IRVING, Texas -- The Cowboys made their first preseason cuts Tuesday to get down to the mandatory limit of 75 players. Among those waived were safety Matt Johnson, a fourth-round pick in 2012 who never played in a game because of a series of injuries.
The Cowboys will have cut down to the regular-season limit of 53 players on Saturday.
Waived:
WR Chris Boyd (Vanderbilt)
P Tom Hornsey (Memphis)
LS Casey Kreiter (Iowa)
DE Adewale Ojomo (Miami)
G Wayne Tribue (Temple)
Released:
QB Caleb Hanie (Colorado State)
Waived/Injured:
TE Jordan Najvar (Baylor)
S Matt Johnson (Eastern Washington)
CB Justin Green (Illinois)
LB DeVonte Holloman (South Carolina)
CB Johnny Thomas (Oklahoma State)
Reserve/Injured:
DE Ben Gardner (Stanford)
Reserve/NFI:
DT Amobi Okoye (Louisville)
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