The Cowboys are ready to say goodbye to defensive end Marcus Spears, almost six years after Bill Parcells took him in the first round of the Big Tuna’s first draft class in Dallas.
ESPN.com’s Calvin Watkins broke the news Monday, and Spears confirmed it on Twitter.
“Testing the market folks!” Spears wrote. “Thank you all in Dallas for the support it’s still possible I could be back, but it’s shaky.”
Spears was a solid, unspectacular starter for much of his career. He missed half of he 2010 season with a calf strain.
Watkins also reports that safety Gerald Sensabaugh will be allowed to test the market. Both players are six-year veterans and were stuck as restricted free agents last year.