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USA Today
20-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Cowboys 53-man roster projection sees former 1st-round pick with fully guaranteed deal cut
Could the Cowboys offense undergo an unexpected shakeup this summer? Status quo should not be counted on. It's finally time. The Dallas Cowboys have packed up the team buses and filled the charter plane, heading west to Oxnard, CA to begin their 2025 training camp. With practices commencing on Tuesday, what better time to predict what things will look like come the end of August when the 90-man roster is whittled down to 53 than the present? Dallas is deep in some areas, like edge rusher with a ton of high-pedigree bodies of all ages, and shallow in others, like the defensive interior. The team took a sharp turn from their 2024 talent acquisition process, grabbing veterans on both the free agent and trade market to offset some of their losses. In that vein, here's an updated projection for the team's 53-man roster, which will be decided in full on August 26 following the third and final preseason game. The savvy reader will add up the counts and see there are only 52 names on the main roster; the suspicion is Dallas is going to make some sort of move to bring in a starter from somewhere else before Week 1. Quarterbacks (2 on roster, 1 on practice squad) Expecting a strong summer performance from both Dak Prescott and second-year acquisition Joe Milton. Milton may not be active on game-day to start the year, though, as the club might allow Will Grier to be the practice-squad call-up for the first several games and then decide whether to roster him. This was the method they used with Cooper Rush, to allow them to protect another player on the 53-man roster until an IR trip opened up a spot. Roster Locks Practice Squad Running Backs (3 + 2) The two veteran offseason signings are going to make the club. When he was OC in Seattle, Schottenheimer never carried a fullback, though in his third of three seasons did employ bigger backs Carlos Hyde and Bo Scarborough, who were only about 5-7 pounds lighter than Hunter Luepke. We have Luepky getting a practice squad spot if he clears waivers, until the team is comfortable with giving Phil Mafah snaps in games that count. Roster Locks Pretty Secure Practice Squad Cut Candidate Tight Ends (3 + 1) I think it's a strong possibility that when it gets time to trim the roster, the Cowboys are going to trade Luke Schoonmaker. It seems a real possibility that Brevyn Spann-Ford will surpass him in the hierarchy, and the team may be able to recoup a Day 3 pick for the former second rounder. The idea is laid out here. Roster Locks Pretty Secure None Think They Make It Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash Cut or Trade Candidate Wide Receivers (6 + 3) The infusion of talent in the trade acquisition of George Pickens took this group from questionable into the conversation for one of the league's best. Instantly the Cowboys have a WR3 in Tolbert who has skins on the wall, a big-play gadget WR4 in Kavontae Turpin, and the upside of young players such as Jonathan Mingo and Ryan Flournoy where if either shows future WR2 capabilities it's one of the deeper groups in the NFL, led by First-Team All-Pro candidate CeeDee Lamb. Roster Locks Pretty Secure None Think They Make It Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash Cut or Trade Candidate Offensive Linemen (10 + 2) Predicting the Cowboys roll with 10 offensive linemen on the initial roster makes us a little more comfortable than recent versions of the projections. Six linemen are here for sure, with another two seeming like very smart bets. Outside of those eight, there's a player who was stashed with an injury last camp, a veteran looking to return after a year away from the game, and then a late-round flyer and late FA addition who the team. The youth along the offensive line breeds both hope and anxiety, and how well they've developed and can play out the gate under the new regime dedicated to their play is going to define how the club's season goes. Roster Locks Pretty Secure Think They Make It Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Defensive Ends (5 + 1) Perhaps the easiest group to size up, the Cowboys should have one of the league's best edge rusher rotations in 2025. Led by 2021 first-round pick Micah Parsons, the group has spent draft capital (three second-round picks) and free agency dollars on high-pedigree additions, including two former first rounders added to the fold. Training camp battles will be about earning a place in a deep rotation, and for a handful of others, likely fighting for one practice squad spot. In this iteration, we see Dallas letting Payton Turner go, despite his $1.4 million contract being guaranteed and his former first-round pick pedigree. Roster Locks Pretty Secure Think They Make It None Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Defensive Tackles (5 + 2) It's a pretty wild drop off from the amount of talent in one of the DL rooms to the other, but here goes. Roster Locks Pretty Secure Think They Make It Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Linebackers (5 + 1) The Cowboys are probably worse at linebacker heading into 2025 than they were 2024, due to the injury to up-and-coming star DeMarvion Overshown. There's hope, however, due to the new DC being a linebacker guru. Matt Eberflus brought an up-and-coming player with him, as well as a high-pedigree veteran who joined via trade. Roster Locks Pretty Secure Think They Make It Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash Cut or Trade Candidate Cornerbacks (6 + 2) A change here, as we're including Trevon Diggs on the opening roster. While I don't believe he's ready to go for Week 1, I do think that he will practice some in training camp and the team won't be able to put him on PUP. What about Returnable IR to start the year? Instead of making him wait a minimum of four games and using one of eight returnable slots, Diggs is just inactive for the first few weeks. Roster Locks Pretty Secure None Think They Make It Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Safeties (4 + 1) The Cowboys are going to be deploying a split safety look, so this depth chart feels a bit shallow. Perhaps an addition from outside the roster happens. Roster Locks Pretty Secure Think They Make It None Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate Special Teams (3 + 1) Roster Locks Pretty Secure Think They Make It Practice Squad PUP/NFI/IR Stash None Cut or Trade Candidate None
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
SPY ALERT: ‘NATO Bases Near Ukraine…'; Moscow Alerts West Against Any 'Misadventure'
Why Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah lost their cool in last five minutes of Day 3 vs England Tension boiled over in the final five minutes of Day 3 at Lord's as Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah were visibly fired up.🎙️ TOI Sports' Sahil Malhotra breaks down the exact moments, context, and emotional trigger points that led to the flare-up — all from the ground. 130.8K views | 2 days ago
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'Russia Will Pay...': Trump Loses Patience After 'Failed' Calls With Putin, Sets 50-Day Deadline
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Time of India
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Trump, NATO Chief Unveil Major Deal to Arm Ukraine, Warn Putin Of Dire Consequences
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Time of India
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Big Blow For Ukraine: Putin's Forces Seize More Territory in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia
Why Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah lost their cool in last five minutes of Day 3 vs England Tension boiled over in the final five minutes of Day 3 at Lord's as Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah were visibly fired up.🎙️ TOI Sports' Sahil Malhotra breaks down the exact moments, context, and emotional trigger points that led to the flare-up — all from the ground. 89.1K views | 1 day ago
