the Cowboys.