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The Cowboys will be without rookie OT Sam Young out of Notre Dame for the next 3-4 weeks due to a sprained MCL. He played in the first 3 pre-season games for the Cowboys. This will hurt the Cowboys a little bit as they are hurting depth wise along the offensive line.
The Cowboys have waived 27-year old safety Pat Watkins. Watkins played in 13 games for the Cowboys last season and he made 29 tackles. He played in 49 games in four years with the Cowboys and he had 124 tackles, 10 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 4 interceptions. It will be interesting to see if the Cowboys miss Watkins in 2010.
The Cowboys will be without 27-year old strong safety Gerald Sensabaugh and 34-year old inside linebacker Keith Brooking for the next three weeks. Sensabaugh temporarily dislocated his left shoulder over the weekend while Brooking has a mild sprain of the AC joint in his right shoulder. Sensabaugh played in the first 3 pre-season games for the Cowboys and he had 3 tackles. In his first season with the Cowboys in 2009, Sensabaugh played in 15 games (all starts) and he finished up with 66 tackles, 8 passes defensed and 1 interception. Brooking also played in the first three pre-season games for the Cowboys and he had 5 tackles and 1 pass defensed. Last year was also Brooking’s first with the Cowboys. He played in 16 games (14 starts) for the Cowboys last season and he had 106 tackles, 3 sacks and he defensed 7 passes. Brooking and Sensabaugh are really important to the Cowboys’ run defense so they hope both of them will be ready for the season opener against the Redskins.
The Cowboys have released 23-year old undrafted rookie QB Matt Nichols. Nichols played in the Cowboys’ first two pre-season games and he completed 10 of 16 passes (62.5%) for 81 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 INTs. One of the INTs was a pick six. This just solidifies Stephen McGee as the #3 QB for the Cowboys in 2010.
The Cowboys have signed 25-year old TE Martin Rucker. Rucker came out of college with the reputation of being a big time receiver but he has not showed that in the NFL as of yet. He played in 5 games (1 start) in 2008 for the Browns and he caught 2 passes for 17 yards (8.5 avg). It was a smart move to take a flier on a guy like Rucker who is likely much better than he has shown so far in his NFL career.