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Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi.
The Dallas Cowboys are approaching the 2026 season with a more varied approach to constructing their defense, which can be rightly interpreted as 1st-year defensive coordinator Christian Parker willing to do whatever it takes to turn around arguably the NFL’s worst unit.
Part of that might be taking chances on outside-the-box players, with the Cowboys getting a closer look at 1 of those on Monday after a standout season in the UFL for edge rusher Olakunle Fatukasi.
The Cowboys would be the 6th NFL team and 8th pro team for Fatukasi since he closed out his career at Rutgers as a 2-time All-Big Ten selection in 2021.
“Birmingham Stallions linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi working out for Cowboys, per a league source,” NFL reporter Aaron Wilson wrote on his official X account on Monday. “He played at Rutgers. Previously, the Buccaneers, Broncos, Patriots, Chiefs, Rams, and St. Louis Battlehawks.”
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame