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Phil Costa says he has recovered from a season-ending broken ankle.

The latest move by the Dallas Cowboys has been signing Phil Costa to a two-year, $2.7 million contract. Costa was a restricted free agent, and the team could simply have signed him with a restricted tender for this season worth $1.323 million. If you are quick with math, you might notice that the cost per year is almost identical under the two options. The main reasons for the new deal: The Cowboys save $348,000 in cap costs this year, while having some stability with Costa if he winds up the starting center. "If we can get in better shape with our guards, then Costa is going to be a g...

The Dallas Cowboys have signed center Phil Costa to a two-year contract worth $2.7 million and saved roughly $350,000 of salary cap space in the process, according to a source. Get more news in our Cowboys Corner blog Follow Clarence E. Hill Jr. on Twitter Follow Charean Williams on Twitter Follow Carlos Mendez on Twitter ...

The Dallas Cowboys are expected to tender an offer to restricted free-agent C Phil Costa ...

Phil Costa Position: Center Type: Restricted Summary: Costa won the job by default in training camp because of injuries to Bill Nagy and Kevin Kowalski, then suffered a back injury that kept him out for most of the preseason games. He played in the first series of the season opener at the New York Giants before his back flared up and ended his night. He missed the next three games before returning against Baltimore -- which happned to be the Cowboys' best running game of the season -- only to suffer a partially dislocated ankle the next week that ultimately led to him landing on injured res...