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Green, a former third-round pick, has struggled mightily in his effort to become Dallas’ third offensive tackle. Ward, for his part, was acquired in exchange for wide receiver Ryan Switzer earlier this year.

Cowboys Release LB Justin Durant

December 26th, 2017 at 2:48pm CST by GregGoldstein

Now that the Cowboys are no longer in contention for a playoff spot, the team has decided to cut veteran linebacker Justin Durant, reports David Moore of the Dallas Morning News (Twitter link). The Cowboys have promoted linebacker Tre’Von Johnson from the practice squad to replace Durant on the active roster.

Durant, 32, was in his fourth year as a member of the Cowboys. He signed with Dallas prior to last season and was also on the team in 2013 and 2014. The veteran linebacker played in just seven games this season due to injury, collecting a combined 13 tackles while on the field.

This was a notable step down from what he’s done in the past as he appeared in double-digit games all but once since he entered the league as a second round pick by the Jaguars in 2007.

Durant was clearly behind fellow middle linebackers Anthony Hitchens and Jaylon Smith on the depth chart, so without anything to play for in Week 17, the coaching staff probably felt that they should get some younger players more exposure to regular season game action.

The Cowboys will face the Eagles in Week 17 in an attempt to finish above-.500 for the second year in a row.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/26/17

September 26th, 2017 at 2:40pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: TE Anthony Denham, LB Earl Okine

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: WR Reggie Davis

Carolina Panthers

Signed: WR Jamaal Jones

Chicago Bears

Signed: WR Tre McBride, CB Doran Grant
Cut: OL D.J. Tialavea

Cleveland Browns

Signed: WR Bug Howard

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: LB Tre’von Johnson

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: TE Marcus Lucas, G Ian Silberman
Cut: OLB Johnathan Calvin, TE Henry Krieger-Coble, T Andrew Wylie

New Orleans Saints

Signed: DB Arthur Maulet

New York Jets

Signed: CB Robert Nelson
Cut: WR Kalif Raymond

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DE Branden Jackson
Cut: DB Tyvis Powell, TE Gabe Holmes

NFL Workout Updates: 9/19/17

September 19th, 2017 at 9:35pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s workout updates:

Carolina Panthers

T Laurence Gibson; CB Tevin Homer (Twitter link via Howard Balzer)

Chicago Bears

QBs Garrett Grayson and Bart Houston; WRs Marlon Brown, Bug Howard, Kyle Prater, Tevaun Smith, Daniel Williams, and James Wright; TE D.J. Tialavea; C Mark Spelman; T Givens Price; LBs Carl Bradford and Shayne Skov; DTs Stefan Charles, Mike Purcell, and Nick Williams (Link via Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune)

Dallas Cowboys

OLs Michael Dunn, Jake Eldrenkamp, Kaleb Johnson, and Jarron Jones; LB Tre’Von Johnson; DT Caraun Reid, CBs Chris Lewis-Harris, JaCorey Shepherd, D’Joun Smith, and Ian Wells (Twitter link via Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News)

Green Bay Packers

QB Jerod Evans; RB Algeron Brown; WRs C.J. Board, Alonzo Moore, and Jordan Williams; TE Ryan O’Malley; DTs Jeremy Faulk and Joey Ivie (Link via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com)

Jacksonville Jaguars

DTs Ryan Carrethers, John Hughes, and Cam Thomas (Twitter link via Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union)

Kansas City Chiefs

LB Garrett Sickels; CBs Makinton Dorleant and Ezra Robinson (Twitter link via Adam Caplan)

Miami Dolphins

LB Zaviar Gooden (Twitter link via Caplan)

New York Jets

WRs Corey Brown, Josh Huff and Paul Turner; G Robert Myers; DL Stefan Charles, Datone Jones, Alex McCalister, and Joby Saint Fleur; CBs Malik Foreman and D.J. Killings; S Jordan Moore. (Twitter links via Tom Pelissero of NFL.com, Caplan, Balzer (1, 2) and Wilson)

San Francisco 49ers

OL Willie Beavers, Wil Freeman, Laurence Gibson, and Max Rich (Twitter link via Caplan and Balzer)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

CB Randall Evans (Twitter link via Caplan)

NFL Workout Updates: 9/18/17

September 18th, 2017 at 8:53pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s workout update notes:

Buffalo Bills

Ps Taylor Symmank, and Matt Wile; LS Derek Hart (Twitter links via Howard Balzer and Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)

Carolina Panthers

S Jack Tocho (Tuesday) (Twitter link via Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press)

Cincinnati Bengals

QBs Jerod Evans and Wes Lunt; RB Kelvin Taylor; WRs C.J. Board and Moritz Boehringer; TEs Taylor McNamara and Wes Saxton; DE Pat O’Connor; CBs Alex Carter and Josh Thornton (Twitter links via Tom Pelissero of NFL.com, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com, and Howard Balzer)

Detroit Lions

LB Tre’Von Johnson (Twitter link via Balzer)

Green Bay Packers

OL Fahn Cooper, Givens Price, and Brandon Thomas (Twitter link via Pelissero)

Houston Texans

TE Alex Ellis (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)

Indianapolis Colts

TEs Sam Cotton, Alex Ellis, Scott Orndoff, Josiah Price, Steven Scheu, Robert Tonyan (Twitter link via Balzer)

Jacksonville Jaguars

WR Jaydon Mickens; DBs Robert Blanton, Marqueston Huff, and Robenson Therezie (Twitter link via Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union)

