The Dallas Cowboys added veteran speed and depth after the NFL Draft, signing Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Tyler Johnson and Curtis Robinson.
FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys didn’t stop working after the 2026 NFL Draft ended.
Dallas quickly moved into post-draft free agency, looking to add 10 to 12 players to complete its offseason roster.
Three of those additions bring NFL experience, with wide receivers Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Tyler Johnson joining linebacker Curtis Robinson on one-year deals.
Valdes-Scantling is the biggest name of the group.
The 31-year-old receiver brings size, speed and playoff experience to a Cowboys wide receiver room still sorting out its depth behind CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens and Ryan Flournoy.
A former fifth-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2018, Valdes-Scantling played 59 games with 39 starts in Green Bay before moving on to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022. He also brings two Super Bowl rings to Dallas and spent time with the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025.
Johnson gives the Cowboys another veteran receiver option. Like Valdes-Scantling, he entered the league as a fifth-round pick and owns a Super Bowl ring. His most recent stop came with the New York Jets, and now he’ll compete for a role in Dallas’ receiver rotation.
Robinson adds another body to a remade linebacker room under position coach Scott Symons and defensive coordinator Christian Parker. Robinson originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Stanford with the Denver Broncos in 2021, when Parker was on Denver’s defensive staff.
Robinson later spent much of his career with the 49ers, where he crossed paths with newly acquired Cowboys linebacker Dee Winters.
Now, the two reunite in Dallas as the Cowboys build competition throughout the roster.
It may be worth noting that these deals come on the heels of rumors of Pickens wanting a trade away from Dallas should be not be given a long-term deal.
None of these signings guarantees a major role, but that’s the point. Dallas wanted more depth, more experience and more camp battles.
Now the Cowboys head into voluntary offseason work with a fuller 90-man roster and several veterans fighting to stick.
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