He has been on the job for only about two months but Bill Parcells already has the Dallas Cowboys roster in a New York state of mind.

The migration of players from teams in The Big Apple to the franchise in The Big D will continue on Friday, ESPN.com has learned, when the Cowboys announce they have reached a contract agreement with unrestricted free agent tight end Dan Campbell. The four-year veteran had played his entire previous career with the New York Giants.

Financial terms of what is expected to be a three-year contract, a deal that has been in the works for several days, were not immediately available.

Dallas has signed two other unrestricted free agents, offensive tackle Ryan Young and fullback Richie Anderson, and both played under Parcells when he was head coach of the New York Jets. The trend toward adding veterans who have played for Parcells in the past should not be surprising.

Parcells has always been cognizant, no matter where he coached, of bringing in players with whom he is familiar. The addition of those players means he has a core group that knows his methods and designs and, thus, the transition every team undergoes in a coaching change is somewhat ameliorated.

Campbell, 26, was a player targeted by Parcells when he decided he needed to add a tight end through free agency. For the former Texas A&M standout, and native of Glen Rose, Texas, the agreement with the Cowboys represents a homecoming of sorts.

In his four-year Giants tenure, Campbell totaled 43 catches for 369 yards and five touchdowns. Despite the presence of star rookie Jeremy Shockey in 2002, Campbell still started 16 games, sometimes at H-back, and he had his best season, with 22 receptions for 175 yards and one touchdown. Over the past two seasons, he started 29 games.

A dependable blocker, and a player whose percentage of first downs per catches is unusually high, Campbell was a third-round choice in 1999.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.