Cowboys waive special teams ace in WR logjam en route to 53-man roster

The Dallas Cowboys are waiving a key special teams contributor and wide receiver, but the hope is to bring him back for a spot on the practice squad.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Brooks enters the field at training camp at the River Ridge Fields. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys have made several difficult decisions throughout the day, with only a few hours until the NFL deadline for teams to cut down to their 53-man rosters for the upcoming regular season.

Dallas still has some work to do en route to their 53-man lineup, and the latest casualty was 2023 seventh-round pick Jalen Brooks.

Brooks may not have a flashy statline, but he has been a key contributor on special teams.

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Brooks was battling with 2024 sixth-round pick Ryan Flournoy, who has shown a lot of development during the preseason, for one of the final spots. Dallas will hope to re-sign Brooks to the practice squad if he passes through waivers.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Brooks celebrates his first down run against the Cleveland Browns | Scott Galvin-Imagn Images

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Flournoy now looks like a lock to make the Cowboys' 53-man roster, especially with Jonathan Mingo being placed on the injured reserve/designated to return list to start the year.

Let's hope that Brooks can find his way back to Dallas for a shot at redemption.

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