After signing with the Dallas Cowboys in free agency this offseason, cornerback Cobie Durant will face his former team, the Los Angeles Rams, for the first time on Tuesday.

The Cowboys will be heading down to LA for a joint practice with the Rams.

The Rams drafted Durant in the fourth round in 2022, and he played in 61 career games across four seasons with LA.

Durant said he is excited to face his former team and to go against one of the NFL's top offenses.

"Overly excited … I went up against that offense for four years," Durant said. "It's a high‑powered offense with Matthew Stafford, the running backs in the backfield, the wide receiving corps. It's exciting when you're practicing and going up against it. But now I'm here with the Dallas Cowboys, running a new defense with new guys. Now you're actually gonna get to see what the guy next to you is really about going up against another offense."

Training Against Rams and Cowboys' Offense Has Helped Durant

Both the Rams and Cowboys have dominant offenses led by Pro Bowl quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Dak Prescott, respectively. Both teams also have a pair of star wide receivers in the Rams' Puka Nacua and Davante Adams and the Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.

Durant explained how going up against these types of players in practice makes it easier for him to excel in games.

"It makes you great because you're not really gonna face a Matthew Stafford with a Davante Adams and a Puka Nacua when you go into the regular season," Durant said. "And you're not gonna face a Dak Prescott with a CeeDee Lamb and a George Pickens when you go into the season. For our defense, when I was with the Rams, it helped us a lot, because going into games … everybody's not them. And it builds your confidence."

After the joint practice on Tuesday, the Cowboys will open the preseason against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.