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IRVING, Texas -- Of the cornerbacks on the Cowboys roster, Mike Jenkins isn't attending offseason workouts and first-round pick Morris Claiborne can't practice because of his recovery from wrist surgery. And then there's Orlando Scandrick and Brandon Carr.

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Carr is the newly signed free agent. Scandrick is the slot corner who is working out daily at Valley Ranch and has watched a massive change take place at the position.

Gone are veterans Terence Newman and Frank Walker along with Alan Ball, who switched between corner and safety the past two seasons. The Cowboys also have a new secondary coach in Jerome Henderson.

"I mean, it was a lot," Scandrick said of the changes. "They released Terence, signed Brandon, obviously he's a great player and [they] drafted another in the top 10. It was an area where we didn't perform up to quota and that needed improvement. So we went out and did it. Hopefully if we play up to our ability, we'll have one of the best groups in the National Football League."

In 2011, the Cowboys allowed the eighth-most passes of 20 or more yards at 57. The league average was 52. When the defense gave up 300 yards to a quarterback, the team went 0-3 -- 11 NFL teams failed to win a game when that happened. The Cowboys allowed 19 plays in which opposing receivers went at least 21 or more yards, tied for second-most in the league. The team's 15 interceptions tied for 17th.

The Cowboys needed to improve the secondary in the offseason -- specifically the cornerback position -- but Scandrick didn't take the offseason moves as a personal slight.

"I don't take anything personal," he said. "This is a job and I'm here to do a job and I'm ready to compete and get better and focus on what I can do help the team get better."

With the changes made this offseason, the popular theory is Claiborne and Carr will start, with Jenkins becoming the No. 3 corner and Scandrick fitting in on passing downs.

In the past two seasons, Scandrick has gone back and forth between slot and outside cornerback. Today's NFL is more of a passing league, and you can almost never have enough corners on the field.

"This is year No. 5 for me here and I try not to think about that," Scandrick said of being mainly described as a slot corner. "This has become a passing league and when you're on a good football team, you're playing with a lot of leads, so teams are going to try and pass to get back in the game. It's not technically a starter, but it's not technically a reserve; it's [an] in-between thing. I kind of look at it as the glass half-full instead of half-empty."

IRVING, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys' rookie pool has been set at $5,714,522 million.

According to NFL figures, the Cowboys have roughly $2.145 million in cap space after signing Jermey Parnell to a three-year deal last week.

The rookie pool is essentially a cap within the cap, and the draft picks will count roughly $3 million toward the overall cap. The Cowboys will gain $6 million in salary cap space after June 1 because of Terence Newman's release. Currently, the Cowboys have enough money to sign all of their draft picks except first-rounder Morris Claiborne.

While some teams have already started signing draft picks, the Cowboys have waited until the last week before training camp to enter into talks with the players' agents. That approach could change this week.

IRVING, Texas – The award-winning 5 Wonders is back for a post-draft look. Today we talk about Morris Claiborne, Bruce Carter, Mike Jenkins and the missing nose tackle?

** The Cowboys traded up for Claiborne because he was the second player on their draft board and they could not believe he slipped out of the top five. In 2003 the Cowboys drafted Terence Newman with the fifth overall pick and said part of the decision was based on Newman’s return abilities. In nine seasons, Newman had 38 punt returns for a 7.5-yard average and one touchdown. They never really let him do it. I wonder if the Cowboys will let Claiborne return punts and/or kicks. He averaged 25 yards per kick return last year at LSU and had a 99-yard touchdown. He’s not Patrick Peterson as a returner, but he could be a good one and the Cowboys’ return games need to improve in 2012. Here’s a bonus wonder: I wonder if Dez Bryant actually becomes more of a full-time returner this season. It’s Year 3 for him and I wonder if the team will sign him to a second contract down the road.

** Claiborne’s arrival has Jenkins’ future in question. Jenkins is in the last year of his contract and is scheduled to make a little more than $1 million. He is also coming off shoulder surgery and as I wrote on Friday, the team is a little concerned at how much rehab time he’s spending in Florida and not at Valley Ranch. But I wonder what you could get for Jenkins. The money is palatable but he will be an unrestricted free agent in 2013. And he’s coming off major surgery and won’t be ready until training camp. Jerry Jones likes to say a player’s value is lowest at the draft, so they could not get equal value for Jenkins or close to it. I wonder if the Cowboys let Jenkins play out the year, hope he does well, signs a big contract elsewhere and then hope they can get a compensatory back in 2014. The team doesn’t wonder about this (they say) but I wonder if they would like a do-over on Orlando Scandrick’s contract.

