Sam Tevi spent three seasons as a Chargers starting tackle and was in the mix to become the Colts’ Eric Fisher stopgap on the left side last year. But a late-August ACL tear closed that path, leaving Tevi sidelined for the 2021 season.
The former first-string regular has progressed to the point teams are bringing him in. The Cowboys worked out Tevi on Friday, according to the Dallas Morning News’ Michael Gehlken (on Twitter). While this meeting profiled as more of a check-in rather than an indication a deal is close, the Cowboys do have needs on their offensive line.
Dallas cut longtime right tackle La’el Collins in March, leading to a quick Bengals signing, and has seen Tyron Smith struggle to stay healthy for the past several seasons. Although Smith returned to the Pro Bowl in 2021, he played just 11 games. This came after a two-game 2020. Smith, 31, missed three games in each of the previous four seasons. The Cowboys are prepared to use Terence Steele at right tackle but would then need a swingman. They have not added a notable piece up front this offseason, and an early-round O-line addition is squarely on the radar going into draft week.
Tevi, 27, started 43 Bolts games from 2018-20, being a full-timer at left and right tackle for a few embattled Los Angeles lines. Tevi left for Indianapolis in March of last year. The former sixth-round pick figures to be an option coming out of the draft, depending on how franchises fill their tackle needs next weekend.