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Cornerback has been a literal sore spot on the Cowboys roster of late, with DaRon Bland, Caelen Carson, and Amani Oruwariye all missing significant time and even Trevon Diggs nursing a calf injury prior to last week’s loss in Atlanta.
Now the team, of their own accord, has thinned the position group by one more, releasing Andrew Booth Jr. on Tuesday, as first reported by Tommy Yarrish of the team website.
That roster move corresponds with the team’s trade earlier in the day to acquire wide receiver Jonathan Mingo from the Carolina Panthers in a trade.
The #DallasCowboys have released CB Andrew Booth Jr. who they acquired via trade with Minnesota in training camp, per @tommy_yarrish.
Booth played in three games for the Cowboys and accounted for six tackles.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) November 5, 2024
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Booth himself joined the Cowboys via trade, in an August deal that sent Nahshon Wright to the Vikings in exchange for the former second-round pick out of Clemson. But the 24-year-old Booth struggled to catch on in Dallas, playing just 38 defensive snaps (and 25 special-teams snaps) over three game appearances this season and logging a total of six tackles.
Bland is still waiting to make his 2024 debut with a foot injury but was activated to the 53-man roster last week; head coach Mike McCarthy was optimistic that the third-year man could return to practice this week. The rookie Carson was back in action this past Sunday versus the Falcons after missing four games with a shoulder injury.