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Cowboys CB shuffle: DaRon Bland activated, Trevon Diggs sits out practice, backup goes to IR

From @ToddBrock24f7: Bland is no lock to play this Sunday; the team had to activate him today or end his season. Amani Oruwariye moves to IR with a back injury.

DaRon Bland is back on the Cowboys’ active roster, a signal that the third-year cornerback is growing tantalizingly close to making his 2024 regular-season debut.

Just in time, too. The team also placed fellow corner Amani Ouwariye on injured reserve after a back injury sustained last Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers.

Bland has been out since suffering a stress fracture of the foot during training camp and started the season on IR. The former fifth-round draft pick and defending league leader in interceptions had surgery just prior to the team’s Week 1 season opener in Cleveland; he was given a six-to-eight-week recovery estimate at the time.

Even though it was now been nine weeks, Bland is still no lock to play Sunday when the Cowboys travel to Atlanta to face the Falcons.

His 21-day practice window was opened on Oct. 9, meaning the team had until the end of business to move him to either the active roster or season-ending injured reserve.

Bland was slated to spend the day’s practice working with the rehab group, according to head coach Mike McCarthy.

“We’re not going to put him out there until he’s ready to go,” McCarthy told reporters during his Wednesday press conference.

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The Cowboys will need someone ready to go at cornerback in very short order, though. Veteran Trevon Diggs did not practice Wednesday with what is being classified as a calf issue, and thanks to a shoulder injury, rookie Caelen Carson hasn’t played since Week 3’s loss to Baltimore.

And now Oruwariye has been shelved as well.

The onetime Detroit Lion and Jacksonville Jaguar, signed to the Cowboys just days after Bland’s foot procedure, made his first appearance for Dallas in Week 4 and logged an interception for the club in that Thursday night’s 20-15 win.

The 28-year-old Penn State product played almost every defensive snap over the Cowboys’ next two games against Detroit and Pittsburgh. Late in the third quarter of Sunday’s contest, he appeared to take a knee in the back during a block from 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk.

Oruwariye will have to miss at least four games before he may return to action. He will be lost until Thanksgiving, at the earliest.

The Cowboys currently have just four interceptions on the year. This week, they’ll go up against a Falcons offense that ranks third in the NFL in passing yards.

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Cowboys elevate former Lions starting CB for Week 6 matchup

Cowboys elevate former Lions starting CB Amani Oruwariye for Week 6 matchup

The Dallas Cowboys are battling rampant injury issues across their defense. To help bolster their depth, Dallas has turned to a former Lions starter in the secondary.

In advance of Sunday afternoon’s game in Dallas, the Cowboys elevated cornerback Amani Oruwariye from their practice squad to the active lineup against the Lions. He’ll take the spot of regular starter DaRon Bland, who was not activated from the injured reserve for the game.

Oruwariye spent his first four seasons in Detroit, starting 36 games for the Lions after being a fifth-round pick out of Penn State in 2019. He picked off six passes in the 2021 season but couldn’t ever recapture that magic. Since leaving the Liona after the 2022 season, Oruwariye has bounced between the Giants, Jaguars and now Cowboys.

This will be the third time Oruwariye has been elevated, which means if the Cowboys want to use him again after Week 6, they’ll need to sign him to the active roster. He did intercept a pass in Dallas’ earlier win over the Giants.

Dallas also elevated LB Darius Harris from the practice squad.

Cowboys elevate former Lions starting CB for Week 6 matchup

Cowboys elevate former Lions starting CB Amani Oruwariye for Week 6 matchup

The Dallas Cowboys are battling rampant injury issues across their defense. To help bolster their depth, Dallas has turned to a former Lions starter in the secondary.

In advance of Sunday afternoon’s game in Dallas, the Cowboys elevated cornerback Amani Oruwariye from their practice squad to the active lineup against the Lions. Oruwariye spent his first four seasons in Detroit, starting 36 games for the Lions after being a fifth-round pick out of Penn State in 2019. He picked off six passes in the 2021 season but couldn’t ever recapture that magic. Since leaving the Liona after the 2022 season, Oruwariye has bounced between the Giants, Jaguars and now Cowboys.

This will be the third time Oruwariye has been elevated, which means if the Cowboys want to use him again after Week 6, they’ll need to sign him to the active roster. He did intercept a pass in Dallas’ earlier win over the Giants.

Dallas also elevated LB Darius Harris from the practice squad.

Cowboys 55-man, Week 3 roster elevations vs Giants shows cornerback is dire issue

The Dallas Cowboys need a win in the worst way on Thursday night, and their secondary appears to be a mash unit entering the contest. Faced with taking on top rookie WR Malik Nabers, the Cowboys will more than likely be down Caelen Carson, who is a …

The Dallas Cowboys need a win in the worst way on Thursday night, and their secondary appears to be a mash unit entering the contest. Faced with taking on top rookie WR Malik Nabers, the Cowboys will more than likely be down Caelen Carson, who is a gametime decision with a bum shoulder. Carson was listed as doubtful on the final injury report for this week and on Thursday Dallas elevated a practice squad cornerback, just in case.

