Cowboys finalizing deal with Leonard Davis

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The Dallas Cowboys are finalizing an agreement with free agent offensive lineman Leonard Davis, the second pick in the 2001 NFL draft who has played the last six seasons for the Arizona Cardinals.

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Davis, 6-feet-6, 366 pounds, is expected to play either right tackle or right guard for the Cowboys, depending on the resolution of contract talks with current Cowboys right tackle Marc Columbo, an unrestricted free agent the Cowboys hope to re-sign.

Davis' contract is expected to exceed the free agent deals of Bills guard Derrick Dockery (7 years, $49 million) and Browns guard Eric Steinbach (7 years, $49.5 million).

Davis visted the Washington Redskins and was considering a visit to the New York Giants, but decided on the Cowboys due to a desire to stay close to his hometown of Wortham, Texas, just south of Dallas.

Davis was an All-America tackle at the University of Texas, and played his first three seasons at guard for the Cardinals before switching to tackle the last three seasons.

I had already figured he was goin to Dallas, I just wonder how long you can sit on "potential" for an offensive lineman. This dude was a beast at UT but was constantly geetin shit on in the NFL. I mean the money hes gettin is mostly based off what people think he should be able to do not what hes done. 2nd pick in the draft, I mean even Tony Mandarich eventually was able to turn into an average lineman hopefully Davis will show and prove this year