The Cowboys kept their roster churn going on cutdown day by scooping up two former Kansas City Chiefs, adding running back Emari Demercado to the active roster and tackle Wanya Morris to the practice squad, according to Connor Byrne of ProFootballRumors.com.
Demercado lands in Dallas with a familiar face waiting for him. He’ll be reunited with offensive coordinator Klayton Adams, who coached him with the Arizona Cardinals. The Chiefs signed Demercado to a one-year, $1.22 million deal in free agency, but released him on Sunday.
His name has already been attached to one of the roughest plays of his Arizona run. Demercado ripped off a 72-yard run against the Tennessee Titans, then dropped the ball just before he crossed the goal line, turning what should have been a touchdown into a touchback in a game the Cardinals eventually lost.
He had turned in a strong camp with Kansas City, and plenty of projections had him surviving the cut. Instead, the Chiefs moved on, likely because rookie Emmett Johnson impressed enough to emerge as the favorite to back up Kenneth Walker III, with Walker expected to handle most of the carries in what figures to be a heavy workload.
Dallas, meanwhile, is reshuffling its backfield. Byrne reported that the Cowboys are in the middle of a running back shakeup, and Demercado’s role isn’t clear yet.
The team waived three backs on Sunday - Jaydon Blue, Phil Mafah and Israel Abanikanda - while Javonte Williams and Malik Davis are set as the top two options. Even so, Demercado’s previous connection with Adams could give him a real shot to stick.
Morris’s path has been just as bumpy. He asked for a trade earlier this offseason in search of a starting chance, but that route never materialized with the Atlanta Falcons, who cut him on Sunday.
He brings experience at both tackle spots, though most of his work has come on the left side as a blindside protector. And with the Chiefs making a pair of trades over the last week to add tackle depth, Morris’s stock has clearly taken a hit in Kansas City and across the league.
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