When signed a three-year deal to join the in 2020, it was a move praised by those who understood the team needed to bolster its defensive line with big name talent. McCoy never got to take a single snap in North Texas, however, his season ending before it ever began when he tore a quadricep during a routine teaching moment with defensive lineman in practice last August. to repair it and was released shortly thereafter, despite the Cowboys initially indicating they'd keep him around -- also having an injury clause built into his contract they knew would allow them to cut Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jersey him loose and grab the subsequent cap savings.Fast forward to this offseason and McCoy continues to work on returning from the injury, but with a lack of NFL suitors calling his phone because of it, along with the fact he's 33 years old. Rajon Rondo Jersey Not naive to any of this, the six-time Pro Bowler has a me sage for general managers around the league."For me, I just love this game so much, it's still fun to me," McCoy told . "I love competing. I just know what my mindset was going into last season, and I don't want an injury or what the NFL deems 'age' to be a derailment and finish like that. I know I can still be an a set to a team, whether it's sparingly, as a starter, in the locker room, whatever it Lonzo Ball Jersey is."In training camp, a mentor to the young kids. I just know I have so much more to give this game, even if for a short period of time." McCoy has made it known he would welcome a return to the , having spent nine seasons with them after they selected him with the third-overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. To date, the Bucs have re-signed and are keyed in on the potential of and the development of other young, incumbent linemen to complement the newly-extended , which leaves little room for McCoy (if any at all). in attempting a mulligan up to the point of the team dismi sing both defensive line coach Jim Tomsula and defensive coordinator Mike Nolan after only one year in Dallas, in the hands of newly-hired coordinator Dan Quinn. defensive linemen , and in free agency, and are also leaning heavily on the emergence of former third-round pick , the progre s of former second-round pick (prior to suffering a torn ACL), a potential unveiling of former fifth-round pick and the return of opposite .As this year's draft approaches, the odds Shaquille O'Neal Jersey of McCoy joining a team before late April are extremely slim. With several teams keeping tabs on him at the moment, it's more likely he becomes a post-draft addition for one whose draft plan didn't materialize and/or one who's willing to kick the tires because of what he might be able to do on the field along Dion Waiters Jersey with what he brings to the locker room. "I understand that I've been injured," McCoy said. "And I honestly believe the lack of interest in me being on a team right now is because of my injury. I haven't played in a year and I'm 33 years old. But man, when I still tell you I can play this game at a high level, I know I can."