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2020 Roster: Cowboys trim RB, DT positions ahead of Covid Deadline

The Cowboys have begin trimming their roster for training camp, releasing a RB and DT.

The Dallas Cowboys, like all 32 NFL franchises, have a new roster cutdown date added to their offseason calendar. After the last several seasons have had teams moving from the 90-man offseason roster to the 53-man regular season version following the final preseason game, Covid-19 has changed this as well as many other aspects of the roster composition.

Now, teams will need to be down to 80 players ahead of the start of training camp practices on August 17. The Cowboys have had 89 players on their roster for the last few months, and as discussed in our roster and practice squad projections, will need to release nine men to get down to the limit. On Tuesday they began the trimming by releasing two players who we identified would likely be in the first wave. RB Jordan Chunn and DT Garrett Marino have been let go, per Clarence Hill Jr of the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram.

Jordan Chunn

As explained in our projection, Chunn is a end-of-roster holdover from the previous regime. There will likely be several of these types of players who will be let go while Mike McCarthy and his staff bring in players they identify as being good fits for the new systems being implemented.

Chunn appeared in just one game in 2019, playing 16 special team snaps. The club signed two undrafted free agents at the position that will be given a chance to compete for the third RB role, if there is one, behind Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard. Our prediction has South Carolina’ Rico Dowdle as a the leading candidate to make the team, and Darius Anderson from TCU is another consideration.

Garrett Marino

As for Marino, when the rookie work was cancelled he lost his shot to impress a coaching staff at a position with a strong veteran presence. Dallas signed Dontari Poe and Gerald McCoy to start, and has Trysten Hill, Antwaun Woods and Tyrone Crawford to rotate in. The club also spent their third-round pick on Oklahoma stud Neville Gallimore. There was little chance Marino was going to make an impression as the coaching staff still has LaDarius Hamilton and Justin Hamilton in the seventh and eighth spots on the depth chart.

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Colts attended workout for UAB DT Garrett Marino

Colts were 1 of 11 teams at the workout.

The Indianapolis Colts are well into the pre-draft process and while they just got done at the NFL scouting combine, they were also in attendance for a morning workout for UAB defensive tackle Garrett Marino on Wednesday.

Marino didn’t get an invite to the combine last week so a workout was held for the prospect. The Colts were one of the 11 teams present at the workout, per Terez A. Paylor of Yahoo Sports.

A projected Day 3 pick, Marino showed off some strength and speed. He ran a 4.89 in the 40-yard dash and put up 41 official reps on the bench press. He measured in at 6’0 1/5 and 288 pounds.

The Colts have made it clear they will turn over every stone on their way to the draft. With a massive need for talent on the interior defensive line, they aren’t shy about attending some private workouts for prospects with upside.

In 2019, Marino had 12.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and seven passes defended for the Blazers.

It will be interesting to see if Marino winds up getting drafted, but it appears the Colts are doing their due diligence on the prospect.