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NFL Workout Updates: 9/18/18

September 18th, 2018 at 9:55pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here’s the latest from the NFL workout circuit on a busy Tuesday. All links to NFL reporter Howard Balzer’s Twitter account unless otherwise noted.

Arizona Cardinals

LB Kennan Gilchrist, Hayes Pullard (Twitter link via Sirius XM’s Adam Caplan)

Atlanta Falcons

CB Taveze Calhoun, CB Taurean Nixon, CB Malik Reaves (link)

Buffalo Bills

DT Michael Bennett, DT Quinton Dial, QB Tyler Ferguson, CB Michael Hunter, OL Austin Pasztor, WR Hunter Sharp, WR Brandon Shippen, OL Jylan Ware (link)

Carolina Panthers

T Isaiah Battle, TE Blake Bell, TE Billy Brown, TE Kyle Carter, T Roubbens Joseph, T Michael Ola, QB Dalton Sturm, T Darrell Williams (link)

Cleveland Browns

WR Bennie Fowler, WR Dontrelle Inman, LB Azeem Victor (link)

Dallas Cowboys

CB Jeremy Boykins, WR Chad Hansen, LB Ufomba Kamalu, WR Justice Liggins, DE Cameron Malveaux, WR Francis Owusu, T William Poehls, DT Christian Ringo, DT Adolphus Washington (link)

Detroit Lions

DT Darius Kilgo (via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, on Twitter)

Houston Texans

RB Matthew Dayes, DE Anthony Lanier, RB Jeremy McNichols, CB Herb Waters, CB D.J. White, WR Isaac Whitney (link)

Jacksonville Jaguars

T Gerhard de Beer, T Christian DiLauro, T Antonio Garcia, WR Francis Owusu, WR Brandon Reilly, WR Travis Rudolph (link)

Kansas City Chiefs

TE Jerell Adams, TE Nick Keizer, TE David Wells, , (via Caplan, on Twitter)

Los Angeles Chargers

G Spencer Drango, T Jamar McGloster (via Caplan, on Twitter)

Los Angeles Rams

G Ian Silberman, T David Steinmetz, T Darrell Williams (link)

New England Patriots

QB Kyle Allen, RB Andre Ellington, RB Charcandrick West (via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, on Twitter)

New Orleans Saints

LB Jonathan Freeny, LB Josh Keyes, LB Darnell Sankey, LB Martrell Spaight (via Caplan, on Twitter)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

CB De’Vante Bausby, DE Hunter Dimick, DT Sealver Siliga, LB Emmanuel Smith, CB Herb Waters, LB Antwione Williams (via Caplan, on Twitter)

Tennessee Titans

CB Makinton Dorleant, DT Darius Kilgo, DT Dee Liner, DT Jamie Meder, S Josh Robinson, CB Henre’ Toliver (link)

Washington Redskins

G Kofi Amichia, G Jamil Douglas, T Chris Durant, C Jake Eldrenkamp, T Justin Evans, G Kaleb Johnson (link)

Cowboys Sign S Jeron Johnson

August 21st, 2018 at 7:12pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The Cowboys have reached a contract agreement with free agent safety Jeron Johnson, according to Todd Archer of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Dallas has waived quarterback Dalton Sturm in a corresponding roster move.

As Archer notes, Johnson is the second defensive back Dallas has signed in the past day, joining undrafted free agent Dominick Sanders. The Cowboys can use all the help they can get at safety, as Xavier Woods is expected to miss three-to-four weeks with a hamstring injury, while Jameill Showers was recently placed on injured reserve after tearing his ACL.

Johnson, 30, has spent the majority of his seven-year career with the Seahawks, so he has experience playing under new Cowboys defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator Kris Richard. Primarily a special-teamer, Johnson has topped 20% playtime just once (in 2015, with the Redskins). In 2017, Johnson signed with the Jaguars in August but was placed on injured reserve the following month, and never saw action on the field.

Dallas, of course, has and could continue to pursue safeties with larger name value than Johnson. The Seahawks’ Earl Thomas has been on the Cowboys’ radar for some time, while the club is also reportedly interested in George Iloka, whom the Bengals released on Sunday.

Cowboys Sign 18 UDFAs

May 1st, 2018 at 1:36pm CST by Zachary Links

The Cowboys have added 18 undrafted players to their offsaeason roster. Here’s the full breakdown:

Dalton Sturm, QB, UT-San Antonio
Jordan Chunn, RB, Troy
Malik Earl, WR, Missouri State
Marchie Murdock, WR, Iowa State
David Wells, TE, San Diego State
Jay Robertson, OL, Tennessee
Jacob Campos, OL, Iowa State
Bryce Johnson, OL, St. Cloud State
Austin Larkin, DE, Purdue
James Hearns, DE, Louisville
Dequinton Osbourne, DT, Oklahoma State
Joel Lanning, LB, Iowa State
Ed Shockely, LB, Villanova
Kyle Queiro, LB, Northwestern
Charvarius Ward, CB, Middle Tennessee State
Kam Kelly, CB, San Diego State
Donovan Olumba, CB, Portland State
Tyree Robinson, S, Oregon

The Cowboys have found gems in the UDFA ranks before, including quarterback Tony Romo and offensive lineman La’el Collins. In total, the Cowboys now project to head into camp with 27 rookies.

Sturm threw for 2,185 yards and 15 touchdowns against five interceptions while completing 62.3% of his passes last year. He came to UTSA as a walk-on and did not earn a scholarship until 2016, so he has a history of achieving when up against long odds. In the ’16 season, he set a UTSA record with 20 passing touchdowns.

Chunn isn’t the speediest running back in the world, but he does offer the ability to catch passes out of the backfield. In his final two years on campus, he caught 58 passes. The Cowboys have three established running backs in Ezekiel Elliott, Rod Smith, and Trey Williams plus seventh-round pic Bo Scarbrough. Fullback Jamize Olawale is also under contract.