** I have to take Jones’ word for it that Bobby Wagner would’ve been the Cowboys’ pick in the second round had the team not made the move up for Claiborne. But I wonder what that means about Carter, last year’s second rounder. At every opportunity the Cowboys have said they liked how Carter progressed last season off a torn anterior cruciate ligament, that he met every goal they planned knowing that he was injured. Well, now he’s healthy and I wonder if he’s really a fit. The Cowboys added Dan Connor in free agency to a two-year deal and Jones said they would’ve taken Wagner, an inside linebacker. That would seem to be a little redundant, unless Rob Ryan is drawing up some sort of special scheme or maybe Wagner could play outside. There will be a lot of eyes on Carter during the organized team activities and minicamp.

** Where’s the true 3-4 nose tackle? As good as Jay Ratliff has been, many of you want the Cowboys to grab a huge nose tackle and slide Ratliff to defensive end. That’s why some fans wanted Dontari Poe in the first round or even Alameda Ta’Amu in the third round. I wonder if the need for that type of plugger is as important nowadays. Think about it. The NFL is a passing league and if you have a 330-pound nose tackle to stop the run, he will play about 30 percent of the snaps. Is it worth it? I don’t know, but it looks like the Cowboys don’t believe so. The good nose tackles in 3-4 defenses now also have some pass rush and flexibility, like Vince Wilfork or Haloti Ngata. Those guys aren’t available all the time and run defense was not the Cowboys’ downfall last year. I also wonder this: The Cowboys might be higher on Josh Brent than many people know.

** I wonder how many undrafted players make this roster. You can almost lock up Ronald Leary, the Memphis guard, after how Jones talked about him Saturday. Heck, you wonder if Leary could be a candidate to start. Last year four undrafted players made the 53-man roster and a fifth, Raymond Radway, would have if not for an injury.

IRVING, Texas -- In the early stages of the offseason, owner/general manager Jerry Jones thought if his team had beaten the New York Giants in the 2011 regular-season finale, the Cowboys might have produced a deep playoff run.

It didn't happen.

The Cowboys lost the finale and watched the NFL playoffs for the second consecutive season. But after nearly two months of free agency and then the NFL draft, which ended Saturday night, Jones said his team is better than last year.

"I think we're better," Jones said after the draft Saturday night. "And we're certainly better with what we did in free agency and certainly just all the way around. Yes, it wouldn't surprise me to see really again 30 percent new faces on this roster with what we've done by the time we finished here tonight."

The Cowboys released veteran starting cornerback Terence Newman and guard Kyle Kosier and didn't re-sign veterans Montrae Holland, Derrick Dockery, Bradie James, Keith Brooking and Abram Elam, who received significant playing time in 2011. The club also didn't re-sign Laurent Robinson, who led the Cowboys with 11 touchdown receptions, because it wasn't willing to pay him a five-year, $32.5 million deal like the Jacksonville Jaguars were.

In free agency, the Cowboys signed guards Nate Livings and Mackenzy Bernadeau to contracts worth a combined $30 million. They also signed cornerback Brandon Carr to a five-year, $50 million deal and added backup quarterback Kyle Orton. Safety Brodney Pool was brought in on a one-year deal and linebacker Dan Connor signed a two-year deal.

When the draft started Thursday night, the Cowboys made a bold move by moving from No. 14 to No. 6 and selecting the best cornerback in the draft, LSU's Morris Claiborne.

But over the last two days, the Cowboys didn't make any more trades, despite having an opportunity to move down in the middle rounds and gain some picks.

"I think overall, [Saturday] went really well," team executive vice president Stephen Jones said. "As you can see, we didn't do a lot of moving around and we went with our picks, and the biggest reasons was when we were ready to pick right there, there was a player there we really liked and really fit what we were trying to get accomplished for our team. We stayed right there. We had a chance to move down and around and up, but we felt really comfortable with our board."

