Cowboys re-sign DT Johnathan Hankins to one-year contract continue to maintain defensive continuity
Defensive tackle , who turns 31 on Thursday, received an early birthday present from the on Wednesday: a new, one-year deal. Cassius Winston Jersey Johnathan Hankins is stayin' in Dallas : | Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) Hankins joined the Cowboys, along with a 2024 seventh-round pick, in a trade from the in exchange for a 2023 sixth-round pick last season. He appeared in five games with the Cowboys, starting three. He tallied 10 tackles and a tackle Ish Smith Jersey for lo s. A second-round pick of the in 2013, Hankins played his first four seasons with the G-Men (2013-2016), one with the (2017) and then played four-and-half seasons with the Raiders (2018 Shabazz Napier Jersey -2022) before coming to Dallas at the trade deadline last season. With defensive coordinator Dan Quinn overseeing the Cowboys' fifth-ranked scoring defense (20.1 points per game allowed) in Thomas Bryant Jersey 2022, Jerry Jones has made it a point of emphasis to re-sign e sentially every key player from that unit who has hit the free agent market. Safety , linebacker , and defensive end have also all been retained, leading to Dallas once again poised C.J. Miles Jersey to have one of the NFL's top defenses in 2023.