The Cowboys brought Rolando McClain in as an injury replacement.
And he showed them enough to make them pony up to keep him when the other guy got well.
PFT has confirmed that the Cowboys have agreed to a new one-year deal with McClain which has a base value of $3 million, with another $1 million in playing time incentives. The news was first reported by Ed Werder of ESPN.
Now, they can use McClain in the middle again, giving them some flexibility to bring Sean Lee back to play on the weakside (which may keep him out of some traffic, and help his durability).
The Cowboys signed the twice-retired McClain last year after Lee tore his ACL in OTAs, and he played well for them. The Patriots had also showed interest, but the former top 10 overall pick decided to stay in Dallas.