IRVING, Texas -- Intended or not, the Cowboys’ decision to trade up for cornerback Morris Claiborne sends a message to Mike Jenkins.

One of the messages could be related to Jenkins’ approach to his rehabilitation from offseason shoulder surgery. According to sources, Jenkins has spent the majority of his time working out in his native Florida and not at Valley Ranch, much to the consternation of some at Valley Ranch, although coach Jason Garrett and executive vice president Stephen Jones would not get into that talk.

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The Cowboys' offseason program started last week, but injured players had been allowed to rehab since the season ended.

“He’s coming along,” Garrett said. “He’s been down in Florida some. He was here last week, so he’s coming along. It’s a serious injury he has. We feel like he’s making progress and he’ll be ready to go.”

According to a league source the Cowboys are looking to trade Jenkins, who will enter the final year of his contract. With uncertainty regarding his health and contractual future, getting full value for Jenkins could prove to be difficult.

The Cowboys would be wise to not give up Jenkins for next to nothing.

Injuries forced the Cowboys to play Alan Ball and Frank Walker more than they had anticipated last year, and they were exposed. For short and long spells at different times last season the Cowboys were without Terence Newman, Orlando Scandrick and Jenkins.

Keeping four quality corners in a division with talented quarterbacks and wide receivers might be worth any potential headaches.

IRVING, Texas -- There has been only one defensive back ranked higher on the Dallas Cowboys draft boards than Morris Claiborne: Hall of Famer Deion Sanders.

Sanders was the Atlanta Falcons' fifth overall pick from Florida State in the 1989 draft.

Thursday night, when the Cowboys discussed making a trade for Claiborne with the St. Louis Rams, team scouts told owner/general manager Jerry Jones only one man had higher grades.

Sanders.

"Deion was special with his burst," Jones said. "But certainly he is the best they have graded for us since Deion. That would have included Deion after he came in here. Deion had the highest touchdown-per-touch of any player in NFL history."

Claiborne's high-grade was also higher than Terence Newman, who was the Cowboys' first-round pick, fifth overall in 2003.

Last year, LSU's Patrick Peterson was the highest graded corner coming out of the draft, but Jones said Claiborne's grade was better than his.

Claiborne said he compares himself, not to Sanders or Peterson but to the New York Jets' Darrelle Revis.

"He’s on that level where not too many of the guys are doing the things that he’s doing and I believe I can be that type of player also," Claiborne said.

IRVING, Texas – Jerry Jones can admit the painfully obvious about the Cowboys’ cornerback situation now.

“We’ve had shortcomings in our secondary for the last three seasons,” Jones said.

No kidding. The Cowboys ranked 20th in passing defense in 2009, 26th in 2010 and 23rd last season. They expect to shoot up those rankings after making cornerback the focus on their offseason spending, recruiting $50 million man Brandon Carr in free agency and paying a steep price to move up in the draft for LSU’s Morris Claiborne.

The Cowboys believe that they’ve turned a glaring weakness into a strength within the last couple of months.

“There’s no question with this draft pick,” Jones said. “Now, with what we gave Carr and what we’re doing here and frankly, we can do some things to get these guys on the field all the time. I’m talking about the corners, for the most part.”

He’s not talking about Terence Newman, who was the last player the Cowboys drafted so high. They cut him last month, a couple of years too late, to be honest. And Jones might not be talking about Mike Jenkins, who is suddenly on the trade block entering the final season of his contract. Asked if he could say Jenkins would be on the Cowboys’ roster this season, Jones quipped, “As long as just because I said it doesn’t make it so.”

Carr, Claiborne and nickel back Orlando Scandrick, who signed a five-year, $27 million contract extension last summer, give the Cowboys supreme confidence in their cornerbacks corps for the foreseeable future.

The Cowboys clearly believe Carr, 25, a four-year starter for the Kansas City Chiefs, has Pro Bowl potential based on the contract they gave him. They believe Claiborne has Hall of Fame potential.

The only player above Claiborne on the Cowboys’ draft board was quarterback Andrew Luck. According to Jones, you have to go all the way back to Prime Time to find the last cornerback the Cowboys scouts considered better than Claiborne.

The Cowboys love everything about Claiborne, but his ball skills really stand out. He had 11 interceptions the last two seasons, including six as a junior in 2011 when opponents attempted to avoid him as much as possible.

