Cowboys Officially Make Four Moves Including Activating LB Keanu Neal

The Dallas Cowboys announced on Wednesday that they are activating LB Keanu Neal from the COVID-19/Reserve list and are also signing DT Josiah Bronson to their practice squad.

Dallas also officially placed LB Micah Parsons on the COVID-19 list and restored CB Kyron Brown from the practice squad’s COVID-19 list. 

The @dallascowboys made the following transactions on Wednesday:

Placed on Reserve/COVID-19:
– LB Micah Parsons

Activated from Reserve/COVID-19:
– LB Keanu Neal

Placed on Practice Squad/COVID:
– DT Josiah Bronson

Restored to Practice Squad:
– CB Kyron Brown

— Dallas Cowboys Public Relations (@DallasCowboysPR) January 5, 2022

Neal, 26, is a former first-round pick of the Falcons back in 2016. He was entering the fourth year of his four-year, $10,737,644 contract when the Falcons picked up his fifth-year option for the 2020 season. 

Neal made a base salary of around $6.7 million for the 2020 season. As an unrestricted free agent, he signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Cowboys for 2021. 

In 2021, Neal has appeared in 13 games for the Cowboys and recorded 67 tackles and a sack.