DE Chris Long expected to visit Cowboys next week
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Free agent Chris Long has informed the Cowboys that he wants to visit and is expected to do so next week, a source said.
No firm date has been set, but the Cowboys have a definite interest in the defensive end.
Long has played in only 18 games the past two seasons and recorded four sacks. But in the 2010-13 seasons, he was one of the more productive players in the league with 41.5 sacks in that span.
Long was the second player taken in the '08 draft by the St. Louis Rams. He turns 31 in March.
Defensive lineman Cedric Thornton visited the Cowboys on Thursday and quickly signed a four-year contract that can pay him up to $18 million. Cornerback Nolan Carroll and quarterback Matt Moore also visited Valley Ranch on the second day of free agency. Neither of those players has signed.
The Cowboys have no other visits scheduled for this weekend.
Long has visited Washington and Atlanta and there are reports that New England has expressed an interest.