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The Dallas Cowboys have released La’el CollinsCredit: Reuters 2<\/p>\n Collins last played in the NFL in the 2022 seasonCredit: Getty<\/p>\n After going undrafted in 2015 due to off-field concerns, he signed with Dallas as a prized free agent.<\/p>\n Collins quickly earned a reputation as a powerful, physical blocker at both guard and tackle.<\/p>\n He became the Cowboys\u2019 starting right tackle in 2017 and helped anchor one of the NFL\u2019s best offensive lines.<\/p>\n However, injuries started to chip away at his availability and consistency.<\/p>\n In 2020, Collins missed the entire season due to hip surgery.<\/p>\n The following year, he was suspended five games for violating the league\u2019s substance abuse policy.<\/p>\n Despite starting strong, Collins’ time in Dallas was increasingly defined by absences rather than dominance.<\/p>\n The Cowboys faced salary cap pressures heading into the 2022 offseason.<\/p>\n Collins carried a sizable cap hit, which made his future with the team uncertain.<\/p>\n The Cowboys tried to trade him but found no suitors willing to take on his contract.<\/p>\n Dallas Cowboys handed devastating blow on eve of season with fears over serious knee injury during Baltimore Ravens game<\/p>\n As a result, the Cowboys officially released Collins in March 2022.<\/p>\n His departure marked the end of a seven-year stint in Dallas.<\/p>\n Collins signed with the Cincinnati Bengals that same year and started 15 games for the team.<\/p>\n However, he hasn’t played a game since the 2022 season.<\/p>\n How to watch NFL games in 2025<\/p>\n THE 2025 NFL season is fast approaching and you can get some excellent deals to watch all the action.<\/p>\n Below you’ll find all the places to watch Patrick Mahomes and Co in what’s sure to be another sizzling campaign.<\/p>\n *If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue<\/p>\n Fans think Collins still has some juice left in him and shared their thoughts on social media.<\/p>\n “Bears or dolphins,” one fan said.<\/p>\n “Easy practice squad guy,” another fan said.<\/p>\n “Chargers should be all over this,” a third fan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE Dallas Cowboys have released veteran lineman La’el Collins. Collins was once seen as a cornerstone of the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":175764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,8998,1232,84520,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-175763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-cowboys","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-section-sportamerican-football","13":"tag-texas","14":"tag-tx","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115092491086398921","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"La'el](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cincinnati-bengals-offensive-tackle-lael-844670007.jpg\")
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