What Newly Acquired LB Rolando McClain Adds to the Dallas Cowboys Defense

July 2, 2014   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments


In 2013, the Dallas Cowboys fielded the worst defense in the National Football League. In the offseason, they lost defensive end DeMarcus Ware and defensive tackle Jason Hatcher to free agency. Linebacker Sean Lee was lost for the season to a torn ACL in OTAs.
Well, they say desperate times call for desperate measures, and it appears the Cowboys are putting that axiom to the test.
As Adam Schefter of ESPN reported, the Cowboys have swapped draft picks with the Baltimore Ravens in a deal that brings linebacker (and former top-10 pick) Rolando McClain to Big D:
If there was a word to describe the reaction from many in social media, it would be incredulity:
That's not hard to understand. When last we saw McClain back in April, the 24-year-old was retiring from football—for a second time in less than 18 months.
At the time, McClain told Seth Wickersham of ESPN the Magazine that he was done with the game:
I gotta follow my heart. It ain't football. ...

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