3 draft prospects who no longer fit Cowboys plans after Parker presser — and more

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, and Executive Vice President Stephen Jones, have mentioned players who will be cornerstones of the Dallas defense moving forward. That information helps people who follow the draft eliminate prospects the Cowboys might take with early picks.

Christian Parker’s recet introductory press conference might have eliminated some early prospects as well. He mentioned details in his scheme that could raise some prospects on their board, but it will drop or even eliminate others from contention. Parker intends to build the defense around what the players do well, but these are some prospects that might not fit as well as originally believed.

CB Mansoor Delane, LSU

The Cowboys seem to have their two outside cornerbacks in Bland, who was just paid well, and Revel Jr., who was seen as a first-round talent who fell due to his injury. Before hearing Parker talk about the nickel cornerback spot, many believed Mansoor Delane could be drafted to play that role. Now that Parker spoke about the position as a clear safety type, Delane seems less likely. If the team is worried about Bland’s injury history or Revel Jr.’s recovery, Delane could still be an option, but looking for depth at corner with so many holes on defense is a long shot now.

DE Keldric Faulk, Auburn

The belief is that Dallas would be more open to drafting Keldric Faulk in a 3-4 defense due to his size and the need for defensive ends who can set the edge, but the roster is full of players who couldhandle that job. Any of the defensive tackles could move outside, and that isn’t just Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark, or Osa Odighizuwa, but Solomon Thomas, and even Perrion Winfrey.

Even if he was going to play the outside linebacker role, the team has interest in bringing back Jadeveon Clowney, who would be perfect in that spot, and Parker is known to coach in systems that use lighter, speed rush types on at least one side. The team could look to later picks to add depth players, who are more conventional to the bigger bodies in a 3-4, but they have so many to throw at it that a project to develop could be unnecessary.

Safety A.J. Haulcy, LSU

While Parker wants a safety to be his nickel cornerback spot, he needs one who can cover and play well in space more than a Donovan Wilson type. A.J. Haulcy is a downhill player who packs a big-hitter punch. It isn’t useless, but it makes it difficult for the defense to be multiple, as Parker wants it to be. Haulcy would be tough to trust on third down, covering slot receivers in man, and he lacks the speed to play deep safety in Cover 3.

Opposing offenses could game-plan against him if he is in the slot or playing deep safety in Cover 3. At the correct value, Haulcy could be drafted to Dallas and schemed around, but in a safety class with a lot of depth, Parker will likely look elsewhere at the position.

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Sports fans across America were understandably fired up about the U.S. men's Olympic hockey win in the gold medal game over Canada. And George Springer apparently wasn't going to let playing for a Canadian team dissuade his celebration.

As the Blue Jays were rolling up to Sunday's spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, Springer emerged from the clubhouse in a Team USA hockey jersey. He went through batting practice in that jersey, and he was clearly ready to rub the win in the faces of Canadian Jays fans.

Now, in terms of trash talk in the clubhouse, there probably wasn't much of that. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the Blue Jays' lone Canadian player. But Springer was repping Team USA regardless of what country he calls home during the season.

That jersey was staying on for the actual practice.

George Springer was wearing a Team USA hockey jersey while facing Kevin Gausman in live batting practice pic.twitter.com/7gaMZPTDZK

— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) February 22, 2026

To be fair, the color scheme does work well.

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A turning point for the Los Angeles Rams during the 2025 NFL season came in Week 16 against the Seattle Seahawks. Leading by 16 points in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks scored two touchdowns and two two-point conversions to tie the game. The second of those two-point conversions became a topic of controversy as Zach Charbonnet picked up the ball in the end zone after the play was over and was awarded the conversion.

According to CBS Sports, the Rams are expected to propose a rule change this offseason regarding how that play came to be. Said CBS,

“Sources tell CBS Sports the Rams are planning to propose rule changes that would effectively make the play an unsuccessful two-point try. The Rams plan to propose at least one rule change this offseason, sources say, and there may be a second proposal aimed at certain details around that play. Teams regularly submit rules proposals toward the start of the new league year, and many of those proposals come in around the time of next week’s NFL Scouting Combine. While the language remains unclear, one source with knowledge of the proposal(s) said the Rams’ goal is to “fix what went wrong in a few places.””

At the time, the play fell within the league’s interpretation of the rules. The play was ruled a backwards pass rather than a fumble and Charbonnet was ruled to pick up the ball in the end zone in the “immediate continuing action.” The immediate continuing action can certainly be argued, but that’s how it was ruled by NFL officials.

The play came under further discussion a few weeks ago when it was discovered that Amazon rules analyst Terry McAulay made a call to the league during the game that instigated the review. The report from Pro Football Talk inferred that McAulay called the league office to discuss the play, which may have led to the review being initiated. 

It will be interesting to see what wording the Rams look to change. Following the game, McVay said that he had never seen anything or never been a part of anything like that. Even if the Rams do propose a change, it would take 24 of the 32 league owners to agree for it to take effect at league meetings in March.

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