5 Dallas Cowboys who could come out of retirement and play today
By Randy Gurzi
5. Terence Newman, Cornerback
Back in 2003, Bill Parcells had taken over the Dallas Cowboys as the new head coach. It was the first time since Jimmy Johnson that Jerry Jones hired a coach who he trusted enough to make the personnel decisions. And it paid off as Parcells added a lot of talent in a hurry.
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His first draft pick that aided in that infusion of talent was Kansas State cornerback Terence Newman, who quickly became one of the better cover corners in the NFL. Newman started all 16 games as a rookie and proved to be a ball hawk by picking off 11 passes in his first three seasons.
In all, he played in Dallas for nine years and had 545 tackles, 32 interceptions, and broke up 122 passes. He also scored three defensive touchdowns for them.
Newman ended up leaving Dallas in 2012 and joined Mike Zimmer, who was once his defensive coordinator in Dallas and was serving in that same role with the Bengals. After three seasons there, he followed Zimmer to Minnesota where he was the head coach.
The veteran cornerback spent three more years in the league and nearly came back in 2018 at the age of 40. He instead moved into coaching but was not retained in that capacity in 2019. He did, however, work out for the team in January of 2020 when they were in need of a corner in the playoffs but he didn’t sign with the team.
Newman could still play at the age of 41 and his January workout could indicate a desire on his part to get back on the field. And Dallas is a place where he could find a role whether that be at corner or safety — which he did spend some time at for Minnesota. Plus, it would be nice to see him wearing the star one last time.