The @dallascowboys signed DE Carl Lawson and placed OT Earl Bostick on Reserve/Injured.
— Dallas Cowboys Public Relations (@DallasCowboysPR) August 19, 2024
Dallas was expected to sign free agent defensive end Carl Lawson and the move was finally made official. A former fourth-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft by the Bengals, Lawson is expected to help fill the void of DE Sam Williams who was lost for the season with a torn ACL.
In his first four seasons in Cincinnati, Lawson started 14 games recording 21 sacks and 83 QB hits. That was enough for the Jets to sign him to a three-year, $45 million deal.
In New York, Lawson started all 17 games logging 7 sacks with 24 QB hits. His second season didn’t go as planned. A back injury in training camp limited him to just six games in 2022 and he finished the year by being a gameday inactive more than a handful of times.
In a cost-cutting move, the Jets released Lawson who now gives depth to a Cowboys team searching for pass rush help.
Edge players Michah Parsons and Demarcus Lawrence are expected to carry most of the workload and rookie second-round pick Marshawn Kneeland will be part of the defensive line rotation. Behind those three, Dallas gets thin at the position. That is where Lawson is expected to help.
With 90 players already on the roster, the Cowboys had to free up a roster spot and moved offensive tackle Earl Bostick to injured reserve.
Bostick, an undrafted free agent out of Kansas in 2023, injured his right leg in practice which will reportedly require surgery.
NFL rosters must be trimmed down to 53 players before Tuesday, August 27 at 4 PM EST which doesn’t give Lawson much time to make a bid for a roster spot.