Cowboys Make Cuts, Reduce Roster To 53
Only two Cowboys’ cuts surfaced yesterday, and the team added Lavar Edwards in a trade with the Titans earlier today, meaning 21 players had to be removed from the team’s active roster today. Among those roster casualties were a few notable names, including veteran guard Uche Nwaneri and running backs Phillip Tanner and Ryan Williams. Here’s the complete list of Cowboys roster moves, via a press release:
Released:
- Dezmon Briscoe (WR)
- Uche Nwaneri (G)
Waived:
- Josh Aladenoye (T)
- Kenneth Boatright (DE)
- Dartwan Bush (DT)
- LaRon Byrd (WR)
- Stephen Goodin (G)
- Terrance Mitchell (CB)
- Ronald Patrick (C)
- Caesar Rayford (DE)
- Dontavis Sapp (LB)
- Keith Smith (LB)
- Ryan Smith (S)
- Will Smith (LB)
- Phillip Tanner (RB)
- Asa Watson (TE)
- Ryan Williams (RB)
Waived-injured:
- Orie Lemon (LB)
- Zach Minter (DT)
Placed on reserve-suspended list:
- Jakar Hamilton (S)
- Orlando Scandrick (CB)
Cowboys Sign 24 Undrafted Free Agents
No NFL team has been more active in undrafted free agency so far than the Cowboys, who announced that they’ve added two dozen new players to the roster following the draft. Courtesy of Nick Eatman of DallasCowboys.com, here’s the complete list of Dallas’ rookie free agent signings:
- Josh Aladenoye, OT, Illinois State ($5K bonus, per Todd Archer)
- Chris Boyd, WR, Vanderbilt ($3.5K bonus)
- Brian Clarke, G, Bloomsburg ($1.5K bonus)
- Davon Coleman, DT, Arizona State ($1.5K bonus)
- J.C. Copeland, FB, LSU ($2K bonus)
- Andre Cureton, G, Cincinnati ($3K bonus)
- Casey Kreiter, LS, Iowa ($1.5K bonus)
- Ben Malena, RB, Texas A&M ($2K bonus)
- Cody Mandell, P, Alabama ($2K bonus)
- Glasco Martin, RB, Baylor
- Jordan Najvar, TE, Baylor ($1.5K bonus)
- Ronald Patrick, G, South Carolina ($1.5K bonus)
- Dashaun Phillips, CB, Tarleton State ($7.5K bonus)
- Jarrod Pughsley, G, Akron ($5K bonus)
- Marvin Robinson, S, Ferris State ($2K bonus)
- Dontavis Sapp, LB, Tennessee ($1K bonus)
- Jocquel Skinner, CB, Bethel ($1.5K bonus)
- Keith Smith, S, San Jose State ($2K bonus)
- Ryan Smith, S, Auburn ($1.5K bonus)
- Dustin Vaughan, QB, West Texas A&M ($5K bonus)
- L’Damian Washington, WR, Missouri ($7K bonus)
- Chris Whaley, DT, Texas ($5K bonus)
- Joe Windsor, Northern Illinois ($1.5K bonus)
- Evan Wilson, Illinois State ($2.5K bonus)