La'el Collins To Compete For Cowboys' Starting Right Tackle Position

Former LSU great and current Dallas offensive lineman La'el Collins will be competing for the Cowboys' right tackle position.

Collins could replace Doug Free who played right tackle for the Cowboys the past 10 seasons and recently announced his retirement. Per DallasCowboys.com:

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“I’ve talked to Coach about it, and he just told me that going into it, that’s where he wants me to be,” Collins said. “He wants me to give it my all and we’ll see where it goes. So that’s what we’re going to do.”

Collins has been considered a candidate at right tackle from the time he signed with the Cowboys back in 2015. But with veteran starter Doug Free retiring earlier this spring, the speculation has grown considerably. Collins started two years at left tackle during his college career, making him a natural to return to the outside during this year’s offseason program.

“I actually forgot how good it felt to be out on the edge – to be out there on that island,” Collins said. “Right now, we’re not doing too much, we’re just kind of working plays against air and that’s about it. But it feels good.”

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