Cowboys Scramble for Cap Space, Restructure Steele & Hooker

0:00It's March 9th for the NFL, let's get into it. Follow and subscribe for more team news every day. The Dallas Cowboys are scrambling to free up salary cap space as the NFL's legal tampering window kicks off on Monday at noon. They're pushing right up against the cap and need room to make moves before deals can go official on Wednesday at 4 p.m. So far, they've restructured right tackle tarant steals contract to create about $10 million in space and followed that by tweaking safety. Malik Hooker's final year for another $2 million. This comes at a time when teams across the league are announcing agreements left and right, even if they can't sign yet. The Cowboys want to jump in, but these restructures are their quick fix to get under the cap and start talking to free agents. Fans aren't thrilled about the steal move since many hope the team would shop for a fresh face at right tackle instead of kicking the can down the road. For Hooker, it feels like a leverage play with reports suggesting the Cowboys hinted at

1:02a possible release to get him on board. Hooker's deal originally had a $7 million base salary this year. The restructure drops that base to save $2 million now while shifting $3 million into incentives labeled not likely to be earned, meaning they probably won't hit the cap unless he crushes it. More moves are expected as Dallas keeps grinding for extra space with the free agency frenzy just getting started. DNA is brought to you by our sponsor. Podcasts hit different when the sound comes from your pillow. Once you try it, it just makes sense, S-O-L-I, solely pillow dot com.