Cowboys sign three players among six roster moves
Cowboys sign three players among six roster moves
OXNARD, California — Defensive coordinator
Mike Zimmer added three new players to the
defensive side of the ball on Tuesday when the
Dallas Cowboys signed linebacker Nick Vigil,
defensive tackle Albert Huggins, and linebacker
Darius Harris following productive tryouts with
the team. The Cowboys placed wide receiver
CeeDee Lamb on the reserve/did not report list as
he continues his contractual holdout from
training camp, waived rookie undrafted
linebacker/defensive end Byron Vaughns, and
placed Sam Williams on the injured reserve after
he suffered a season-ending torn ACL earlier in
training camp to make room for the new faces.
Vigil, who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals
in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft, rejoins
Zimmer following his deployment to Minnesota,
where he started 12 games and recorded 85
tackles Vikings in 2021. He also reunites with
Cowboys defensive run game coordinator Paul
Guenther who was Vigil’s defensive coordinator
in Cincinnati for two seasons. The last two
seasons have seen Vigil battle some injuries that
kept him on the injured reserve in 2022 and
resorted him to the practice squad for the
Vikings in 2023. Huggins is a 305-pound, 6-foot-3
defensive tackle who has spent five seasons
playing for five different teams. Last season, he
made five starts for the Atlanta Falcons,
recording 22 tackles—the most in his NFL career.
In 2020, Huggins was a member of the Minnesota
Vikings practice squad for one month during
Mike Zimmer’s tenure as head coach. Huggins’
experience might play at either interior place for
the Cowboys, who need help at defensive tackle.
However, his physical attributes might be more
appropriate for a backup role behind Osa
Odighizuwa. Playing for a new team for the first
time, Harris is a two-time Super Bowl champion,
having won the championship with the Kansas
City Chiefs last year in his NFL career. After
being acquired as an undrafted free agent out of
Middle Tennessee State in 2019 by the Chiefs,
Harris spent four seasons in Kansas City –
participating in 33 games and accounting for 58
tackles. His best season came in 2022 when he
played in all 17 games and racked up 43 tackles.
The added depth at linebacker gives Mike
Zimmer two more bodies to what is now a
crowded room. Despite ending the season with
just one healthy linebacker on the active roster
in 2023, the linebacker corps now has fresh faces
in Harris, Vigil, Eric Kendricks, Marist Liufau,
DeMarvion Overshown (return from injury),
Jason Johnson, Willie Harvey Jr., Damien Wilson
and Brock Mogensen.
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