New England Patriots

WRs River Cracraft, Kenny Lawler, and Nelson Spruce; DE Jonathan Woodard; DB Robert Nelson (Twitter link via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com)

New Orleans Saints

CB Bradley Sylve (Tuesday) (Twitter link via Wilson)

Seattle Seahawks

LB Joseph Jones; S Tyvis Powell (Twitter link via Balzer)

NFL Workout Updates: 9/13/17

September 13th, 2017 at 6:31pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s workout updates, with nearly all links going to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer’s Twitter account:

Buffalo Bills

QB Joel Stave; WRs Chris Brown, Marlon Brown; G Oni Omoile; T Brad Seaton; CB Makinton Dorleant (Twitter links)

Chicago Bears

DE Praise Martin-Oguike; LBs Akeem Ayers, Chris Casher, Vontarrius Dora, Jonathan Freeny; LS Andrew East (Twitter links)

Green Bay Packers

WR Jesse Kroll; LBs Donnie Baggs, Brooks Ellis, Christian Kuntz (Twitter links)

Indianapolis Colts

WRs K.J. Brent, Devin Lucien, KeVonn Mabon; OTs Andreas Knappe, Javarius Leamon, Jah Reid, Brad Seaton; DEs Logan Ingle, Branden Jackson (all Twitter links)

Jacksonville Jaguars

DT Darius Kilgo (link)

Kansas City Chiefs

CBs Alex Carter, Josh Thornton (link)

New England Patriots

QB Mitch Leidner; WRs Daniel Braverman, Tevaun Smith, Jahad Thomas, Bryan Walters; LS Taybor Pepper; P Austin Rehkow (link here)

New Orleans Saints

WRs Corey Brown, Josh Huff, Seantavius Jones, Anthony Nash, Myles White; Gs Dallas Thomas, Andrew Tiller, Earl Watford, Cody Wichmann; LBs Akeem Ayers, Sio Moore; OT Eric Winston; CB Jumal Rolle; S Jordan Moore (all Twitter links here)

New York Jets

RB Lorenzo Taliaferro; WRs Jaydon Mickens, Anthony Nash, Michael Rector; TE Scott Orndoff (link)

Philadelphia Eagles

LBs Carl Bradford, Tre’von Johnson, Joseph Jones, Antwione Williams; Ks Marshall Koehn, Josh Lambo, Mike Nugent (Twitter links)

Tennessee Titans

G Kaleb Johnson (link)

Washington Redskins

RBs Jonathan Grimes, Daryl Richardson; G Greg Pyke; (link)

Cardinals Down To 53

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:00pm CST by Zachary Links

The Cardinals announced their full slate of cuts to get to 53:

WR Carlton Agudosi
DT Peli Anau
LB Alex Bazzie
LB Cap Capi
CB Jarrell Carter
TE Gerald Christian
S Ironhead Gallon
LB Zaviar Gooden
CB Gump Hayes
WR Krishawn Hogan
WR Chris Hubert
LB Jarvis Jones (injury settlement)
G Dorian Johnson
G Kaleb Johnson
LB Tre’Von Johnson (injury settlement)
QB Trevor Knight
LB Ryan Langford
P Richie Leone
CB Ryan Lewis
T Jonathan McLaughlin
S Harlan Miller
DT David Moala
C Daniel Munyer
T Givens Price
WR Jeremy Ross
TE Ricky Seals-Jones
CB Sojourn Shelton
DT Ed Stinson (waived/injured)
RB James Summers
DT Pasoni Tasini
G Cole Toner
TE Hakeem Valles
LB Terence Waugh
LB Scooby Wright

Wright was a standout at the University of Arizona. As a sophomore for the Wildcats, Wright was an absolute monster as he tallied 163 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and six forced fumbles. Unfortunately, he was slowed by injuries in 2015 and he wound up as a seventh-round pick of the Browns. The Cardinals were happy to scoop him up in December, but he has been pushed out in favor of veteran Josh Bynes and others.

Also of note – fourth-round guard Dorian Johnson has been cut. Johnson struggled in camp and the Cardinals were not willing to use a roster spot on him. I would speculate that he could be a taxi squad candidate.

Cardinals Sign 17 Undrafted Players

May 2nd, 2017 at 1:40pm CST by Zachary Links

The Cardinals announced that they have signed 17 undrafted free agents. Here’s the complete list:

WR Carlton Agudosi (Rutgers)
DT Collin Bevins (NW Missouri State)
C Lucas Crowley (North Carolina)
S Ironhead Gallon (Georgia Southern)
S Gump Hayes (Arizona State)
WR Krishawn Hogan (Marian)
S Drico Johnson (Central Florida)
OLB Tre’Von Johnson (Weber State)
QB Trevor Knight (Texas A&M)
CB Ryan Lewis (Pittsburgh)
T Jonathan McLaughlin (Virginia Tech)
S Cyril Noland-Lewis (Louisiana Tech)
TE Ricky Seals-Jones (Texas A&M)
CB Sojourn Shelton (Wisconsin)
RB James Summers (East Carolina)
DT Pasoni Tasini (Utah)
TE Steven Wroblewski (Southern Utah)

The Cardinals apparently had some competition to sign Shelton as they gave him $25K to sign (Twitter link via Tom Pelissero of USA Today). Coming out of Florida, Shelton was a four-star recruit and he went on to be a four-year starter for the Badgers. However, his lack of size probably prevented him from being drafted. The 5’9″, 177-pound corner will now look to make it from the Cardinals 90-man roster to the 53-man version.