Overview

• Discussions with team officials and his agent have already started, with Bland expressing confidence that an agreement can be reached before the regular season begins.
• He is set to earn $5.3 million in 2025 before entering free agency in 2026, giving him leverage in extension talks.
• A stress fracture in his foot limited him to seven games in 2024 and necessitated surgery, raising questions about his readiness.
• Dallas coaches have yet to decide whether he will start on the outside or shift to the nickel, and they are evaluating Kemon Hall, Israel Mukuamu and Zion Childress in the slot.
• The secondary remains in flux after Jourdan Lewis’s departure and with no clear return timetables for Trevon Diggs and Shavon Revel Jr.