The Cowboys think Claiborne has the ability to take a No. 1 receiver out of a game and make a quarterback pay if he is tested. That made it an easy decision to give up two premium picks (14th and 45th overall) to move up eight spots to get one player.

“We didn’t think it was realistic that we’d ever get a player like that,” Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said.

The Cowboys had Newman as the No. 1 player on the board when they drafted him fifth overall in 2003. The Valley Ranch brass, who have no regrets about the Newman pick, believe Claiborne is a cut above because of his ball skills.

“He was one of the top cornerbacks in my eyes around on coverage, but not necessarily going up and making the plays,” Jerry Jones said of Newman.

Nobody would argue that Newman has been one of the league’s top corners the last couple of years. Now that Newman has been replaced, nobody at Valley Ranch would argue that the Cowboys have had decent cornerback play in recent years.

“We’ve been needing to work on the secondary,” Jones said. “When Wade [Phillips] was here, I talked to Wade about it. This is not something that’s new. We had hoped upon hope and certainly Rob [Ryan] had hoped with the head of the pack that Terence could really be what we wanted him to be. So obviously that didn’t work out. That’s just the way it is.

“But I like the way we’ve come back.”

IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys moved up in the NFL draft and selected the best cornerback available in Morris Claiborne with the sixth overall pick Thursday night.

The Cowboys traded the 14th pick and the 45th overall (second round) picks to the St. Louis Rams for the sixth pick.

It was the 59th draft day trade since 1989, the first year that Jerry Jones became owner/general manager of the Cowboys.

Claiborne, 5-11, 188 pounds, was a two-year starter out of LSU who many scouts describe as a smooth athlete with good footwork and balance.

In Claiborne's final season at LSU, he was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year and won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's best defensive back. Claiborne finished the season with six interceptions and six pass breakups. He also returned one pick for a touchdown. He also returned kickoffs, averaging 25.1 yards per return. He decided to skip his senior season and leave LSU for the draft.

Adding Claiborne brings some depth to a secondary that was beaten up in 2011.

In free agency, the Cowboys signed Brandon Carr to a five-year contract to go along with Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick. Jenkins is in the final year of his contract and seeking a long-term deal. But with Claiborne on the roster, it will be interesting to see how Jenkins reacts to the move.

Last season, Jenkins finished with a just one interception but was tied with Terence Newman with 10 pass breakups. Jenkins played through knee and shoulder injuries.

The Cowboys were projected to get Alabama safety Mark Barron, but they bypassed him to get the cornerback. Barron went to Tampa Bay with the seventh overall pick.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas – By about a day, Jason Witten is the longest tenured Cowboy.

Witten was a third-round pick in the 2003 draft, and Tony Romo was signed as a college free agent after the second day of the draft that year ended.

With the departures Terence Newman and Bradie James, who signed with Cincinnati and Houston last week, Witten and Romo are the final members of the Class of 2003. Mat McBriar joined the team late that season and remains unsigned now.

Newman was a starter from the first day he became a Cowboy. Witten became a starter in 2004. James became a starter in 2005. Romo became a starter in 2006.

“It goes fast,” Witten said. “I think that even makes it more that your legacy as a player is ultimately tied to winning championships. Being around that building with the guys’ names on the wall and pictures on the wall obviously they’re elite players, but they made everybody around them better. It’s what challenges us. But it was a great run with those guys.

"It’s unfortunate when it’s over because, you know, man, it would’ve been nice to have had that ultimate goal of that shared commitment of going to a Super Bowl. But those guys were great teammates who came to work every day and it’s part of the business. Those guys you look at as friends for life, put a lot of work in together, but that’s the way the game goes. We wish them the best, you keep in touch, but it’s a business.”

IRVING, Texas – We’ve had nothing but mock drafts around here for the last month, so in honor of the NFL releasing its schedule tonight, let’s take a mock look at the Cowboys’ 2012 calendar.

We know the Cowboys will open the season on Sept. 5 against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. We know they will play an NFC team on Thanksgiving this year.

Let’s fill in the gaps.

You have to plan for five nationally televised games. Done. You have to plan for most of the divisional games later in the year. Done. You have to plan for a difficult December schedule. Done. And the December schedule is particularly brutal.

