East Notes: Cowboys, Gathers, Bridgewater

The Cowboys typically keep two quarterbacks on the roster, but Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News believes that fifth-round pick Mike White will force them to keep three. In theory, the Cowboys could cut White and try to sneak him on to the practice squad, but he believes there’s a good chance that another team would pounce on the Western Kentucky product.

Meanwhile, he does not see tight end Rico Gathers making the cut, even in the wake of Jason Witten‘s retirement. While Gathers has impressed with some impressive catches over the last few preseasons, he sees Dallas keeping only Geoff Swaim, Blake Jarwin, and Dalton Schultz at tight end.

Here’s more from the East divisions:

• There has been a lot of discussion about a potential Teddy Bridgewater trade, but a deal could be tough to pull off for the Jets, as Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk writes. Bridgewater presumably wants to play, so he could spike a potential trade by saying that he doesn’t want to be someone else’s No. 2 quarterback. For his part, Bridgewater may prefer to stay in New York until/unless another QB gets injured and he has an opportunity to start. Alternatively, the Jets could release Bridgewater, but he’d lose out on $5MM in salary and leave with just the $1MM he’s already earned.
• The Jets have some tough tight end decisions of their own to make, as Greg Joyce of the New York Post writes. Chris Herndon, Jordan Leggett, Neal Sterling, Eric Tomlinson and Clive Walford have all shown flashes in recent weeks, which will make the September cuts difficult for head coach Todd Bowles. “It’s probably the toughest spot evaluating because all five can play,” Bowles said Sunday. “We don’t have a lapse amongst them so that’s probably going to be one of the toughest decisions we make because all five of them are very good. We like all five.”
• The Giants had interest in cornerback Orlando Scandrick before he landed with the Chiefs.