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Cowboys Sign All-Pro CB DaRon Bland to Four-Year, $92 Million Extension Before Week 1

The deal leverages flexibility created by the Micah Parsons trade to keep a 2023 playmaker in Dallas through 2029.

Jul 22, 2025; Oxnard, CA, USA; Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland (26) during training camp at the River Ridge Fields. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images/File photo
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Overview

  • Dallas announced Sunday that DaRon Bland agreed to a four-year, $92 million extension with roughly $50 million guaranteed and an average annual value near $23 million.
  • The agreement was finalized four days before Thursday’s opener against the Eagles and came days after Dallas traded Micah Parsons to Green Bay to free cap space.
  • Bland’s 2023 breakout featured an NFL-leading nine interceptions and a league-record five pick-sixes; he missed the first 10 games in 2024 with a foot stress fracture and had no interceptions in seven games after returning.
  • Reporting on the contract’s mechanics indicates a maximum value of $92 million with a $22 million signing bonus, early-year guarantees that vest later, a 2028 option bonus, and performance-based escalators and de-escalators.
  • The extension positions Bland as one of the NFL’s highest-paid cornerbacks and anchors a secondary overseen by new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus alongside Trevon Diggs and recent addition Kaiir Elam.