Manish Mehta reports that the Cowboys are signing former Jets DE Tarell Basham to a two-year, $6.5 million contract on Thursday.
Basham, 26, is a former third-round pick of the Colts back in 2017. He was waived a year later and claimed off waivers by the Jets.
Basham played out the final year of his four-year, $3.35 million contract and made a base salary of $645,000 for the 2020 season.
In 2020, Basham appeared in all 16 games for the Jets and recorded 35 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and a pass defense.
We had him included in our Top 100 Available 2021 Free Agents list.
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