The Cowboys announced a handful of roster moves on Wednesday.
The Dallas Cowboys announced a handful of roster moves on Wednesday. None of them were particularly shocking, but they are now official nonetheless.
It was reported on Tuesday afternoon that DaRon Bland has a chance to play (to some degree) on Sunday against the Detroit Lions so his designation to return was a formality that we knew was inevitable. In addition to that move, the Cowboys have now officially placed rookie Marshawn Kneeland on injured reserve and signed Carl Lawson to the active roster in his place.
The @dallascowboys made the following transactions:
Reserve/Injured:
DE Marshawn KneelandSigned to active roster:
DE Carl LawsonSigned to practice squad:
WR Seth Williams
DE Luiji VilainDesignated for Return to Practice:
CB DaRon Bland— Dallas Cowboys Public Relations (@DallasCowboysPR) October 9, 2024
Marshawn Kneeland suffered a tear in his meniscus during the first quarter of last week’s win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. While that is a serious injury he may “only” (using that word loosely here) miss around six weeks. He thankfully avoided an ACL tear which obviously would have ended his season.
It goes without saying that the Cowboys are in a dire situation from an injury perspective as Sam Williams did tear his ACL at the beginning of training camp, Micah Parsons is dealing with a high-ankle sprain and DeMarcus Lawrence is already on injured reserve with a foot injury. That the Cowboys are getting anything back right now is a huge win.
Notably the Cowboys are on their bye next week which will provide some more time for players to rest up, heal and get right. Even though that is the case, Kneeland must now miss at least four games starting with Sunday’s against the Lions. After that the next three games for the Cowboys are at the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons before hosting the Philadelphia Eagles. That takes us to the middle of November for context.
