A roster flip-flop that the Cowboys had hoped could be strictly procedural has value them one in every of their fifth-round draft picks from this previous spring.
Defensive sort out John Ridgeway was awarded to the Washington Commanders on Monday. The Cowboys had waived the Arkansas product over the weekend so as to get the roster all the way down to 53 gamers for Sunday’s recreation versus Cincinnati.
The Commanders had been one in every of a number of groups to place in a declare on Ridgeway, in accordance with experiences, however had been the highest-ranking crew within the waiver order.
Chosen 178th general, Ridgeway was drafted for his immense measurement (6-foot-5, 320 kilos) and nasty angle. He rapidly turned a fan favourite attributable to his “Vanilla Gorilla” nickname and colourful interview solutions. However the rookie appeared to wrestle in camp and was inactive for the Week 1 opener in opposition to Tampa Bay.
The Cowboys have elected on this early a part of the season to do some weekly shuffling with their roster. as a strategy to hold a most of gamers in-house. Backup quarterbacks and several other different specialists have been left on the follow squad to be gameday elevations. For Week 2, quarterback Cooper Rush and kicker Brett Maher needed to be signed to the energetic roster. And Jayron Kearse and Connor McGovern had been left off short-term injured reserve in hopes that they’ll be again in fewer than 4 weeks.
With all of that maneuvering, the crew wanted to make room on the roster, even when solely quickly.
Ridgeway was a kind of cuts for Week 2. And whereas the Cowboys had hoped to re-sign him again to the follow squad, the transfer did require exposing Ridgeway to waivers, the place one other crew may declare him for themselves.
Now the fifth-round choose will swimsuit up for a division rival. The Commanders go to Dallas in Week 4.