Amani Oruwariye will see his first game-day active status for the Dallas Cowboys as one of two elevations for Week 4’s contest against the New York Giants. DE Carl Lawson will be the other, bringing the Cowboys’ roster to 55 players temporarily. About an hour and a half before kickoff, the team will announce their seven inactives, a list likely to include both Carson and safety Markquese Bell, as well as QB Trey Lance who will be the emergency third quarterback. As for everyone else? Here’s a look at the full 55-man roster Mike McCarthy and his staff will choose from.

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Dak Prescott
Cooper Rush
Trey Lance

Ezekiel Elliott
Rico Dowdle
Hunter Luepke
Deuce Vaughn

Jake Ferguson
Luke Schoonmaker
John Stephens, Jr. (questionable – hamstring)
Brevyn Spann-Ford

CeeDee Lamb
Brandin Cooks
Jalen Tolbert
Kavontae Turpin
Jalen Brooks
Ryan Flournoy

Tyler Guyton
Terence Steele
Asim Richards
Matt Waletzko

Zack Martin
Tyler Smith
TJ Bass

Cooper Beebe
Brock Hoffman

Micah Parsons
Tank Lawrence
Marshawn Kneeland
Chauncey Golston
Tyrus Wheat
Carl Lawson (2nd of 3 elevations)

Osa Odighizuwa
Mazi Smith
Linval Joseph
Carlos Watkins

Eric Kendricks
DeMarvion Overshown
Damone Clark
Marist Liufau
Buddy Johnson

Trevon Diggs
Jourdan Lewis
Caelen Carson
Israel Mukuamu
Andrew Booth
Amani Oruwariye (1st of 3 elevations)

Malik Hooker
Donovan Wilson
Juanyeh Thomas
Markquese Bell

Brandon Aubrey
Bryan Anger
Trent Sieg
CJ Goodwin

Cowboys elevate intriguing CB for Giants clash, hinting at Caelen Carson’s status

From @ToddBrock24f7: Amani Oruwariye was a star at Penn State and logged 9 picks in 4 seasons with Detroit. Caelen Carson is doubtful for Dallas on Thursday.

The Giants will be without multiple key defensive backs for Thursday night’s showdown with the Cowboys.

It turns out Dallas will also have to take a piecemeal approach with their own secondary.

The Cowboys have elevated cornerback Amani Oruwariye from the practice squad for the Week 4 contest. That’s a strong signal that rookie Caelen Carson, who was listed as doubtful on Wednesday’s practice report with a shoulder injury, will likely have to sit.

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Summer signee Andrew Booth is officially listed on the Cowboys depth chart as Carson’s backup, but fourth-year defensive back Israel Mukuamu is also expected to see extra reps alongside Trevon Diggs and Jourdan Lewis at corner.

This will mark Oruwariye’s first gameday elevation since joining the Cowboys less than a month ago. If he gets onto the field, though, it’ll be far from his first rodeo.

Originally a fifth-round draft pick of the Lions in 2019, Oruwariye had been a star DB at Penn State and a college teammate of linebacker Micah Parsons for one season. He played four seasons for Detroit, starting 36 games and collecting nine interceptions, two fumble recoveries, 173 total tackles, and four tackles for loss over that time.

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The 28-year-old Florida native signed a deal- with the Giants, coincidentally- early last year but did not make it off Big Blue’s practice squad and was subsequently released in October. The Jaguars picked him up a few days later, and he made one game appearance for them in late 2023. He remained with Jacksonville on a futures contract over this past offseason; Oruwariye was cut by the Jags on Aug. 27.

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Defensive end Carl Lawson was also elevated for the Week 4 clash; it’s his second of three possible promotions to the active roster.

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Jaguars announce 14 players signed to reserve/future contracts

The Jaguars made the addition of 14 players official Tuesday.

A day after the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2023 season ended, the team signed 11 players to reserve/future deals, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.

More than a month later, the team has finally announced those signings along with a trio of other players. One of those three is kicker Riley Patterson, whose reunion with the Jaguars popped up on the transaction wire a week ago. The other two, tight end Josh Pederson and receiver Seth Williams, spent the 2023 season with Jacksonville.

Reserve/future deals, typically a minimum-salary contract, don’t count against the team’s salary cap or roster limit until the beginning of the next league year. Essentially that means those type of contracts are a way to keep players while roster limits haven’t yet been expanded back to a maximum of 90 players, which will happen when the new league year begins in March.

The notable omission from the list is running back Snoop Conner, who was picked by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft. Here’s all 14 players who were officially added to the Jaguars’ roster Tuesday on reserve/futures contracts:

Jaguars sign CB Amani Oruwariye to practice squad, cut FB Derek Parish

The Jaguars added cornerback Amani Oruwariye, who made 36 starts in four seasons with the Lions.

