![]() ![]() Three players are expected to move to IR after having been carried on the active roster for 24 hours - because anyone placed on IR prior to cutdowns won't be allowed to return for 2021, per NFL rules, i.e., Rico Dowdle (RB), Mitch Hyatt (OT), Reggie Robinson II (CB), Sewo Olonilua (FB). ![]() You'll see players on the 53-man count come Tuesday evening who'll head to injured reserve on Wednesday, freeing up those seats as well for new additions and/or re-adding familiar faces to the active roster. In other words, there's no such thing as a "final" roster in the NFL. That technically allows for three additional seats to use temporarily by Dallas, should they want to get creative with the forming of their depth chart. So who stays and who goes? Well, before we get into that (you've probably already peeked anyway), it's key to note the Cowboys currently have three players still on the COVID/Reserve list - CeeDee Lamb, Carlos Watkins and Connor Williams - who won't count against the 53-man roster, but who are scheduled to be activated before the team begins practicing to take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ET to slash the roster from 80 men down to only 53, and that means it's time for a lot of uncomfortable conversations and tough decisions as the deadline speeds toward them. They have until Tuesday, August 31 at 4 p.m. The 2021 preseason is officially over and the Dallas Cowboys were one of only two teams who had four games in August to evaluate talent, and they're hoping the added contest - i.e., the Hall of Fame Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers - will help them enter the regular season with the most sharpened roster possible, led by the return of two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott. It's time to get down to brass tacks in the NFL.
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