Dallas Cowboys center Brock Hoffman celebrates after a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons at AT&T Stadium. Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images

Cowboys' Brock Hoffman Denies Report of Free Agency Deal With Steelers

Originally posted on Dallas Cowboys on SI
By Josh Sanchez | Last updated Mar 11, 2026 5:39 AM ET

Late Tuesday night, reports surfaced that the Dallas Cowboys were set to lose their first internal free agent when the new league year begins on Wednesday evening.

It was first reported that offensive lineman Brock Hoffman agreed to reunite with Mike McCarthy and the Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL insider Jordan Schultz was first to report the news in a since-deleted tweet.

It appears that Schultz jumped the gun, because now, Cowboys insider Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that Hoffman has not agreed to "any deal with Pittsburgh or anywhere else."

Hoffman remains a free agent.

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Before the legal tampering period, the Cowboys had an opportunity to tender the versatile 26-year-old as a restricted free agent. However, the team did not use the tender, which allowed Hoffman to become an unrestricted free agent.

Throughout his time in Dallas, Hoffman has started at center, right guard, and left guard, proving just how valuable he has been for the team's injury-plagued offensive line over the past few years.

Hoffman has spent four seasons with the Cowboys since entering the league as an undrafted free agent out of Virginia Tech in 2022, appearing in 54 games with 16 total starts.

The 2026 NFL calendar year officially begins on Wednesday, March 11, at 4:00 p.m. ET.

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