The Giants will be without several key defensive backs for Thursday evening’s confrontation with the Cowboys.
It turns out that Dallas will also have to take a piecemeal approach with its own secondary.
The Cowboys raised cornerback Amani Oruwariye from the practice squad for the Week 4 contest. It’s a strong signal that rookie Caelen Carson, who was listed as questionable on Wednesday’s practice report due to a shoulder injury , will probably have to sit down.
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Summer signee Andrew Booth is officially listed on the Cowboys Depth Chart as Carson’s backup, but fourth-year defensive back Israel Mukuamu should also see additional reps alongside Trevon Diggs and Jourdan Lewis at corner.
This will be Oruwariye’s first elevation since joining the Cowboys less than a month ago. But if he makes it to the field, it will be far from his first rodeo.
Originally a fifth-round pick of the Lions in 2019, Oruwariye had been a star DB at Penn State and a college teammate of linebacker Micah Parsons for one season. He played four seasons for Detroit, starting 36 games and collecting nine interceptions, two fumble recoveries, 173 total tackles and four tackles for loss during that span.
The 28-year-old Florida native signed a deal – with the Giants, coincidentally – early last year, but failed to make the Big Blue practice squad and subsequently was released in October. The Jaguars picked him up a few days later and he made an appearance for them in late 2023. He remained in Jacksonville on a futures contract this past offseason; Oruwariye was cut by the Jags on August 27.
Defensive end Carl Lawson was also elevated for the Week 4 clash; This is his second of three possible promotions to the active roster.
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