So after putting those criteria in play, here’s what I came up with (and remember there is nothing official about this, so don’t take it as gospel):

Sept. 5 at New York Giants (NBC) – The NFL knows how big these ratings will be.

Sept. 16 vs. Cleveland (CBS) – Colt McCoy comes home for the first time.

Sept. 23 vs. Tampa Bay (Fox) – A must-win for the Cowboys when you see Dec. schedule.

Oct. 1 at Seattle (ESPN) – Seahawks’ secondary will pose a challenge.

Oct. 7 vs. Pittsburgh (CBS) – How many Terrible Towels will there be in Arlington?

Oct. 14 BYE

Oct. 21 at Cincinnati (Fox) – Hello, Newman. Cowboys see former teammate.

Oct. 28 vs. Washington (NBC) – Cowboys get their first look at Robert Griffin III.

Nov. 4 at Baltimore (Fox) – Always a tough place to play against a tough team.

Nov. 11 at Philadelphia (Fox) – Will this be dream season for Eagles?

Nov. 18 at Carolina (Fox) – Cowboys get their first look at Cam Newton.

Nov. 22 vs. Chicago (Fox) – A rematch of the 2004 Thanksgiving game.

Nov. 29 vs. New Orleans (NFLN) – No Sean Payton or Bill Parcells but plenty of intrigue.

Dec. 9 at Atlanta (Fox) – Falcons are tough to beat at the Georgia Dome.

Dec. 16 vs. NY Giants (Fox) – Eli Manning is unbeaten at Cowboys Stadium.

Dec. 23 at Washington (Fox) – It’s never easy at FedEx Field.

Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia (NBC) – Could a playoff spot be on the line again?

Terence Newman doesn’t deny that he performed terribly down the stretch of what ended up being his final season with the Dallas Cowboys.

Newman, however, did offer an explanation after signing a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. The 33-year-old cornerback told the Bengals’ official website that he played much of the season with a hamstring injury.

“I'm a rockhead about some things and I tried to play through it,” Newman told Bengals.com. “I wanted to be there for my teammates and I ended up probably hurting them.”

The injury wasn’t severe enough to cause Newman to miss any practice time or even appear on the official injury report. However, defensive coordinator Rob Ryan did hint late in the season that something might be physically wrong with Newman.

The problem is that something is often physically wrong with Newman. He struggled, to put it mildly, in the second half of the 2010 season while playing with a painful strain in the muscle near the rib cage. He missed the first two games of the 2011 season with a pulled groin, the second time in four seasons he missed games due to a groin injury suffered in training camp.

Perhaps Newman, who is reunited with former Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer in Cincinnati, can stay healthy and perform consistently as a part-time player for the Bengals. The Cowboys were paying him to be a premier cornerback, and injuries are part of the reason that’s no longer a realistic expectation for Newman.

In the last 48 hours the Cowboys saw cornerback Terence Newman and linebacker Bradie James sign contracts with new teams. Newman went to Cincinnati and James went to Houston.

It's not a surprise each player will no longer play in Dallas.

Newman was released because the Cowboys wanted a younger cornerback who made plays on the ball, which they found in free agency in cornerback Brandon Carr.

James' playing time was reduced last season because, yes, the Cowboys needed to have younger players at inside linebacker. Enter Sean Lee.

With James and Newman gone, it brings into focus the 2003 draft class.

Tight end Jason Witten is the only Cowboys player left on the roster from the first Bill Parcells draft class. Witten was a third-round pick, 69th overall, and he continues to play at a Pro Bowl level.

The Cowboys drafted seven players from that draft and five made the team -- four turning into starters -- but only Witten remains.

In 2011, he led the Cowboys for the fifth consecutive season in catches and has surpassed at least 60 catches for eight straight seasons.

It tells you a little bit about his durability -- he hasn't missed a game since 2004 -- and the type of player he is. Witten is an elite player, and when you have something like that on your roster you keep him around for a long time.

So, you're an out-of-work former first-round pick and you're wondering where you'll end up. I see a flight to Cincinnati in your future.

The Bengals continued their run of signing former first-round picks, agreeing to a one-year deal with Cowboys free agent cornerback Terence Newman, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Newman becomes the sixth former first-round pick signed by the Bengals in free agency this year, joining cornerbacks Adam Jones and Jason Allen, safety Reggie Nelson, defensive lineman Jamaal Anderson and defensive end Derrick Harvey.

