The Dallas Cowboys’ regular season is just one game away, but the front office is already focused on the NFL playoffs. Four new players have joined the Cowboys’ practice squad, one of whom is Damien Wilson, a former starting linebacker. The Cowboys also signed running back SaRodorick Thompson, offensive lineman La’el Collins, and receiver Racey McMath in addition to Wilson.
Given that Collins and Wilson were both Dallas starters in the past, their addition is intriguing. In the NFL draft of 2015, Wilson was chosen by the Cowboys in the fourth round. Wilson continued to play for Dallas for four seasons, making sixty-four appearances with twenty-two starts
As a free agent in 2019, Wilson joined the Kansas City Chiefs, where he played two seasons as the team’s starting middle linebacker. Among other things, he was a vital member of the Chiefs defense throughout their 2019 Super Bowl run. In Kansas City’s Super Bowl victory over San Francisco, Wilson recorded two tackles.
Dallas’ decision to add Wilson makes a lot of sense considering how thin the team is at linebacker compared to other positions. The Cowboys recently let go of Rashaan Evans and lost starting lineman Leighton Vander Esch for the season.
Following a number of off-field incidents, including a four-week NFL suspension in November for breaking the personal conduct policy, Wilson’s career took a turn for the worse. The defender signed with the Jaguars in 2021 after spending two seasons with the Chiefs, and he started every one of Jacksonville’s 17 games. Wilson most recently participated in every one of the Carolina Panthers’ 17 games in 2022, making five starts.
This season, the newest linebacker for the Cowboys has not played a single NFL snap. How much of an impact Wilson will have on Dallas’ postseason is still unknown.
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