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Cowboys Cuts (Updated) 

Post#1 » by NeedsMoreCheese » Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:12 pm

Looks like we cut

Montavious Stanley (DT)
Jamaica Rector (WR)
Jason Hilliard (T)

According to NFL.com

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Post#2 » by NeedsMoreCheese » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:11 am

Looks like Stanley was claimed by the falcons off waivers, though not much of a surprise considering hes a louisville guy. (Though so is Hilliard).


The only Defensive backs released were Quentin Harris by Denver and Nick Turnbull by the Falcons. (Mentioning DBs due to our lack of depth there)
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Post#3 » by NeedsMoreCheese » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:17 pm

David Terrell was cut by the Broncos. He never seemed good to me but maybe hes worth a shot as a 4th reciever who could fill in 3rd if someone goes down. I realize he hasnt really had any regular season action for a few years but hes still sorta young (only 28) and was drafted 8th overall (i think it was) so maybe there is something there.
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Post#4 » by thierry » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:45 am

Rector getting cut surprises me.. I thought he'd have a future with our team for sure. Thats weird.
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Post#5 » by NeedsMoreCheese » Sun Sep 2, 2007 1:00 am

IRVING, Texas -- Veteran cornerback Aaron Glenn was cut by the Dallas Cowboys, who also put kicker Martin Gramatica on injured reserve.

The Cowboys also cut 20 other players, including rookie quarterbacks Matt Moore and Richard Bartel, to get their roster to the mandatory 53 players. All eight players drafted in April made the team, including rookie kicker Nick Folk.

Glenn played 13 NFL seasons for the New York Jets (1994-2001), Houston (2002-04) and Dallas (2005-06), and was a Pro Bowl player in 2000 and 2001.

Even though starting cornerback Terence Newman is uncertain for the Sept. 9 opener because of a slight tear in the tissue in his foot, the Cowboys didn't keep the 35-year-old Glenn, normally a nickel corner who started the final three preseason games.

Gramatica missed the preseason finale Thursday night because of a strained right hamstring he sustained after missing an extra point and a 51-yard field goal attempt in the preseason. Folk made all three of his field goals during the preseason, including a 52-yarder.

The Cowboys could reach an injury settlement with Gramatica, which would make him ineligible to return to the roster for at least six weeks. He was supposed to make a base salary of $800,000 this season.

Gramatica played for Tampa Bay from 1999-2004, winning a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers in 2002. He spent four games late in 2004 with Indianapolis and three games with the Colts early last season before going to Dallas. He didn't kick in the NFL in 2005.

Folk was a sixth-round draft pick out of Arizona.

The other Cowboys cuts were defensive tackle Remi Ayodele; running backs Arliss Beach and Alonzo Coleman; tight ends Adam Bergen and Rodney Hannah; receivers Damarius Bilbo, Mike Jefferson and Jerheme Urban; cornerbacks Quincy Butler and Joey Thomas; center Trey Darilek; linebackers Junior Glymph, Khari Long, Blair Phillips and John Saldi; fullback Lousaka Polite; defensive end Marcus Smith; and offensive lineman Matthew Tarullo.

Without Glenn, the Cowboys will be depending on Jacques Reeves, Nate Jones and rookies Alan Ball and Courtney Brown to back up Anthony Henry and Newman and be extra defenders in pass coverage.

By cutting Moore and Bartel, the only quarterbacks on the 53-man roster were starter Tony Romo and backup Brad Johnson. If Moore isn't picked up by another team, it seems certain that he would be added to the Cowboys practice squad.

First-round draft pick Anthony Spencer is closer to being the starting outside linebacker when the Cowboys play their opener against the New York Giants.

Linebacker Greg Ellis, who has been rehabilitating the Achilles' tendon he tore last November was put on the 53-man roster, even though he hasn't practiced and was unable to go again Saturday. Ellis is going into his 10th season, all with the Cowboys, making him the longest-tenured player on the team.

Receiver Terry Glenn was on the field Saturday, runnining routes and catching passes for the first time since he had arthroscopic knee surgery Aug. 1. Glenn, in his 12th NFL season, could play in the opener, even after missing all four preseason games.

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Post#6 » by catalyst » Tue Sep 4, 2007 1:30 pm

Roy williams in not happy with the Glenn cut. All over Dallas radio talking about it. Think Parcells would have let this foolishness go on?
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Post#7 » by SMRattler » Wed Sep 5, 2007 6:26 pm

The Glenn cut generated a lot of talk from the lockeroom. Something we didn't have much of in the Parcell's years. Interesting.

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