'Urban Cowboy': Dallas Signs 6-7 Run-Stopping DT From Bears

Brent Urban - who happens to stand 6-7 and weighs 300 - is a 29-year-old Canadian was a fourth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys have made another Thursday addition to their defensive line via NFL free agency, as Brent Urban is coming to The Star via a one-year deal ... as revealed both by him and (first) by his wife, broke the news on her Twitter account.

Urban joins former Houston Texans defensive lineman Carlos Watkins in coming to Dallas, and like Watkins was a part-time starter in his previous stop.

Urban - who happens to stand 6-7 and weighs 300 - started eight of the 16 games he played for the Chicago Bears last season and recorded 36 tackles and 2.5 sacks. He signed with Chicago during two seasons after stints with the Titans and the Ravens, where the 29-year-old Canadian was a fourth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

Earlier in the day, the Cowboys agreed to a deal with defensive tackle Carlos Watkins. Watkins, a 2017 fourth-round pick out of Clemson, played four seasons with the Texans before becoming an unrestricted free agent after finishing out his rookie contract with the Texans. The 6-3, 297-pound defensive lineman was a starter with Houston in 2020, registering 11 first-team appearances. He recorded two of his career four sacks last season while playing about half of the snaps for the Texans.

Watkins has played in 42 games, and played both inside and outside in the Texans' 3-4 defense. Dallas is switching back to a 4-3 under new defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, and Watson figures as interior help there, along with Trysten Hill and Neville Gallimore, who are near the top of the depth chart, and just-tendered restricted free agent defensive tackle Antwaun Woods.

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The Cowboys' other moves in free agency have largely been about "signing our own,'' most notably so far with special-teams ace C.J. Goodwin and slot cornerback Jourdan Lewis. Obviously, Dallas made its biggest splash with the retention of franchise tagged QB Dak Prescott, who is signed up with a new four-year, $160 million contract.