Safety Jayron Kearse joining Cowboys on one-year deal

The Cowboys held auditions for safeties on Wednesday, and it sounds like at least one of the players will be joining the team. NFL insider Josina Anderson reports that the team will be signing safety Jayron Kearse to a one-year deal.

Kearse signed a one-year, $2.75M deal with the Lions last offseason and proceeded to have a career year. He was suspended for the first three games of the 2020 campaign for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, but he ultimately finished the year with a career-high 59 tackles in 11 games (seven starts). He was waived by the Lions late in the season and spent the rest of the campaign on the Ravens practice squad.

Malik Hooker and Damontae Kazee were also among the safeties who were visiting the Cowboys, and Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Kearse signing doesn’t preclude the team from adding another player at the position. In fact, Gehlken adds that the Cowboys are “engaged in contract negotiations” with Kazee’s camp, but the sides haven’t agreed on a deal.

The Cowboys have been busy revamping their safeties corps. The team is set to add Keanu Neal, adding the veteran to a core that includes 2020 starter Donovan Wilson.