Cowboys Officially Cut Roster Down To 53 Players

The Dallas Cowboys have officially begun trimming their roster down to 53 players on Friday. 

Roster Cuts:

1. LB Nate Hall 
2. P Kasey Redfern 
3. OT Juwann Bushell-Beatty 
4. RB Darius Jackson 
5. G Lukayus McNeil 
6. TE Marcus Lucas 
7. S Jameill Showers (Injured)
8. S Tyvis Powell (Injured)
9. WR Reggie Davis
10. S George Iloka 
11. OT Jake Campos 
12. TE Codey McElroy (Injured)
13. S Treston Decoud 
14. LS Drew Scott 
15. FB Ryan Yurachek 
16. RB Jordan Chunn 
17. DL Daniel Wise 
18. CB Donovan Olumba 
19. CB Mike Jackson 
20. QB Mike White
21. QB Taryn Christion 
22. OT Mitch Hyatt
23. DT Chris Covington
24. WR Jalen Guyton
25. LB Justin Phillips
26. Kyle Quiero
27. DL Shakir Soto
28. DL Ricky Walker
29. RB Mike Weber
30. WR Cedrick Wilson

Other roster moves:

• The Cowboys placed WR Noah Brown on the PUP list.
• The Cowboys placed WR Jon’Vea Johnson on injured reserve.
• The Cowboys placed DB Chris Westry on injured reserve.
• The Cowboys placed OL Cody Wichmann on injured reserve.

• The Cowboys placed DE Jalen Jelks on injured reserve.

Iloka, 29, is a former fifth-round pick of the Bengals back in 2012. He was in the third year of his five-year, $30 million contract that includes $5 million guaranteed when the Bengals elected to cut him loose during the 2018 preseason. 

The Vikings later signed Iloka to a one-year contract worth the veteran minimum of $790,000. Iloka signed on with the Cowboys this past March.

In 2018, Iloka appeared in all 16 games for the Vikings and recorded 16 tackles, no interceptions, and a forced fumble.

Jackson, 25, was selected in the sixth round of the 2016 draft by the Cowboys. Dallas waived Jackson towards the end of the 2016 season and he was later claimed off waivers by the Browns.

The Cowboys signed Jackson to a contract in May, but elected to cut him loose as they trimmed their roster down to 53 players. Jackson was signed off of the Cowboys’ practice squad by the Packers, but he lasted just a few weeks in Green Bay before returning to Dallas.

In 2018, Jackson appeared in four games for the Packers and Cowboys, carrying the ball six times for 16 yards.