The Dallas Cowboys are in need of a center, and while they could add one in the draft later this month, there may still be an option on the free agent market.

Bleacher Report suggests that the team could look to sign Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen to a one-year deal worth $3 million.

“The starting center of the Los Angeles Rams’ run to a Super Bowl in 2021, Brian Allen has faded in recent years,” Bleacher Report writes. “In 2022, he only played in five games because of knee and thumb injuries. Last season, he mustered just 34 snaps in five appearances after Coleman Shelton landed the starting nod at center. Still, Allen’s resume is screaming bounce-back candidate. While the Dallas Cowboys may have a rookie in mind—Jackson Powers-Johnson looks appealing at No. 24 overall—adding a player like the Michigan State product can reduce the make-or-break feel around the position. Allen, who turns 29 this season, deserves at least one more opportunity to anchor an offensive line.”

Allen, 28, would certainly be a risk for the Cowboys, but he’s someone who could pay off. He has playoff experience, something any rookie wouldn’t be able to provide. Plus, he might be cheaper than a first-round pick. It would also allow the Cowboys to go in a different direction to start their draft class, or they could pick someone who could sit behind Allen for this year before being thrust into the spotlight.

Needless to say, the Cowboys’ interior offensive line will be looking different soon, and it may be Allen leading the change.