The Jacksonville Jaguars added cornerback Amari Oruwariye to the practice squad Monday and parted with seventh-round rookie Derek Parish, the team announced.

Oruwariye, 27, was a fifth-round pick for the Detroit Lions in the 2019 NFL draft. In four seasons with the team, Oruwariye played in 53 games and made 36 starts, recording nine interceptions.

After his rookie contract expired, Oruwariye joined the New York Giants on a one-year deal in free agency, but was released by the team at the end of training camp. The Giants re-signed Oruwariye to the practice squad, but cut ties with the cornerback on Oct. 10.

The Jaguars have seen their depth at cornerback dwindle with Gregory Junior and Christian Braswell both landing on injured reserve. Starting cornerback Tyson Campbell suffered a hamstring injury in Week 6, but the team hasn’t yet provided an update on his status.

Parish, 24, was the last of 13 selections made by the Jaguars in the 2023 NFL draft. The collegiate pass rusher attempted to transition to fullback, but also saw preseason snaps and practice time with the Jacksonville defense before he was released Monday.

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Giants restore Cole Beasley to practice squad, release two

The New York Giants have restored WR Cole Beasley to their practice squad, added a veteran OT and terminated the contracts of two others.

The New York Giants made a series of roster moves on Tuesday, beginning with wide receiver Cole Beasley being restored to the practice squad.

The Giants signed Beasley prior to the start of training camp and he appeared destined to make the 53-man roster before suffering a quad injury and being waived as a part of final cuts. He was quickly re-signed to the practice squad with an injured reserved designation.

Due to the designation, Beasley was ineligible to play for the first four weeks of the season.

In addition to Beasley, the Giants also signed veteran offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste to their practice squad.

The 27-year-old Cajuste was a third-round pick of the New England Patriots in the 2019 NFL draft. After four seasons playing under Bill Belichick, he signed with the New York Jets this past May but was waived/injured in early August. A week later, he was released with an injury settlement.

Now healthy, the 6-foot-5, 310-pound Cajuste provides the Giants with a much-needed swing tackle.

In order to clear room on their practice squad for Beasley and Cajuste, the Giants terminated the contracts of cornerback Amani Oruwariye and wide receiver Cam Sims.

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Giants injury report: Andrew Thomas, Azeez Ojulari limited

New York Giants LT Andrew Thomas and LB Azeez Ojulari were limited on Thursday and their status for Sunday’s game is up in the air.

The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Thursday following a scary scene the day prior. Practice squad cornerback Amani Oruwariye was injured on a kickoff drill and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

Thankfully, Oruwariye was back at team facilities for the team’s second practice of the week and had full function in his extremities.

Meanwhile, left tackle Andrew Thomas and right end Darren Waller each returned to practice.

The Giants’ Thursday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: WR Sterling Shepard (rest)

Limited participant: OL Andrew Thomas (hamstring), K Graham Gano (ankle), WR Wan’Dale Robinson (knee), CB Deonte Banks (calf), LB Cam Brown (ankle), CB Cor’Dale Flott (hamstring), LB Azeez Ojulari (hamstring), S Gervarrius Owens (hamstring), OL Matt Peart (elbow), TE Darren Waller (hamstring/rest)

Full participant: N/A

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Giants’ Amani Oruwariye sent to hospital after ‘scary scene’

Giants CB Amani Oruwariye was injured in a terrifying scene on Wednesday before being loaded into an ambulance and sent to the hospital.

A terrifying scene unfolded at New York Giants practice on Wednesday during a kick return drill when cornerback Amani Oruwariye went down an needed immediate assistance.

Oruwariye was immobilized by the training staff, placed on a backboard and carted to a nearby ambulance where he was transported to a local hospital.

The good news — if there is any after such a unsettling incident — is that Oruwariye was moving his arms and hands as he was carted away.

“He had movement in all his extremities and was taken to Hackensack Medical Center for further evaluation. The results of the evaluation and testing were negative, and Oruwariye was cleared to return to the team’s facility,” the Giants said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.

The 27-year-old Oruwariye was signed a one-year contract in March and later released as a part of final cuts. He was re-signed to the team’s practice squad, where he remained through the first week of the regular season.

Oruwariye was originally a fifth-round pick of the Detroit Lions in the 2019 NFL draft. He had spent the first four years of his career in Detroit before becoming an unrestricted free agent earlier this year.

In 53 career games (36 starts), the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Oruwariye has recorded 173 tackles (143 solo, four for a loss), two fumble recoveries, 24 passes defensed, and nine interceptions. He was leading the NFL in interceptions before suffering a thumb injury in 2021.

In 2022, Oruwariye earned a Pro Football Focus grade of just 30.0, which was the worst of his career. His highest overall grade came as a rookie in 2019 with a 71.4.

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