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This is a story I’ll be watching this camp. Marcus Spears is pretty close to being a certified bust. First question will be whether or not he can actually finish a camp healthy, and whether or not someone can finally bounce him from the starting role. I look for Jason Hatcher to get the nod here, he’s shown more explosion during games, and has been a menace in the backfield harrassing the QB. Jay Ratliff could also see some time at DE, that’s the word so far. I would have to say that a Ratliff/Hatcher combo would be one of the best rotations on defense if this were the case.

DMN Blog has a small comment on Spears by saying:

The threat of more time on the sideline would seem like a great motivator for a guy with two seasons left on his rookie contract. Spears certainly looked like he had a fire lit beneath him this morning.

This is the same thing we saw from Spears each of the last camps, he looks the part in camp, but completely disappears during the season, please, let’s move on to some real defense like Hatcher. I’m done with Spears, he can gets raves during camp all he wants, but its the same story each year. I’m not even sure this is a make or break year for Spears, its more like he’ll need to play well to get some snaps for a new contract for another team, we’re not re-signing him.

Today’s headlining news is the release of WR Terry Glenn, no big surprise here, I knew he would get released, I just thought it would have been sooner. There’s also a slim chance he could rejoin the team later down the line, but its more likely he sign for cheap in Miami, that’s my guess. We’ll see.

Ken Hamlin is expected to sign a six-year, $39 million deal with $15 million guaranteed. Jerry has just capped off a very-very impressive offseason. Onward to Oxnard!

With the deadline to sign the franchise tender looming, the latest news has Ken Hamlin’s deal in the final stages of a long term deal. Looks like we’re going to hear an official announcement by early tomorrow. Getting Hamlin signed long term locks up the secondary and will give the Cowboys more options in regards to Roy Williams’ future past this year. Locking up Hamlin for years to come will cap off a stellar offseason for Jerry Jones, possibly one of his best offseasons in a long time.