On March 23 , 2018 , Hurns signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys worth up to $ 12 million . Hurns changed his jersey number to 17 to honor the Parkland Shooting victims . He made his Cowboys debut in the season-opening loss to the Carolina Panthers . He had a single reception for 20 yards . On October 7 , Hurns scored his first touchdown of the season on a 3-yard pass from Dak Prescott as the Cowboys lost to the Houston Texans in overtime by a score of 19-16 . Hurns was used very sparingly in the latter half of the season after the Cowboys traded for Amari Cooper . In the season finale against the New York Giants , Hurns had a 49-yard reception as the Cowboys narrowly won 36-35 . Hurns finished the regular season setting career-lows in receptions with 20 and receiving yards with 295 . He tied a career-low in receiving touchdowns with two
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Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Allen Hurns