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Cowboys-Giants inactives: Turpin out, return of Deuce Vaughn

The Dallas Cowboys are without wide receiver Kavontae Turpin vs. the Giants while New York is missing multiple starters.

The Dallas Cowboys come in as massive favorites over the New York Giants, and the advantage grows in AT&T Stadium has nearly their whole arsenal active for a chance to sweep.

Dallas dominated the first matchup in MetLife Stadium with 40-point shutout to open the season. Now, New York is without their starting quarterback and will miss two key starters against the Cowboys in Week 10.

Right tackle Evan Neal is inactive, as well as cornerback Adoree’ Jackson for the already shorthanded Giants. On the flipside, Dallas’ main absence is wide receiver KaVontae Turpin, who is dealing with a shoulder injury.

A pair of rookies are in the lineup for the Cowboys with running back Deuce Vaughn and wide receiver Jalen Brooks active. Vaughn has been on the bench for several weeks after being rather ineffective as a ball carrier. Take a look at the inactives ahead of Cowboys-Giants, kicking off at 3:25 p.m., televised on FOX.

Next Men Up: These 11 Cowboys are primed to takeover big roles

The Cowboys have a ton of depth, but also a ton of pending FAs. Here’s who will look to use 2023 to springboard into more prominent roles. | From @KDDrummondNFL

It’s a dog eat dog world in the NFL. In most cases, the competition is fierce but friendly. Veterans know their job is not just to perform, but to help in the development of younger players who could eventually push them for playing time. As the goal of each player is (normally) to win as a team, the overall talent level of a club’s depth is an important part of reaching that end.

It’s not always friendly, but the camaraderie of the league in general lends itself to this mindset more often than not. For the Dallas Cowboys, that would be highly beneficial in 2023 because there’s are many veterans currently on the 90-man roster who have expiring deals and the money is earmarked for the select few big-name veterans.

While teams can use accounting magic to make anything work, the Cowboys will likely sacrifice some veterans in order to carve out big chunks of cash for Dak Prescott, Trevon Diggs, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons. Here’s a look at who could be a cap casualty of that chopping of the pie, and which young players are primed to replace them.