{"id":197612,"date":"2026-03-10T02:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T02:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/197612\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T02:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T02:42:08","slug":"dallas-cowboys-restructure-deals-with-terence-steele-malik-hooker-ahead-of-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/197612\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys restructure deals with Terence Steele, Malik Hooker ahead of free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: <\/p>\n

The story has been updated since it was originally published.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys<\/a> made several moves to free up salary cap space on Monday, the first day NFL teams can talk with agents of players.<\/p>\n

The team reduced the salary of starting right tackle Terence Steele<\/a> to create $13 million in cap space. <\/p>\n

Steele was expected to make $46.25 million in base salaries over the next three seasons, but now will get a projected $36 million if he reaches certain clauses in his deal, a person with knowledge of the contract told The Dallas Morning News.<\/p>\n

Steele agreed to a restructured contract that guarantees him $22 million over the next three seasons. <\/p>\n

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The Cowboys also restructured the contract of safety Malik Hooker<\/a>, creating about $2 million in cap space. <\/p>\n

Steele is considered one of the more durable players on the team, having not missed a start the last three seasons after tearing the ACL in his knee<\/a>. Steele, undrafted out of Texas Tech<\/a>, signed with Dallas in 2020. He has appeared in 96 games (91 starts) over the past six seasons. <\/p>\n

Hooker a former first-round pick by the Colts in 2017, joined the Cowboys as a free agent in 2021. Hooker has played in 76 games in five years for the Cowboys. <\/p>\n

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