Dallas Cowboys Go International for Added Size, Defensive Line Depth

[DoctorChicken]

Bluntly speaking he is not that big.
Have any international players ever made the Pro Bowl?
How many have ever been starters?
right now this is a complete nothingburger

Are you referring to internationally born players or ones from the “pathway program”?

There have been plenty of really good internationally born players. Morton Anderson, Hines Ward, Sebastian Janakowski, Tamba Hali…

 

[Motorola]

So, did Alarcon go back to Mexico?

I “think” I heard that another team picked him up?

IIssac Alarcon signed a reserve/future contract with the Forty-niners back in late January.

 

[gtb1943]

Are you referring to internationally born players or ones from the “pathway program”?

There have been plenty of really good internationally born players. Morton Anderson, Hines Ward, Sebastian Janakowski, Tamba Hali…

well I thought I was clear
the program specifically for international players

 

[Motorola]

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-get-surprise-roster-exemption-for-daxon

Dallas also gets a roster exemption for Daxon.
So they can carry 91 players into TC. Also if he does not make the 53 man roster, he can count as a 17th player on the practice squad.

Remember Mr. Cake, Isaac Alacron'?

Let the comparison rants begin.

Daxon did play American football in high school and college - unlike the vast majority of prospects selected to participate.
As the article stated, he qualified for the International Player Pathway Program because Daxon was born and raised outside of the U.S.

 

[Motorola]

IIssac Alarcon signed a reserve/future contract with the Forty-niners back in late January.

Excuse the misspelling of the player's first name.
And does anyone know how to add the accent symbols to names and other words while typing?

 

[BoyzBlaster]

Adding an international flair to the dumpster diving I guess.

 

[shabazz]

Dallas Cowboys go international for added size, defensive line depth​

By Josh Sanchez | Sports Illustrated/FanNation
June 15, 2024

The Dallas Cowboys have gone international to add some size and depth to the interior defensive line.

Rookie free agent defensive tackle Denzel Daxon, who checks in at 6-foot-2, 304 pounds, played his college career with the Ohio Bobcats and Illinois Fighting Illini.

He was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas...Read more

....is he ill tempered?

 

[KingintheNorth]

Seems weird to put him the International program when he played collegiate football here.

He basically is an undrafted player on a technicality. It's not at all what this program was designed for.

But hey, free player.

 

[DallasEast]

....is he ill tempered?

One can only wish.

 

[Motorola]

Seems weird to put him the International program when he played collegiate football here.

He basically is an undrafted player on a technicality. It's not at all what this program was designed for.

But hey, free player.

A loophole discovered by a Cowboys scout.
Read that he came to the U.S. as a teenager; played HS football in Miami.
Wonder if Daxon would have stayed committed to one of the big D-1 programs (Miami, Louisville, Georgia) he received offers from, what he wouldn't have turned out to be.

 

[KingintheNorth]

A loophole discovered by a Cowboys scout.
Read that he came to the U.S. as a teenager; played HS football in Miami.
Wonder if Daxon would have stayed committed to one of the big D-1 programs (Miami, Louisville, Georgia) he received offers from, what he wouldn't have turned out to be.

I don't think he's very good. We will see.

If I'm going to spend time developing an "International" prospect I want the unmolded ball of clay with crazy traits. Not someone who played 4 years of D1 college and was deemed not good enough to be drafted or initially signed in undrafted free agency.

This to me would be like signing Johnny Manziel today because he has Italian citizenship. You could have just signed him normally years ago.

 

[shabazz]

Adding an international flair to the dumpster diving I guess.

Anyone that can help get us a top 7 slot in the 2025 draft is good in my book

 

[CT Dal Fan]

In case it hasn't been mentioned yet, the Cowboys have been granted a roster exemption for Daxon since he is considered part of the NFL International Pathways program.

Meaning they can now bring 91 players to camp, and have 5 open roster spots as of right now.

 

[The Fonz]

Bahama, bahama mama
Got the biggest house in town bahama mama.......

 

[Motorola]

I don't think he's very good. We will see.

If I'm going to spend time developing an "International" prospect I want the unmolded ball of clay with crazy traits. Not someone who played 4 years of D1 college and was deemed not good enough to be drafted or initially signed in undrafted free agency.

This to me would be like signing Johnny Manziel today because he has Italian citizenship. You could have just signed him normally years ago.

"unmolded ball of clay with crazy traits" = phenomenal athlete that excelled in another sport - no little experience playing organized American football at any level?

 

[KingintheNorth]

"unmolded ball of clay with crazy traits" = phenomenal athlete that excelled in another sport - no little experience playing organized American football at any level?

Yes.

That's what the IPP is for.

Kansas City just signed a 23 -year-old Rugby player who is 6'3" and 214 lbs. runs a 4.43 40. He will have zero pressure to sit and learn in the Chiefs organization.

This guy is a guy who has had a ton of college football coaching and was deemed not good enough. It's fine, and harmless really, but I think this specific player is a waste of everyone's time. What has changed since he played in college that now makes him a potential NFL player? He does not have exceptional size (6'2", 304) or athletic ability.

It's literally a technicality that he qualifies for the IPP.

From the article:

And because of the international exception, Dax has a chance to at least remain with the Cowboys for up to three years while developing on the practice squad. That is, unless he makes the 53-man roster, which is the ultimate goal of any rookie, regardless of their situation.


No harm, no foul, but also no big deal.

 

[gtb1943]

Yes.

That's what the IPP is for.

Kansas City just signed a 23 -year-old Rugby player who is 6'3" and 214 lbs. runs a 4.43 40. He will have zero pressure to sit and learn in the Chiefs organization.

This guy is a guy who has had a ton of college football coaching and was deemed not good enough. It's fine, and harmless really, but I think this specific player is a waste of everyone's time. What has changed since he played in college that now makes him a potential NFL player? He does not have exceptional size (6'2", 304) or athletic ability.

It's literally a technicality that he qualifies for the IPP.

From the article:

And because of the international exception, Dax has a chance to at least remain with the Cowboys for up to three years while developing on the practice squad. That is, unless he makes the 53-man roster, which is the ultimate goal of any rookie, regardless of their situation.


No harm, no foul, but also no big deal.

so how much will he make if he goes three years on the practice squad?

 

[KingintheNorth]

so how much will he make if he goes three years on the practice squad?

The minimum salary for NFL practice squad players is $12,000 per week. If a player has accrued at least two seasons, their minimum salary is $16,100 per week, and the maximum salary is $20,600 per week. If a player with fewer than two seasons is on the practice squad for all 18 weeks, they would earn $216,000.

Three years would be roughly $648,000.

 

[Praxit]

So, did Alarcon go back to Mexico?

..opened a taco stand on the beach. Never looked back.. ..

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

..opened a taco stand on the beach. Never looked back.. ..

Lol, stop P!