Report: Cowboys DE Robert Quinn Getting "Lots Of Interest" On Open Market

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DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - Cowboys free agent defensive end Robert Quinn is "garnering a lot of interest now that the legal tampering window has opened," Jane Slater of the NFL Network reports.

DE Robert Quinn garnering a lot of interest now that the legal tampering window has opened. Dallas is not among then yet but are expected to make a run at him at some point per source informed. #Cowboys

— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) March 16, 2020

Slater adds that the Cowboys aren't one of the teams who have spoken with the 29-year-old, but they are expected to make a run at keeping him. 

The Cowboys had until 11 a.m. Monday to reach a deal with any of their free agents. 

When speaking to reporters at the NFL Combine, team owner Jerry Jones expressed a desire to bring back Quinn. 

Jones said the defensive end is “one of the top people — people, players and people — that I’ve ever been associated with. He’s the real deal. ... He really helped us last year. So I’m hopeful that we can do something to keep him,” Jones said, via Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. 

Quinn could be caught up in a numbers game with the Cowboys having several key free agents to negotiate contracts with. 

For his part, Quinn says he would like to return to the Cowboys this offseason but understands that "it's a business."

"I've never been a free agent before, so it's an interesting process I'm about to go through. We'll just sit back and see what happens," Quinn said in an interview last month with 105.3 The Fan's Mike Fisher.

Quinn appeared in 14 games with the Cowboys in 2019  and lead the team with 11.5 sacks.