Dallas Cowboys reveal full 53-player roster following cut down deadline

On Tuesday, NFL franchises had to finalize their roster movements in order to get down to the 53-man roster requirement. The Dallas Cowboys made it down to the magic number of 53, but it required a total of 28 moves to do so. Below is a brief outline of Dallas’s actions to complete the roster cut down by the NFL’s Tuesday deadline.

According to the NFL’s waiver wire and the Cowboys team site, the team waived a total of 25 players. Dallas also designated two players to the waived/injured list and placed one on their reserve/non-football injury list. The list of waived players by the Cowboys is as follows.

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Offense:
C James Empey, C Alec Lindstrom, G Isaac Alarcon, G Braylon Jones, T Aviante Collins, T Amon Simon,
RB Malik Davis, QB Ben DiNucci, QB Will Grier, QB Cooper Rush, WR Brandon Smith
WR Dontario Drummond, WR T.J. Vasher, TE Sean McKeon

Defense:
DT Josiah Bronson, DT Carlos Watkins, DE Markaviest Bryant, DE Mika Tafua, S Tyler Coyle, S Juanyeh Thomas, CB C.J. Goodwin, LB Storey Jackson, LB Malik Jefferson

Special Teams:
K Brett Maher, LS Jake McQuaide

Waived/Injured:
RB Aaron Shampklin, CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart

Reserve/NFI:
LB Damone Clark

While the Cowboys have completed their initial quest to get down to the 53-man roster number, fans should expect plenty of more moves on the horizon. As stated above, Tuesday is the deadline for the entire league, so there will be a plethora of potential signees in the free agent pool. And Dallas plans on taking advantage of the roster cuts from other teams.

Dallas releases QBs Will Grier, Cooper Rush

There was never a question about the starting quarterback role for the Dallas Cowboys. Dak Prescott is locked down for the future and is expected to play at a high level on a yearly basis. If there is going to be a deep playoff run this season, Prescott will have to elevate his game.

However, throughout training camp, there was thought to be a competition for the backup role. Ben DiNucci, Will Grier, and Cooper Rush were competing for just one spot. With DiNucci already being released, decisions on the other two were made on Tuesday.

According to Todd Archer of ESPN, both Grier and Rush will be cut and not make the 53-man roster, “for the time being.” Archer reports that Rush will not go through waivers, while Grier will. Both are expected back in Dallas in some form to eventually serve as the backup.