Cowboys, Jason Peters Start Contract Talks

A new shepherd may soon arrive in town.

Even if it's just a far cry from their first rodeo.

[{"selector":"#anim-d98f59e5-213a-4500-bbe8-8441c1c08b3c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

David Moore of the Dallas Morning News reports

[{"selector":"#anim-f436d1f8-4c46-49a8-a1ed-ed7290d3dade [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.071787718167599%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

that contract talks have begun with veteran tackle Jason Peters.

[{"selector":"#anim-73086b0a-6bbc-4276-8a5a-d45da0ced7c6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Peters had a physical relationship with the team on Friday, and had a

[{"selector":"#anim-6d1308c0-00b3-46aa-b33c-f71f0d1e5d2d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

"very productive round" of meetings with team officials.

[{"selector":"#anim-da1587d2-1ebe-46ea-be17-b20607f98d3f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-39.907731554175136%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

At 40, he became the second oldest player in the NFL after only

[{"selector":"#anim-bb43ff68-5ff2-43df-aa04-df78a9830794 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-6.626505760907701%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

45-year-old Tom Brady. Peters entered the NFL in 2004 as a draft free agent.

[{"selector":"#anim-ce372f5a-7c37-4062-8022-9eaa0164abd9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

He played tight end. The Bills made him a left tackle.

[{"selector":"#anim-6ce1f03c-898d-42f8-9790-9f62ec2f47d2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(26.81379638086505%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]