FRISCO, Texas -- Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season brings forth a referendum on the Dallas Cowboys' free agency decision-making at the running back position.

Dallas watched now-27-year-old running back Rico Dowdle become the first undrafted player in team history to rush for over 1,000 yards in 2024, and despite that, allowed him to walk in free agency to sign a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Carolina Panthers in 2025. The Cowboys are readying to face Dowdle and the Panthers in Week 6 a week after he was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 5. He earned that hardware thanks to him producing a career-high 206 yards rushing and a touchdown on 12 carries (nine yards a carry) in Carolina's 27-24 victory over the Miami Dolphins. In most circumstances, a team letting a

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