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Cowboys sign Brandon Carr for five years, $50.1 million

Dustin Keller, Javier Arenas, Brandon Carr

New York Jets’ Dustin Keller, center, is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs’ Javier Arenas, left, and Brandon Carr during the first quarter of the NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Cowboys have signed cornerback Brandon Carr to a five-year, $50.1 million contract.

The contract is worth $100,000 more than Cortland Finnegan’s reported deal with St. Louis.

Just moments after longtime Cowboys reporter Charean Williams wrote on Twitter that Carr was “close” to signing with Dallas, Schefter broke the news that the contract has been finalized.

Carr, who turns 26 in May, is a big, physical press cornerback with playmaking ability. He has safety size at 6-foot, 207 and set a career high with four interceptions last season.

In Dallas, Carr will book end Mike Jenkins on the perimeter of the Cowboys’ secondary.