After a career game against the Indianapolis Colts, backup running back Tyler Goodson is expected to miss some time with a knee sprain. Instead of signing someone from their practice squad to the active roster, the Dallas Cowboys looked outside their building for some help.
The trade deadline also came and went without the Cowboys making a move. Let’s check in on today’s headlines.
Dallas Cowboys signing former TCU leading rusher for needed running back depth – Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Kendre Miller has been circled by Cowboys fans since coming out of the draft a few years ago.
Miller was cut on Saturday
by the New Orleans Saints in his fourth season since being drafted by the franchise in the third round of the 2023 draft. He reunites with Cowboys running backs coach Derrick Foster who coached him in New Orleans in 2024.
In his three-year TCU career, Miller rushed for 2,410 yards and 26 touchdowns while also grabbing 29 receptions for 229 yards and one touchdown. In 2022, he led the Horned Frogs with 1,399 rushing yards, and his 7.5 yards per carry as a sophomore in 2021 led the nation. His career rushing total is 14th in program history and the fourth-most for a running back that played just three seasons in Fort Worth.
Transactions: Reddy Steward released from PS – Staff Writers, DallasCowboys.com
To make room for Kendre Miller, Dallas released a former starter from their practice squad.
On Tuesday, the Cowboys released DB Reddy Steward from the practice squad.
Steward played in three games for the Cowboys this season, starting in two, after being elevated from the practice squad for Dallas’ games against the Baltimore, Houston and Tampa Bay. He tallied 11 total tackles in those three games this season. Steward initially joined the Cowboys in August of 2025, and last season played in all 17 games, starting five.
Cowboys let NFL trade deadline pass quietly. What could lack of moves mean for Dallas’ roster? – Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News
The Cowboys stayed quiet during a crazy trade deadline.
The Cowboys didn’t make any trades before Tuesday’s deadline passed. Instead of seeking external improvement, they opted to see what this year’s team could do in its remaining 10 games and where it could improve on its own.
“I’m very comfortable in our team,” Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday when asked about potentially making a trade.
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Cowboys’ Quinnen Williams trade looks like an underpay after Jordan Davis deal – Mike Luciano, The Landry Hat
After the Philadelphia Eagles traded Jordan Davis away, do the Cowboys have the best DT duo in the division?
While Davis is a very good player who was a key part of a championship defense, he comes with some issues. He doesn’t play a plurality of snaps every single game, and his 9.5 sacks in five years show somewhat limited upside as a pass rusher. Williams comes with none of those concerns.
Williams’ five sacks in 2026 are right on par with his usual career averages, and he is leading the NFL in tackles for loss with 14 this year. If the Cowboys didn’t pull off this trade, they would have likely used one of those picks on an inferior tackle from a very thin 2026 class.
Impact: Keenan Allen trade pits him against Cowboys, again – Staff Writers, DallasCowboys.com
The San Francisco 49ers acquired a wide receiver at the trade deadline the Cowboys just faced.
Last week, the Cowboys’ defense squared off against Keenan Allen as a member of the Indianapolis Colts. Seven days later, they’ll likely face him again but, this time, he’ll be in a San Francisco 49ers jersey.
The six-time Pro Bowl receiver was reportedly traded ahead of the NFL deadline on Tuesday from the Colts to the 49ers, no doubt looking forward to a chance at potentially avenging the loss at Lucas Oil Stadium.
