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Saturday was a bad day for the Dallas Cowboys’ 2012 draft class.
In cutting 21 players and making other moves to meet the NFL’s 53-man limit, the Cowboys released two members of the 2012 class, receiver Danny Coale and linebacker Caleb McSurdy, and placed another, safety Matt Johnson, on season-ending injured reserve for the second year in a row.
Because of injuries, Coale, McSurdy and Johnson never stepped on the field last season. Dallas selected Coale in the fifth round out of Virginia Tech, McSurdy in the seventh round out of Montana and Johnson in the fourth round out of Eastern Washington.
Johnson suffered a foot injury Aug. 4 in the preseason opener. A series of hamstring injures prevented him from playing as a rookie.
Johnson’s latest injury opened the door for undrafted rookie Jeff Heath to make the team. The Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) product forced a fumble during the preseason and was a solid performer on special teams.
Perhaps the biggest surprise among the cuts was veteran cornerback Sterling Moore. With the SMU-ex gone, the Cowboys have only four cornerbacks on the roster: Brandon Carr, Morris Claiborne, Orlando Scandrick and B.W. Webb.
Webb is a fourth-round draft pick and Claiborne sat out the preseason with sore knees.
The Cowboys also cut wide receiver Anthony Armstrong, offensive tackle Demetress Bell, wide receiver Tim Benford, cornerback Xavier Brewer, offensive tackle Edawn Coughman, guard Ray Dominguez , defensive end Jabari Fletcher, defensive end Thaddeus Gibson, defensive back Jakar Hamilton, center Kevin Kowalski, linebacker Cameron Lawrence, running back Kendial Lawrence, defensive tackle Jerome Long, linebacker Brandon Magee, cornerback Micah Pellerin, linebacker Taylor Reed, quarterback Alex Tanney and defensive end Jason Vega.
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In cutting 21 players and making other moves to meet the NFL’s 53-man limit, the Cowboys released two members of the 2012 class, receiver Danny Coale and linebacker Caleb McSurdy, and placed another, safety Matt Johnson, on season-ending injured reserve for the second year in a row.
Because of injuries, Coale, McSurdy and Johnson never stepped on the field last season. Dallas selected Coale in the fifth round out of Virginia Tech, McSurdy in the seventh round out of Montana and Johnson in the fourth round out of Eastern Washington.
Johnson suffered a foot injury Aug. 4 in the preseason opener. A series of hamstring injures prevented him from playing as a rookie.
Johnson’s latest injury opened the door for undrafted rookie Jeff Heath to make the team. The Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) product forced a fumble during the preseason and was a solid performer on special teams.
Perhaps the biggest surprise among the cuts was veteran cornerback Sterling Moore. With the SMU-ex gone, the Cowboys have only four cornerbacks on the roster: Brandon Carr, Morris Claiborne, Orlando Scandrick and B.W. Webb.
Webb is a fourth-round draft pick and Claiborne sat out the preseason with sore knees.
The Cowboys also cut wide receiver Anthony Armstrong, offensive tackle Demetress Bell, wide receiver Tim Benford, cornerback Xavier Brewer, offensive tackle Edawn Coughman, guard Ray Dominguez , defensive end Jabari Fletcher, defensive end Thaddeus Gibson, defensive back Jakar Hamilton, center Kevin Kowalski, linebacker Cameron Lawrence, running back Kendial Lawrence, defensive tackle Jerome Long, linebacker Brandon Magee, cornerback Micah Pellerin, linebacker Taylor Reed, quarterback Alex Tanney and defensive end Jason Vega.
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