It appears that one of the myriad of injuries the Dallas Cowboys suffered in the last two weeks is more serious than the rest. On Friday, the club announced a whopping five players were ruled out from Sunday's action against the New York Jets. Among those was safety Malik Hooker, who suffered a toe injury in the team's 40-40 tie with the Green Bay Packers last Sunday night.
Fans shouldn't look for Hooker on Sunday's inactive list, though. Instead, the club moved him to the injured reserve list (IR) on Saturday, indicating he's going to be sidelined for at least the next four weeks. Dallas plans to start Juanyeh Thomas in his place. Thomas made a game-altering play last week when he blocked an extra point that was returned for two points. Dallas was down 13-0 and scored 16 straight points.
To fill Hooker's spot on the 53-man roster, the club signed exciting rookie Alijah “Cinco” Clark from their practice squad. In addition, the team also elevated a couple of players to help augment the offense, as both WR CeeDee Lamb and KaVontae Turpin have been ruled out.
Jalen Cropper and Jalen Brooks will be active on Sunday. The team however did not activate CB Caelen Carson or WR Jonathan Mingo from IR after their 21-day practice windows were opened earlier in the week.
Here's a look at the club's 55-man roster ahead of Sunday's inactives, which will be announced 90 minutes before kickoff.
Quarterbacks (2)
- Dak Prescott
- Joe Milton
- Will Grier (Emergency 3rd QB)
Running Backs (4)
- Javonte Williams
- Hunter Luepke
- Miles Sanders
- Jaydon Blue
Tight Ends (3)
- Jake Ferguson
- Luke Schoonmaker
- Brevyn Spann-Ford
Wide Receivers (7)
- CeeDee Lamb (Ruled out)
- George Pickens
- Jalen Tolbert
- Kavontae Turpin (ruled out)
- Ryan Flournoy
- Jalen Cropper (elevated from practice squad)
- Jalen Brooks (elevated from practice squad)
Offensive Tackles (5)
- Tyler Guyton
- Terence Steele
- Nate Thomas
- Hakeen Adeniji
- Ajani Cornelius
Offensive Guards (4)
- Tyler Smith
- Tyler Booker (ruled out)
- TJ Bass
- Trevor Keegan
Centers (1)
- Brock Hoffman
Defensive Ends (6)
- Jadaveon Clowney
- Sam Williams
- Dante Fowler
- Marshawn Kneeland
- James Houston
- Donovan Ezeiruaku
Defensive Tackles (5)
- Osa Odighizuwa
- Kenny Clark
- Solomon Thomas
- Jay Toia
- Mazi Smith
Linebackers (5)
- Kenneth Murray
- Jack Sanborn
- Marist Liufau
- Damone Clark
- Shemar James
Cornerbacks (5)
- Trevon Diggs
- DaRon Bland
- Kaiir Elam
- Trikweze Bridges
- Reddy Steward
Safeties (4)
- Donovan Wilson
- Juanyeh Thomas
- Markquese Bell
- Alijah Clark
Special Teams (4)
- Brandon Aubrey
- Bryan Anger
- Trent Sieg
- CJ Goodwin
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Roster moves see Cowboys send safety to IR, bring up 3 from PS vs Jets
