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Cowboys agree to deal with Kony Ealy

Kony Ealy, Marcus Maye

New York Jets’ Kony Ealy, second from left, celebrates his interception with Marcus Maye, left, and others during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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The Cowboys landed Kony Ealy, a day after he got out of the boat.

According to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, the Cowboys have agreed to a deal with the former Jets pass-rusher.

Ealy visited but left without a deal yesterday, but they apparently patched things up.

He spent last year with the Jets, after the Patriots cut him. New England acquired him in a deal with the Panthers for a swap of eight spots in the draft.

That’s a swift fall for a guy who had one of the best individual games in Super Bowl history. He had three sacks, intercepted a pass and forced a fumble in the Panthers’ loss to the Broncos in Super Bowl 50, but he never capitalized on that momentum the following season, with just five sacks.

The 26-year-old still has potential, the Cowboys certainly needed the help.