Cowboys Make Full Use of NFL 90 Man Roster Limit

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Dallas Cowboys Make Full Use Of NFL's 90-Man Roster Limit
By One.Cool.Customer  @OCC44 on May 13 2014, 1:30p +

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A look at the Cowboys' first 2014 90-man roster.

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The Cowboys have exactly 90 players, the maximum allowed under NFL rules, on their offseason roster right now.

That roster will change frequently over the coming days and weeks, but because the Cowboys are maxed out against the 90-player limit, every single new signing will have to be accompanied by a player being released who is currently on the roster.

Yesterday, Dave Halprin informed us that the Cowboys had released six players to make room for the new acquisitions. Those moves had become necessary for the Cowboys to accomodate their 24 newly signed college free agents on their roster.

In total, the 90 Cowboys players are comprised as follows:

• 45 players returning from last season.
• 24 college free agents signed over the last three days.
• 9 rookies drafted in the 2014 NFL draft.
• 7 players signed as free agents since the end of the season.
• 5 players signed to reserve/future contracts earlier this year.

Here's how the roster currently stands, keeping in mind that this first roster iteration of 2014 may not last more than a day.

Returning Players from 2013
NamePositionExperienceCollege
Bailey, DanK3Oklahoma State
Bass, BenDT2Texas A&M
Beasley, ColeWR2Southern Methodist
Bernadeau, MackenzyG6Bentley
Bryant, DezWR4Oklahoma State
Carr, BrandonCB6Grand Valley State
Carter, BruceLB3North Carolina
Church, BarryS4Toledo
Claiborne, MorrisCB2LSU
Clutts, TylerFB3Fresno State
Crawford, TyroneDE2Boise State
Dunbar, LanceRB2North Texas
Durant, JustinLB7Hampton
Escobar, GavinTE1San Diego State
Frederick, TravisC1Wisconsin
Free, DougT7Northern Illinois
Hamilton, JakarDB1South Carolina State
Hanna, JamesTE2Oklahoma
Harris, DwayneWR3East Carolina
Hayden, NickDT6Wisconsin
Heath, JeffS5Saginaw Valley State
Holloman, DeVonteLB1South Carolina
Johnson, MattS2Eastern Washington
Jones, ChrisP2Carson-Newman
Ladouceur, L.P.LS9California
Lawrence, CameronOLB1Mississippi State
Leary, RonaldG2Memphis
Lee, SeanLB4Penn State
Lemon, OrieLB3Oklahoma State
Moore, SterlingCB3Southern Methodist
Murray, DeMarcoRB3Oklahoma
Orton, KyleQB9Purdue
Parnell, JermeyT4Mississippi
Randle, JosephRB1Oklahoma State
Romo, TonyQB11Eastern Illinois
Scandrick, OrlandoCB6Boise State
Selvie, GeorgeDE4South Florida
Smith, TyronT3USC
Webb, B.W.CB1William & Mary
Weems, DarrionT2Oregon
Wilber, KyleDE2Wake Forest
Wilcox, J.J.S1Georgia Southern
Williams, TerranceWR1Baylor
Wilson, MartezLB3Illinois
Witten, JasonTE11Tennessee
2014 Free Agents
NamePositionExperienceCollege
Byrd, LaRonWR2Miami (Fla.)
Hanie, CalebQB6Colorado State
McClain, TerrellDT3South Florida
Melton, HenryDE5Texas
Mincey, JeremyDE8Florida
Spencer, AnthonyDE7Purdue
Weeden, BrandonQB2Oklahoma State
Reserve/Future
NamePositionExperienceCollege
Benford, TimWR2Tennessee Tech
Newsome, JamarWR3Central Florida
Rayford, CaesarDE1Washington
Stewart, JonathanLB1Texas A&M
Wetzel, JohnT1Boston College
2014 Draft Picks
NamePositionExperienceCollege
Bishop, KenDTRNorthern Illinois
Dixon, AhmadSSRBaylor
Gardner, BenDERStanford
Hitchens, AnthonyOLBRIowa
Lawrence, DemarcusDERBoise St.
Martin, ZackOTRNotre Dame
Mitchell, TerranceCBROregon
Smith, WillOLBRTexas Tech
Street, DevinWRRPittsburgh
Undraftd Free Agennts
NamePositionExperienceCollege
Aladenoye, JoshOTRIllinois State
Boyd, ChrisWRRVanderbilt
Clarke, BrianOGRBloomsburg
Coleman, DavonDTRArizona State
Copeland, J.C.FBRLSU
Cureton, AndreOGRCincinnati
Kreiter, CaseyLSRIowa
Malena, BenRBRTexas A&M
Mandell, CodyPRAlabama
Martin, GlascoRBRBaylor
Najvar, JordanTERBaylor
Patrick, RonaldOGRSouth Carolina
Phillips, DashaunCBRTarleton State
Pughsley, JerrodOTRAkron
Robinson, MarvinFSRFerris State
Sapp, DontavisLBRTennessee
Skinner, JocquelCBRBethel
Smith, KeithILBRSan Jose State
Smith, RyanSRAuburn
Vaughan, DustinQBRWest Texas A&M
Washington, L'DamianWRRMissouri
Wilson, EvanTERIllinos
Windsor, JoeDERNorthern Illinois

 

[Machete]

Really hope Caesar Rayford works out. Looked awesome in preseason.