Also as expected, the freed roster spot did not go to another lineman. Offensive Line (8): Tyler Smith, Terence Steele, Zack Martin, Tyler Biadasz, Connor McGovern, Matt Waletzko, Josh Ball, Matt Farniok, Tyron Smith (IR)Īs expected, Tyron Smith is headed for injured reserve. Still, it appears the Dallas Cowboys are sticking to the theme by going with youth and potential behind the proven Schultz on their final roster. McKeon is now with the practice squad, so all the tight ends will be with the team in some capacity. Ferguson’s preseason performances solidified his place, but the quick ascension of the undrafted Hendershot was a pleasant surprise.
Schultz is the obvious premiere player, but the cutting of Sean McKeon over Hendershot was unforeseen by many. This position group is a bit of a surprise being that two of the three players are rookies. Tight End (3): Dalton Schultz, Jake Ferguson, Peyton Hendershot Someone will likely have to make room in a few months. Washington will be back eventually, and receiver is already one of the heavier groups on the roster. Both have flashed this preseason, but the audition is ongoing. Fehoko and Houston won the final spots from a larger pool of young, fairly unknown players fighting it out over training camp. Noah Brown is poised for a much bigger role this season, particularly to start out. Turpin has the qualities to impose some pretty nightmarish matchups on defenses, and Kellen Moore could maximize that potential. Turpin has already made his name known as a returner, but perhaps could also carve out a role in the offense. The young and unproven will certainly get their shots in meaningful moments over the season. It’s also far from the most experienced group, which has been a point of concern all off-season. Washington’s move to IR means this position group is not nearly as heavy as it may appear at first glance. An amazing development, but fans still shouldn’t expect to see Gallup before Week 3 or so. That’s less than 8 months removed from an ACL injury, by the way. Gallup has astoundingly passed his physical and will forego the PUP list to start the season.
Wide Receiver (7): CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Tolbert, Noah Brown, Simi Fehoko, Dennis Houston, James Washington (IR) The team appears to be square here, as Dowdle can fill in nicely if needed and Davis looks to be true talent waiting in the wings. However, he was eventually waived on Tuesday and signed back to the practice squad. Some pegged Malik Davis as a possible candidate to fill the third spot or force Dallas to keep four backs.
The list of backs ended up as many predicted it would, with Dowdle backing up the two featured runners. Running Back (3): Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard, Rico Dowdle
There is bound to be movement around other spots in the coming days to get Rush on the roster by September 11 th. That almost certainly will not be the case Week 1, and Rush will be the backup. In somewhat of a surprise, both were waived and signed to the practice squad but neither to the active roster. Ben DiNucci was cut earlier on, making it a choice between Will Grier and Cooper Rush. The Cowboys opted to waive all three quarterbacks on the roster behind Prescott. There will undoubtedly be a more moves by the Dallas Cowboys, but the final roster appears clear enough to analyze who might be taking the field come Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The two spots those moves opened were quickly filled by special teamers C.J. Tyron Smith and James Washington were both moved to injured reserve Wednesday as well. Unsurprisingly, the Cowboys have been quiet on the waiver wire and have not had much movement around players outside of their own. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.15 of the players that were cut on Tuesday have re-signed back to the practice squad. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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