With just one game left to play before lockers are cleaned out for the long offseason, the Cowboys are still shuffling their roster, adding three players on New Year’s Day.
Dallas signed defensive end Earnest Brown IV to the active roster on Wednesday. Brown is a homegrown product who played high school ball in Denton, Tex. before going to Northwestern as a four-star recruit. He was selected in the fifth round of 2021’s draft by the Los Angeles Rams and won a Super Bowl ring with that team as a rookie, though he never saw the field in his first year.
The 6-foot-5-inch, 300-pounder remained with the Rams for two more seasons, getting in 12 games before becoming a free agent. He landed in Tampa Bay for the 2024 campaign and saw action in three midseason contests for the Buccaneers but played fewer than two dozen total snaps.
While Brown will be eligible to play in Sunday’s season finale, his addition at this late date is more likely a signal that the Cowboys are interesting in inking the soon-to-be 26-year-old to a reserve/futures contract once the regular season is concluded.
The @dallascowboys signed DE Earnest Brown on Wednesday.
The club also signed CB Luq Barcoo and G Jack Anderson to the practice squad.
— Dallas Cowboys Public Relations (@DallasCowboysPR) January 1, 2025
The Cowboys also signed two new faces to the practice squad. Cornerback Luq Barcoo has spent time with six NFL teams since 2020, though he’s appeared in just three games, all with Jacksonville that year. He also played with the San Antonio Brahmas, earning All-XFL honors for the 2023 season.
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Guard Jack Anderson was also added to the practice squad. The 6-foot-4-inch Frisco native played collegiately at Texas Tech and went on to be drafted in 2021’s seventh round by the Buffalo Bills. He’s bounced around with five other clubs, most notably seeing time in 12 games for the Giants in 2022.
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