Cowboys Place Kellen Moore On IR
Today, the Cowboys placed quarterback Kellen Moore on injured reserve. 
Earlier this month, Moore broke his leg, elevating Dak Prescott to the No. 2 spot on Dallas’ quarterback depth chart. Then, when Tony Romo suffered a back injury in preseason, Prescott was bumped up to the starting role. The initial prognosis on Moore was that he would miss three or four months, but Dallas has opted to shut him down instead.
Below, we have the full slate of Dallas’ moves to get down to a 75-man roster today.
Waived:
- WR Rodney Smith
- G Mike McQueen
- G Dan Buchholz
- WR Richard Mullaney
- CB Arjen Colquhoun
- LB Henoc Muamba
PUP List:
- TE James Hanna (more on Hanna)
NFI List:
- LB Jaylon Smith (full story)
The Cowboys also placed tight end James Hanna on the reserve/physically unable to perform list and waived
Cowboys Cut Five Players, Add 13 UDFAs
The Cowboys announced today that they’ve added 13 rookie free agents to their roster, but in order to squeeze all those players in under the 90-man roster limit, a handful of cuts were required. As Todd Archer of ESPN.com details, five players were waived by the team, including a pair with a failed physical designation. The following five veterans were cut:
- DE Kenneth Boatright (failed physical – neck)
- T Reshod Fortenberry (failed physical – knee)
- CB Buddy Jackson
- RB Ben Malena
- DT Chris Whaley
With enough roster space to accommodate their full UDFA class, the Cowboys subsequently signed the following 13 players:
- DE Caleb Azubike (Vanderbilt)
- C Jake Brendel (UCLA)
- WR Chris Brown (Notre Dame)
- DT Rodney Coe (Akron)
- CB Arjen Colquhoun (Michigan State)
- WR Ed Eagan (Northwestern State)
- T David Hedelin (Purdue)
- WR Andy Jones (Jacksonville) ($15K signing bonus, per Aaron Wilson)
- LB Deon King (Norfolk State)
- T Ryan Mack (Memphis)
- CB Jeremiah McKinnon (Florida International)
- DE Jason Neill (Texas-San Antonio)
- G Boston Stiverson (Kansas State)
AFC Draft Updates: Bills, Lynch, Jags, Broncos
Most NFL teams have at least one representative in attendance at the pro day for Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch on Wednesday, but the Bills got a closer look at the young signal-caller on Tuesday night, according to Sal Paolantonio of ESPN, who reports that Buffalo took Lynch out for dinner (Twitter link via Mike Rodak).
The Bills have a quarterback they like in Tyrod Taylor, but Taylor has just one year remaining on his contract with the team, and an extension is not believed to be close, so it will be interesting to see if Buffalo nabs a QB early in this year’s draft. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman is in Memphis to check out Lynch.
Let’s round up a few more draft updates from across the AFC…
- We can add Alabama center Ryan Kelly, Ole Miss left tackle Laremy Tunsil, and Oregon defensive lineman DeForest Buckner to the extensive list of pre-draft visitors meeting with the Jaguars today, according to tweets from John Oehser of Jaguars.com and Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union.
- The Broncos remain in the market for running back help, and are hosting Utah RB Devontae Booker for a visit today, a source tells Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link).
- According to Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star (Twitter links), Akron outside linebacker Jatavis Brown, Michigan State cornerback Arjen Colquhoun, and Baylor offensive lineman Blake Muir recently met with the Chiefs, who are hosting UTSA defensive tackle Brian Price for a visit today.
- UCLA offensive tackle Caleb Benenoch, Florida safety Keanu Neal, Boise State safety Darian Thompson, and Temple cornerback Tavon Young are in Pittsburgh today to visit the Steelers, per Bob Labriola (Twitter link).
- The Jets met extensively with Utah State linebacker Kyler Fackrell, a potential second-round pick, on Tuesday, according to Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.net, who tweets that Fackrell would fit a “big need” for Gang Green.