Cowboys sign three players among six roster moves

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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