North Queensland Cowboys stars Tom Dearden and Ethan Strange have been unwittingly drawn into the growing Sam Walker contract saga, with the pair finding themselves caught up in a situation not of their making.

The development adds further complexity to what has already become one of the NRL's more closely watched contract storylines, with the involvement of Dearden and Strange broadening the saga beyond Walker himself.

Further details of how the two Cowboys players factor into the Walker situation are continuing to emerge, but it is understood their connection to the matter was unintentional.

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