Given that the Bengals have two first-round picks in this year's draft (Nos. 17 and 21), they could go into the season with 15 of them on their 53-man roster. That's 28 percent of the team. Cincinnati could trim that number down if the team ends up trading linebacker Keith Rivers to the New York Giants.

Having a lot of first-round talent doesn't mean a team will end up in first place. According to the Bengals' official website, the Raiders ended the 2011 season with 14 first-round picks on their roster and finished with an 8-8 record.

This is another move by the Bengals that provides insurance going into the draft. The cornerback position was an area of concern because Leon Hall is coming off a season-ending Achilles injury and Nate Clements is entering his 12th season. If Hall isn't ready to start the season or Clements gets injured, the Bengals can plug in an experienced defender like Adam Jones into the starting lineup and still have Allen or Newman to play nickelback.

Newman, who will turn 34 when the season begins, was the fifth overall pick of the 2003 draft and last went to the Pro Bowl in 2009. He was cut by the Cowboys primarily because of his high salary-cap number ($8 million), but he was picked on more frequently by quarterbacks last season.

Still, he's made 20 interceptions over the past five seasons and he is familiar with defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer's system from their days together in Dallas.

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Key additions: CB Brandon Carr, S Brodney Pool, QB Kyle Orton, FB Lawrence Vickers, LB Dan Connor, G Nate Livings, G Mackenzy Bernadeau

Key losses: WR Laurent Robinson, TE Martellus Bennett, FB Tony Fiammetta, CB Terence Newman, G Kyle Kosier (cut)

"You ain't a beauty, but hey, you're all right": Rather than go big for the biggest names out there, the Cowboys took a more directed, focused approach to free agency this year. They did spend a lot to bring in Carr, but they had a glaring need at cornerback and they believed Carr was the best one on the market. The two guards were specifically targeted by Cowboys' scouts and new offensive line coach Bill Callahan, and Connor was brought in to address a need at inside linebacker while 2011 draft pick Bruce Carter continues to develop.

The only loss that they didn't upgrade is that of Robinson, who signed with the Jaguars after coming out of nowhere to catch 11 touchdown passes from Tony Romo in 2011. The Cowboys will hope that one of the young receivers on their roster fills that No. 3 wide receiver role, or that they can catch lightning in a bottle again this year as they did with Robinson last year. They could miss Kosier's leadership on the offensive line, but he was getting old and injured and they needed to keep getting younger on the line.

What's next: While they'll keep an eye out for a bargain-bin receiver to replace Robinson, and they could try and find another tight end to replace Bennett, the Cowboys' main focus the rest of this offseason is likely to be on defense. They could add to the safety or cornerback mix in the draft or with another free agent. They'll keep looking to upgrade the pass rush, either with another outside linebacker or a defensive lineman. Those are the likely areas in which the Cowboys will focus their efforts in the draft.

Otherwise, it's going to be about sorting things out, especially on the offensive line. They need to find a pair of starting guards from a group that includes the two newcomers and the two youngsters -- David Arkin and Bill Nagy -- they drafted last year. Training camp should help sort out what needs to be sorted out on the offensive side of the ball. The draft will be for adding more pieces to Rob Ryan's defense.

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for Cowboys cornerback Mike Jenkins, approached the team about a contract extension.

The team hasn't exchanged financial numbers yet with Rosenhaus, but there is hope Jenkins can continue to play with the Cowboys long-term.

Update: Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Tuesday afternoon the team values Jenkins "we like him," but you can't pay everybody, at least right now.

Last season, Jenkins shared the team lead in pass breakups (10) and finished with just one interception.

Jenkins played the bulk of the season with neck, knee and shoulder injuries. Jenkins' shoulder was so bad he couldn't lift his arm above his head and he underwent offseason surgery.

Rosenhaus said Jenkins should be ready in time for the start of training camp in late July.

Jenkins, who is in the final year of his contract, will make a base salary of $1.052 million this season.

During training camp last year, the Cowboys gave nickle corner Orlando Scandrick a five-year, $27 million contract extension with $10 million guaranteed. This offseason, the Cowboys signed cornerback Brandon Carr to a five-year $50.1 million deal.