Not everyone has loved the moves the Dallas Cowboys have made during NFL free agency. They've made more moves than they did a year ago, but overall, they haven't added much firepower. Instead, they've looked to fill holes with moderate signings, leading to an unflattering grade for their work.

Here we'll try to look at the Dallas Cowboys' biggest need to address after the first week of 2025 NFL free agency.

Almost every team in the NFL entered free agency in 2025 with ample amounts of cap space following the salary cap boom to $279.2 million per team. However, not every team was able to pull off big moves with the additional resources.

Two years alter the Cowboys were done with Gallup, releasing him while eating a ton of dead money ( Gallup will count $8.7 million on Dallas' cap in 2025) behind. Gallup signed with the Las Vegas Raiders,

Gallup spent six seasons with the Cowboys and overlapped with Washington coach Dan Quinn for three years in Dallas.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup (13) hauls in a 38-yard pass from quarterback Dak Prescott as Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Kelee Ringo (22) defends during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday,