The Dallas Cowboys aren’t done with player acquisition just because the 2020 NFL draft is over. Dallas lost a couple of cornerbacks in free agency, most notably No. 1 defensive back Byron Jones. They also released little used Donovan Olumba. To counter the losses, Maurice Canady and Saivion Smith were brought in, but those moves were more seen as band-aids as opposed to solutions at the top of the depth chart.
The draft changed that, as the club spent their second-round pick on Alabama corner Trevon Diggs and Tulsa’s Reggie Robinson II was their fourth-round selection. The room was crowded then, but is even more crowded now as former Oakland and Carolina corner Daryl Worley announced on Twitter he is joining the club.
America's Team #WeDemBoyz #CowboysNation pic.twitter.com/L5r5CUQYKj
— Daryl Worley (@WorleysWorld20) April 29, 2020
Worley’s addition further clouds the future of 2017 second-round pick Chidobe Awuzie. Following the draft, head coach Mike McCarthy hinted that the team could look to move one or more of their corners to the safety position. Defensive coordinator Mike Nolan admitted over the offseason he wants corners who create turnovers and Awuzie’s biggest problem is an inability to locate the football despite having relatively tight coverage on receivers.
On Tuesday, Director of Player Personnel Will McClay appeared on Sirius XM NFL and confirmed Awuzie was being considered for that move.
McClay acknowledges consideration of moving Chidobe Awuzie to safety, with addition of Diggs and Reggie Robinson
— KD Drummond (@KDDrummondNFL) April 28, 2020
The club wants to play more press-man coverage and apparently Awuzie may not fit that job description.
Will McClay on @SiriusXMNFL : "size and length, we want to be able to create turnovers, we're going to be playing alot of press coverage"
On selection of Trevon Diggs
— KD Drummond (@KDDrummondNFL) April 28, 2020
Worley is a four-year veteran, drafted in the third round by the Panthers in 2016 and spending two years before being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for WR Torrey Smith. The 6-foot-1, 215 pounder had three interceptions in his first two seasons.
The West Virginia product was arrested though, and the Eagles released him before ever playing a down for them. The charge was driving under the influence and he allegedly was combative with the arresting officer, resulting in him being tased.
Worley was then picked up by the Oakland Raiders, and served a four-game suspension that season. He re-signed with Oakland in 2019 and played for just over $3 million. He had an inteception in each of his two seasons in Oakland.