The Cowboys are releasing cornerback Nolan Carroll, a source tells Mike Garafolo of NFL.com (on Twitter). Carroll has been out with a concussion as of late.
The Cowboys signed Carroll to a three-year, $10MM deal with $4MM guaranteed this offseason, meaning that he’s walking away with lots of money for just two games played. The former Eagles corner suffered a head injury against the Broncos in Week 2 and has not been on the field since.
Carroll, 30, was brought on board to help beef up a Cowboys secondary that ranked 18th in DVOA last season and lost key members in the offseason. The eight-year veteran started in all 16 games for the first time in his career last year and managed one interception, ten passes defensed, and a forced fumble. However, Pro Football Focus graded him as the NFL’s No. 92 cornerback among 112 qualifiers.
The Cowboys’ decision to release Carroll is a sign that they have tremendous faith in rookie Jourdan Lewis. The third-round pick – who has filled in for Carroll – has probably been Dallas’ best cornerback thus far in 2017.
With all of the secondary injuries, why? I realize in the two games he played he wasn’t special, but still…
I’m a cowboy fan and a frustrated one, but when the hell are they going to improve their secondary?? Every year it’s the same , if no worst. They draft guys that are either too short, have no speed. They constantly get burned!! How hard is it to fix a problem they have had for so many years???
Maybe we can get someone who turns around and defends the balk in stead of face guarding and tackling after they catch ball
Must be a locker room thing, bc they could use the depth..