{
  "id": 10820948,
  "title": "Cowboys agree to terms with DBs Juanyeh Thomas, Alex Austin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/cowboys-agree-to-terms-with-dbs-juanyeh-thomas-alex-austin",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T01:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cowboys-agree-terms-dbs-juanyeh-010003166.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Dallas Cowboys have reached agreements with defensive back Juanyeh Thomas and cornerback Alex Austin, according to reports from CBS Sports and The Schultz Report. The team had four defensive backs visit the facility for workouts on Tuesday, including Thomas, Austin, Shemar Bartholomew, and Tyrek Funderburk, as well as linebacker Germaine Pratt. Austin, a seventh-round pick of the Bills in 2023, has played in 29 games with six starts, recording 31 tackles, eight passes defended, and an interception. Thomas, an undrafted free agent signed with the Cowboys in 2022, has appeared in 36 games, amassing 62 tackles, five passes defensed, and a forced fumble. The Cowboys' secondary has been impacted by injuries to safeties Malik Hooker and P.J. Locke, as well as cornerback Jalen Thompson. Cornerbacks Shavon Revel and Cobie Durant are also sidelined with injuries.",
  "summary": "The Cowboys have been hit hard by injuries in their secondary, which is why they had four defensive backs in town to workout.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dallas Cowboys agree to terms with DBs Juanyeh Thomas and Alex Austin.",
    "Thomas and Austin join Cowboys secondary after injuries to key players.",
    "Austin recorded 31 tackles and an interception in 29 games."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Cowboys' agreements with Juanyeh Thomas and Alex Austin address depth issues in their secondary, which has been affected by multiple injuries to key players.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}