Cowboys have restructured a pair of contracts to clear some salary-cap space, according to ESPN's Todd Archer.
The Cowboys turned about $21 million of the $24 million due to left tackle Tyron Smith and center Travis Frederick into signing bonuses to clear up $17.3 million and get the team under the proposed salary cap of $168 million, according to the report.
Sporting News contributor Jason Fitzgerald predicted last week that Smith and Frederick would be logical candidates for restructured deals.
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The Cowboys are now in a position to carry quarterback Tony Romo’s large cap hit into the regular season if the team can't find a viable trade partner for the four-time Pro Bowler.
Before the new deals, Smith was set to have a $15.8 million cap hit while Frederick was set to have a $14.8 million hit in 2017, according to Spotrac.