Dallas Cowboys just got even better at a position they’re already looking great at with latest roster move
The Dallas Cowboys are welcoming back a preseason hero.
Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Kenny Clark found the perfect word to describe the team’s defensive tackles during the win over the Las Vegas Raiders: Nasty.
It’s easy to see why. Clark, Quinnen Williams, and Osa Odighizuwa combined for three sacks and nine quarterback hits. They made plays against the run, too, with three combined tackles for loss and many more plays invisible on the stat sheet but important nevertheless. Odighizuwa and Williams led the NFL in PFF defensive grades for all defensive tackles for Week 11. It wasn’t only nasty, it was scary.
And believe it or not, that position group just got better on Tuesday. The team announced it activated Perrion Winfrey from Injured Reserve. Winfrey was a preseason standout not expected to make the 53-man roster when he was signed.
However, his strong play everywhere on the defensive line earned him a spot on the team, though an injury delayed his season debut until now. In Week 12, he is set to officially join one of the best defensive tackle rooms in the NFL. The Cowboys waived LB Damone Clark to open up a roster spot.
Winfrey’s activation poses first-world problem for the Cowboys
With Winfrey’s activation, the Cowboys have six defensive tackles on the 53-man roster, which is considered on the higher side. On a 48-man gameday roster, it’s difficult to use six spots on defensive tackles. For reference, Dallas has listed at least one defensive tackle as an inactive player every week this season — most times as a healthy scratch. Before it was either Jay Toia or Mazi Smith.
Now, the Cowboys might be forced to place Toia — a seventh-round rookie — on the inactives list, but he’s the only true nose tackle on the team. Even on Monday, he logged 13 defensive snaps. The alternative could be to make Winfrey inactives while the room remains healthy. Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus has a tough decision to make. But anytime you’re forced to choose because of having too many good players in one position, it’s a first-world problem to have.
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