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Tight End Released
Rucker Waived To Make Room For CB
Josh Ellis
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas - With tight end Martellus Bennett expecting to return to practice this week, the Cowboys trimmed that position on Tuesday by releasing Martin Rucker, allowing them to bolster their depth at another spot.
Signed was eight-year veteran cornerback Frank Walker, who had been with Tennessee during training camp this season but was released on final cuts. Rucker, who appeared to be stuck behind a logjam at tight end in training camp, had a path cleared for him to make the roster when Bennett suffered a high ankle sprain against Minnesota in the preseason dress rehearsal. He had caught nine passes for 107 yards in exhibition play, adding a two-point conversion to beat the Broncos in the exhibition opener.
A fourth-round pick of Cleveland in 2008 following an All-America senior season at Missouri, Rucker also spent time with Philadelphia before being signed by the Cowboys in training camp last year. He was on the team's practice squad for most of 2010, but was called up to appear in the final five games of the season.
The Cowboys needed to add numbers to the cornerback position with Orlando Scandrick likely to miss several weeks with an ankle injury. Terence Newman could return from his groin injury this week, but fellow starter Mike Jenkins has been banged up as well, and was forced to leave Sunday's season opener several times.
Originally a sixth-round pick of the Giants (207th overall) in 2003, Walker played four seasons in New York, starting nine games. He was with Green Bay in 2007, and played for Baltimore in 2008 and '09, starting six more. He had two starts in 11 appearances for Minnesota last year.
A 5-11, 200-pounder from Tuskegee, the 30-year old Walker has eight career interceptions.
Rucker Waived To Make Room For CB
Josh Ellis
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas - With tight end Martellus Bennett expecting to return to practice this week, the Cowboys trimmed that position on Tuesday by releasing Martin Rucker, allowing them to bolster their depth at another spot.
Signed was eight-year veteran cornerback Frank Walker, who had been with Tennessee during training camp this season but was released on final cuts. Rucker, who appeared to be stuck behind a logjam at tight end in training camp, had a path cleared for him to make the roster when Bennett suffered a high ankle sprain against Minnesota in the preseason dress rehearsal. He had caught nine passes for 107 yards in exhibition play, adding a two-point conversion to beat the Broncos in the exhibition opener.
A fourth-round pick of Cleveland in 2008 following an All-America senior season at Missouri, Rucker also spent time with Philadelphia before being signed by the Cowboys in training camp last year. He was on the team's practice squad for most of 2010, but was called up to appear in the final five games of the season.
The Cowboys needed to add numbers to the cornerback position with Orlando Scandrick likely to miss several weeks with an ankle injury. Terence Newman could return from his groin injury this week, but fellow starter Mike Jenkins has been banged up as well, and was forced to leave Sunday's season opener several times.
Originally a sixth-round pick of the Giants (207th overall) in 2003, Walker played four seasons in New York, starting nine games. He was with Green Bay in 2007, and played for Baltimore in 2008 and '09, starting six more. He had two starts in 11 appearances for Minnesota last year.
A 5-11, 200-pounder from Tuskegee, the 30-year old Walker has eight career interceptions.
