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There was Cowboys news yesterday unrelated to Greg Hardy, but related to filling their other biggest roster need.

According to David Moore of the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys will be bringing Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon in for a pre-draft visit. Gordon averaged 7.8 yards per carry in college, with 2,587 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior.

As we mentioned yesterday regarding Todd Gurley going to see the Panthers, the fact each team gets 30 of these visits makes it easy to overstate the importance of any particular one.

But it’s also worth noting that the Cowboys have a glaring need there after DeMarco Murray was allowed to bolt for Philadelphia.

Sure, they backfilled the roster by signing Darren McFadden, but nothing in his career suggests he can be the answer, and that help in the draft is a reasonable proposition.