For the Dallas Cowboys, the first week of free agency is starting to gain momentum. After being largely idle throughout the opening few days of the season, they managed to sign linebacker Eric Kendricks from the San Francisco 49ers and keep cornerback Jourdan Lewis, one of their finest playmakers, on board.

After formally signing the new contract shortly after, the former Ed Block Courage Award winner has agreed to terms to stay in Dallas for a one-year contract through the 2024 season, thereby halting the departure of defensive talent to Dan Quinn and the Washingtоn Commanders.

Only a few seasons prior, Lewis was selected by the Cowboys in the third round out of Michigan. His inability to see the field was not due to a lack of skill, but rather to Kris Richard’s disapproval of his small size as a cornerback.

In the end, Lewis would work his way up and make Rod Marinelli and Richard look dumb for ever questioning him. For a while, he was the team’s best (and only) defensive ballhawk and playmaker.

Since then, he has gone from being unnoticed to becoming a nickel cornerback breakout star, from suffering a catastrophic foot ιnjury that almost ruined his career to overcoming it and returning to be one of the Cowboys’ key playmakers in 2023. He has a lot of impact years left in his career and has long been one of the team’s top defenders as well as a mentor.

His next one will be wearing a Cowboys uniform once more.