Dorance Armstrong has been one of the Cowboys’ more underappreciated and productive role players in recent years.
The Dallas defense is about to learn how much it will miss him after the defensive end agreed to terms with Washington in free agency a person with knowledge of the discussions said.
Dorance Armstrong has agreed to terms with Washington a source said. Cowboys lose one of their young pass rushers.
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) March 11, 2024
Five years deep into his career, Armstrong has established himself as a strong rotational player in the defensive front. The defensive end played 446 snaps for the Cowboys last season, meaning he was on the field 41.7 percent of the time. His 7.5 sacks was second on the team to Micah Parsons and his 24 quarterback pressures ranked fifth.
Armstrong was a fourth round pick out of Kansas for Dallas in the 2018 draft. His career got off to a slow start, but he’s come on strong. In the last three seasons, Armstrong has amassed 21 sacks, 71 quarterback pressures while recovering three fumbles and forcing another. He’s also been a consistent presence on special teams.
Two years ago, the Cowboys went into the offseason and with a goal of reaching a deal with two of their three defensive ends _ DeMarcus Lawrence, Randy Gregory and Armstrong. Club officials felt it would be unable to keep all three because of the cap.
Armstrong appeared to be the defensive end out when the club reached a verbal agreement with Gregory. But when that deal fell apart, the club quickly turned to Armstong.
He responded with the two best seasons of his career.
