How New CBA Actually Hurts the Dallas Cowboys

On Sunday, the NFLPA agreed to the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement by the NFL. While many players will benefit from the new CBA, as more revenue will be going to the players, as well as minimum salaries being increased, teams such as the Dallas Cowboys actually hurt from the new plan.

With the new CBA in effect, teams will not be able to use both the franchise tag and the transition tag. With Jerry Jones looking to bring back Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper, this is quite the bummer for him.

Now that a CBA has been agreed to, teams cannot use both the franchise tag and transition tag in this offseason (i.e. the Cowboys and Dak Prescott/Amari Cooper). Teams would have been permitted to do that if the 2020 league year had been conducted under the terms of the 2011 CBA.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 15, 2020

If the Cowboys were able to come to an agreement with Prescott on a new contract, this CBA would have not caused any issues. However, contract talks have not been going too smoothly and now the Cowboys have a decision to make.

Cooper will have complete freedom in free agency soon. If the Alabama product decides to take his talents elsewhere, that would open a new hole on the Dallas offense as Michael Gallup would become the team's number one receiver.

New CBA means the #Cowboys have approximately 24 hours to sign Amari Cooper to avoid him becoming a free agent, assuming they sign or franchise tag Dak Prescott. And assuming NFL calendar remains in place. https://t.co/ovbHOnpWT7
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) March 15, 2020

With the beginning of free agency right around the corner, the Cowboys have some major decisions to make that have now become even trickier with the new CBA.