Tuesday’s “final” 53-man roster was never going to actually be the final roster. As expected, Wednesday brought myriad moves as the Cowboys front office utilized all the loopholes and allowable tricks to shuffle the roster even further. A couple high-profile stars moved to injured reserve to allow for an early comeback, while the practice squad was built with many of the players who got bad news just a day prior. The team is moving forward with their only kicker and all backup quarterbacks on the practice squad for now, and all indications are they’re not done finessing the actual “final roster.”
Meanwhile, there may be a new Cowboy riding into town, and he used to be one of the bad guys. A former NFC East foe is set to visit The Star to talk about a job at left tackle… but one of the franchise’s icons says Mike McCarthy hasn’t always been great about helping his tackles out. We’re talking about the impact of rookies on McCarthy teams, looking at the youth movement in Dallas, ranking the triplets on every team in the league, and casting our eyes way ahead at who might be a good first-round pick for the Cowboys in 2023. That’s all up in News and Notes.
Cowboys to host FA left tackle Jason Peters after putting Smith on IR :: Cowboys Wire
Granted, the longtime Eagles tackle is 40 years old. But having nine Pro Bowls on his resume makes him worth at least a look, and he did make 15 starts for Chicago last season. A free agent, Peters will meet with the team Thursday to see if he can be a good last-minute fit for a team in need of experienced O-line depth.
2022 practice squad tracker as Cowboys will elevate backup QBs on gameday :: Cowboys Wire
The team got back plenty of Tuesday’s more promising castoffs, like running back Malik Davis, wide receiver Brandon Smith, and safety Tyler Coyle. But they also used the practice squad to stash kicker Brett Maher… and both backup quarterbacks. The plan will be to elevate either Cooper Rush or Will Grier to the active lineup for gameday. Each can be elevated three times over the course of the season.
Cowboys win no waiver claims, begin building practice squad with their own cuts :: Cowboys Wire
Despite a few intriguing names on the waiver wire, the Cowboys acquired no one when the claims went through Wednesday. But no one the team cut on Tuesday was picked up by…
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