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Cowboys face decisions on DTs this week
November, 11, 2014
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
LONDON -- The Dallas Cowboys will have decisions to make on two defensive tackles this week.
Josh Brent's 10-game suspension came to an end on Sunday. He has been able to practice the last two weeks after the NFL revised his penalty for his involvement in the accident that cost the life of teammate and friend Jerry Brown in 2012.
While he was able to practice in London he was not able to be with the team on the sideline during the game.
Amobi Okoye's three-week practice window comes to a close as well. He is on the reserve non-football illness list as he comes back from anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, a brain disorder that had Okoye in a coma for parts of last year.
The Cowboys will have to activate Okoye to 53-man roster or keep him on NFI for the rest of the season. The Cowboys signed Okoye to a two-year deal in the offseason knowing he might not be able to play this season. It is likely the Cowboys will keep Okoye on NFI and give him a full offseason program and spring and training camp in order to be at his best in terms of football shape.
The Cowboys can delay a roster decision on Brent by asking for a two-week roster exemption. If they get the exemption, then Brent's first game could come on Thanksgiving against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Cowboys signed Brent to an extension earlier in the month through 2015 that did not include any guaranteed money. The Cowboys could not stash him on a list for the remainder of the season like Okoye. He would have to be activated eventually or released.
The Cowboys do not have a player who can match Brent's size on the active roster, which would be a help to the run defense.
The question then becomes who gets released in order for Brent to be added to the roster. Davon Coleman had been inactive for the last six games but the Cowboys might not be able to sneak him through to the practice squad if he is cut.
An injury in practice or against the New York Giants on Nov. 23 could make a decision easier for the Cowboys.
November, 11, 2014
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
LONDON -- The Dallas Cowboys will have decisions to make on two defensive tackles this week.
Josh Brent's 10-game suspension came to an end on Sunday. He has been able to practice the last two weeks after the NFL revised his penalty for his involvement in the accident that cost the life of teammate and friend Jerry Brown in 2012.
While he was able to practice in London he was not able to be with the team on the sideline during the game.
Amobi Okoye's three-week practice window comes to a close as well. He is on the reserve non-football illness list as he comes back from anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, a brain disorder that had Okoye in a coma for parts of last year.
The Cowboys will have to activate Okoye to 53-man roster or keep him on NFI for the rest of the season. The Cowboys signed Okoye to a two-year deal in the offseason knowing he might not be able to play this season. It is likely the Cowboys will keep Okoye on NFI and give him a full offseason program and spring and training camp in order to be at his best in terms of football shape.
The Cowboys can delay a roster decision on Brent by asking for a two-week roster exemption. If they get the exemption, then Brent's first game could come on Thanksgiving against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Cowboys signed Brent to an extension earlier in the month through 2015 that did not include any guaranteed money. The Cowboys could not stash him on a list for the remainder of the season like Okoye. He would have to be activated eventually or released.
The Cowboys do not have a player who can match Brent's size on the active roster, which would be a help to the run defense.
The question then becomes who gets released in order for Brent to be added to the roster. Davon Coleman had been inactive for the last six games but the Cowboys might not be able to sneak him through to the practice squad if he is cut.
An injury in practice or against the New York Giants on Nov. 23 could make a decision easier for the Cowboys.
