The Cowboys are waiving kicker Lirim Hajrullahu, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports.
That is an indication kicker Greg Zuerlein is on track for the season opener Sept. 9 and will kick in Sunday’s preseason finale against the Jaguars. Zuerlein has spent training camp on the active/physically unable to perform list following back surgery.
Hajrullahu signed last week, so the Cowboys would have a kicker for last week’s preseason game against the Texans. Hunter Niswander, who kicked in the team’s first two preseason games, was waived/injured.
The Panthers carried Hajrullahu on their practice squad for a few weeks last season until Dec. 14 when a work visa issue forced the team to cut him. The team re-signed him to a futures deal after the 2020 season. Carolina, though, cut Hajrullahu on March 22.
Hajrullahu, 30, spent six seasons kicking in the Canadian Football League and was a two-time All-Star before signing with the Rams for training camp last summer. The Rams released him at the end of camp.
Hajrullahu was born in Kosovo before emigrating to Canada as a refugee.
