DMN: LB Keith Smith, not Mark Nzeocha, fills final spot on Cowboys' active roster

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LB Keith Smith, not Mark Nzeocha, fills final spot on Cowboys' active roster

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Published: 14 November 2015 11:41 AM
Updated: 14 November 2015 06:52 PM

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Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Keith Smith during practice Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at their Valley Ranch practice facility in Irving, Texas. (G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News)

The Cowboys had an open roster spot and they were thin at linebacker.

So the expectation was the team would add a player to buttress that position group before its game against Tampa Bay on Sunday. The Cowboys did. But the guy they promoted Saturday was a surprise. Keith Smith - not Mark Nzeocha - got the call.

Smith was elevated from the practice squad and Nzeocha remains on the reserve/non-football injury list, where he has been since the beginning of the season. Earlier this week, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Nzeocha would be activated after Kellen Moore was released.

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[jobberone]

Hope he knows his assignments in coverage. Isn't he the one who allowed a TD blowing his coverage?

Should be interesting to see him blitz.