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    Cowboys hire Will Grier as an offensive assistant

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    Cowboys hired Will Grier as an offensive assistant.

    Grier retired on July 15th, after a brief offseason stint on the Panthers’ roster. According to ESPN’s Todd Archer, Grier considered joining the Cowboys’ coaching staff earlier this offseason. He spent times on the Cowboys’ roster from 2021-22 and 2024-25. The 31-year-old former quarterback joins with a sharp offensive coaching staff to begin his new career.
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    Grier was drafted by the Panthers in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He made two starts as a rookie and hasn’t seen the field since. Grier spent time with five different teams after being released by the Panthers. He returned to Charlotte this offseason but decided against another year of football. His career ends with 228 yards, zero touchdowns, and four interceptions.
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    Grier returns to the Panthers after starting two games for Carolina in 2019. He completed 52 percent of his passes, with zero touchdowns and four interceptions. Grier has not played in a regular season game since 2019, and will likely function as the Panthers’ No. 3 quarterback behind Bryce Young and Kenny Pickett if he indeed makes the 2026 roster.
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    Grier spent the 2025 season on the Cowboys’ practice squad and was signed to a futures contract in January. Grier, 30, has spent time with the Panthers, Bengals, Patriots, Chargers and Eagles since entering the NFL in 2019 as a third-round pick. He has decent odds of finding a spot on a practice squad.
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    The usual. Grier spent all of 2022 and most of 2024 with the Cowboys practice squad. He’s back to ride again. Joining him on the Dallas practice squad are: LB Justin Barron, WR Jalen Brooks, DT Earnest Brown, G Saahdiq Charles, T Geron Christian, S Alijah Clark, WR Jalen Cropper, RB Malik Davis, TE Rivaldo Fairweather, TE Princeton Fant, CB Kemon Hall, WR Traeshon Holden, LB Buddy Johnson and CB Robert Rochell.
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    The 30-year-old at one point stood as Dallas’ QB2 this offseason, but Dallas traded for Joe Milton and Grier is likely looking at a practice squad placement yet again. He’s played in just two career games. The Cowboys also released: OL La’el Collins, OL Saahdiq Charles, OL Geron Christian, OL Hakeem Adeniji, CB Israel Mukuamu, DL Earnest Brown IV, CB C.J. Goodwin, CB Michael Ojemudia, CB Robert Rochell, CB Kemon Hall, LB Darius Harris and LB Buddy Johnson. They waived: DT Denzel Daxon, DT Tommy Akingbesote, WR Josh Kelly, WR Traeshon Holden, WR Jalen Cropper, TE Princeton Fant, TE John Stephens Jr., TE Rivaldo Fairweather, TE Tyler Neville, CB Troy Pride, S Mike Smith, S Alijah Clark, LB Justin Barron, RB Malik Davis and DE Tyrus Wheat.
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    Another thing it wouldn’t be is inspiring, which the sentence “Grier will be 30 at the start of the season but he’s only played in two career NFL games” conveys well. Trey Lance is still available in free agency, but it appears the Cowboys have realized they’re not going to make that happen. Surely the Cowboys had to have had good pre-draft grades on Matt Corral or something like that, right? But no, here we are, staring down Will Grier starts behind a quarterback who has missed 14 games the last three seasons.
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    It is a low-impact inactives list for the Cowboys in Week 18. Dallas has been eliminated from playoff contention and will look to impact the Commanders’ playoff seeding with a win this week. Grier will serve as the emergency third quarterback, having just been signed to the active roster this past week.
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    Grier was with the fringes of the Cowboys roster in 2022, but waived him at last cuts in 2023. The Eagles released him from the practice squad to give him a chance to play in Dallas, and there’s not a better depth chart for an aspiring third quarterback to look up to than Cooper Rush and Trey Lance. Grier has two career starts, both made in 2019, and is 29 years old.
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    The team signed Will Grier off the Patriots’ practice squad to their active roster in a corresponding move. Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Duggan will be brought back on the Chargers’ practice squad if he clears waivers. Grier is now in line to serve as Easton Stick’s backup for the remainder of the season.

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    Jets HC Aaron Glenn said Breece Hall suffered a strained groin in Monday’s practice.

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    Chiefs CB Mansoor Delane was seen in a full-contact jersey on Monday.

    Sporting a full-contact jersey and shoulder pads for the first time in training camp, Delane appears set to be a full-go for the Chiefs. The first-round rookie had been recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered earlier this offseason and was practicing on a limited basis in camp after avoiding the PUP list. With roughly three weeks to go before the start of the season, Delane appears to be on track to play in Week 1 against the Broncos.
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    Breece Hall left Monday’s practice with trainers.

    This is a developing story, so we might not know the specifics of Hall’s injury for a while. ESPN’s Rich Cimini reported that Hall went down untouched after making a catch, while Jets beat writer Brian Costello speculated that it could be a groin injury for Hall. It’s all speculation at this point, but the Jets losing Hall for any length of time would be a tough blow for the offense. He’s once again expected to handle a three-down workload after seeing a 33 percent opportunity share last season. We will check back in when we learn more about Hall’s status.
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    Dolphins activated WR Chris Bell (knee) from the active/non-football injury list.

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    ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the Cowboys have explored free agent cornerback options, and CB Adoree’ Jackson is a “name to watch.”

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    ESPN’s Stephen Holder reports that “signs continue to point to” the Colts keeping QB Anthony Richardson on the roster in 2026.

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