Cowboys Sign Former Super Bowl Starter for NFL Postseason Run

The Dallas Cowboys’ regular season is just one game away, but the front office is already focused on the NFL playoffs. The Cowboys have added four players, including Damien Wilson, a former starting linebacker, to their practice squad. The Cowboys also signed running back SaRodorick Thompson, offensive lineman La’el Collins, and receiver Racey McMath in addition to Wilson.

Given that Collins and Wilson were both Dallas starters in the past, their inclusion is fascinating. In the NFL draft of 2015, Wilson was chosen by the Cowboys in the fourth round. Wilson continued to play with Dallas for four seasons, earning sixty-four games with twenty-two starts.

The defender signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent in 2019 where Wilson spent two seasons as Kansas City’s starting middle linebacker. This included playing a key role on the Chiefs defense during the team’s Super Bowl run in the 2019 season. Wilson had two tackles in Kansas City’s Super Bowl win over San Francisco.

Dallas adding Wilson makes a lot of sense given the team is thinner at linebacker than most positions. The Cowboys lost starter Leighton Vander Esch for the season and recently released Rashaan Evans.

Following a number of off-field incidents, including a four-week NFL suspension in November for breaking the personal conduct policy, Wilson’s career took a turn for the worse. The defense signed with the Jaguars in 2021 after spending two seasons with the Chiefs, and he started each of the Jaguars’ 17 games. Wilson most recently participated in every one of the Carolina Panthers’ 17 games in 2022, including five starts.

This season, the newest linebacker for the Cowboys has not played a single NFL snap. How big of an impact Wilson will have on Dallas’ postseason is still to be determined.

Dallas is likely hoping Wilson is simply an insurance policy in the playoffs. DallasCowboys.com’s Patrik Walker outlined what fans can expect Wilson’s role to be in his return to Big D.

“As for Wilson, he rejoins a linebackers room that looks wildly different than when he was in Dallas — his initial stint ending in 2018,” Walker detailed in January 4 article titled, “IMPACT: Collins, Wilson reunite with Cowboys.” “It’s also one that recently parted ways with Rashaan Evans, the only other true linebacker on the active roster not named Damone Clark, and will be expected to provide both depth and mentoring to Clark and Markquese Bell, among others.

“Should he be elevated, the Cowboys will look to him for special teams production as well, and that’s something he’s very familiar with. He delivered more than 1,300 special teams reps for Dallas from 2015 through 2018, and another 211 snaps on that unit for the Carolina Panthers in 2022.”The Baltimore Ravens Landed Dalvin Cook Over the Dallas Cowboys

..Dalvin Cook, a four-time Pro Bowl running back, had also been connected to the Cowboys. Instead of signing with the Cowboys, the experienced playmaker chose to join with the Baltimore Ravens. Josina Anderson of CBS Sports first revealed that Cook was a target for the Cowboys.Quick Update: According to what I understand, the Dallas Cowboys may also think about adding Dalvin Cook, Anderson said in a message posted on X on January 3. “I’m still assessing. We’ll watch to see if any more interests arise.

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