Cowboys BREAKING: Gilmore Signs with Vikings

Free agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore, arguably the most accomplished player still on the shelf, traveled recently for a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings, and now he is signing a one-year deal with the club.

Gilmore was with the Dallas Cowboys last year and was a top contributor to that playoff team.

His short-term deal with the Vikings reportedly is guaranteed at $7 million for the season with a chance to make $10 million.

The question in Cowboys Country has been ... "Why not here?'' The answers?

Yes, the Dallas Cowboys secondary has two All-Pros right now with Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland. That makes this different from a year ago, when the Cowboys acquired Stephon Gilmore via a trade.

Gilmore recently remarked that, "If teams want to win, I think they should sign the best players.'' ... a mention that could be directed straight at the Cowboys.

But ... this thing isn't happening in a vacuum.

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Gilmore was a solid starter for the Cowboys a season ago with 68 total tackles and two interceptions. With the emergence of Bland to team up with a rehabbing Diggs, though, Dallas can argue that it's set at corner.

Depth? That'd be good. But how much should Dallas (in this "Blow It Up'' time) be expected to pay for depth? Is Gilmore an upgrade over Jourdan Lewis? Maybe. But Lewis plays the slot, so in that scenario, Gilmore would return and Bland would move to the slot.

Not bad, but ... Lewis signed cheap - one-year, $2.6 million.

Gilmore, obviously - as he's accustomed to making $10 million APY - isn't interested in doing the same. And now that same $10 million figure? He's just come close to getting that in Minnesota.