Ranking 4 NFC East free agents that should…

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We begin with a pair of safeties that would both make exceptional backups behind starters Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams.

Neal (6-foot-1, 212 pounds) and Kazee (5-foot-11, 174 pounds) are not nearly at the same level that Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas were back in their prime, but they do share some of the same attributes that made them great. Neal is a heavy hitter like Kam and Kazee sometimes displays startling range like ET. Both have played well under former Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn in Dallas and Atlanta before that. Either one is absolutely worth a look if Ryan Neal leaves.

*Adam Schefter at ESPN reported recently that the Cowboys might release wide receiver Amari Cooper before the new league year. If that happens or Dallas doesn’t trade him first, the competition to sign Cooper will be fierce but the Seahawks should at least throw their hat in the ring.