Dunn interested in Cowboys.

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Warrick Dunn is interested in the Dallas Cowboys, and the veteran running back is waiting to see if the feeling is mutual.

Dunn's agent, Jim Steiner, reached out to Dallas on Monday to gauge interest in his client, who was released by the Falcons earlier in the day. The Cowboys are taking a wait-and-see approach, preferring to see where the market for Dunn goes before making a serious move.

Hours after his release, Dunn was in Tampa to visit with the Buccaneers, where he spent the first five years of his career.

Dunn, 33, was released in large part because the Falcons signed free agent Michael Turner to a six-year, $34.5 million deal on Sunday.

Dunn is one of 22 backs in NFL history to rush for more than 10,000 yards, but he gained only 702 yards on a 3.2-yard average in 2007 after three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in Atlanta.

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips was with Dunn in Atlanta in 2002 and '03, when Phillips served as the Falcons' defensive coordinator.

The situation at tailback is unsettled in Dallas, with Marion Barber a restricted free agent and Julius Jones an unrestricted free agent. Tyson Thompson, the third-string back in 2007, was not tendered as a restricted free agent.

The Cowboys placed the high tender of $2.562 million on Barber, retaining matching rights and forcing any team trying to sign him to pay a compensation package of first- and third-round draft picks.

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Ya know, when I heard Turner signed with the Falcons, and they subsequently released Dunn, I thought he'd be a good fit for the 'Boys.

I've always liked him and respected his game, and think he's never had a fair shake at starting. If we keep Barber, and sign Dunn, that'd be a nice tandem backfield.