Pro Football Rumors
The Cowboys canceled their final minicamp practice on Thursday. That did not stop the team from making a number of roster moves.
A trio of signings have been lined up, ESPN’s Todd Archer reports. All three players recently wrapped up their respective UFL campaigns. Receiver Denzel Mims and cornerback Ameer Speed are being signed, while the previously reported deal for offensive lineman Chris Glaser will become official.
Three corresponding moves will be made. Matt Hennessy will be moved to injured reserve, ensuring he will miss the entire 2026 season barring an injury settlement. The veteran offensive lineman recently underwent neck surgery; instead of spending time on the PUP list during training camp, he will focus on a lengthy recovery process. Per Archer, cornerback Corey Ballentine and receiver Romello Brinson will be released to make room for the new arrivals.
Mims entered the NFL as a second-round pick of the Jets in 2020. Across three seasons in New York, he was unable to develop as hoped. Mims wound up being traded to the Lions during the summer of 2023, although he was quickly waived. The 28-year-old bounced around to Pittsburgh and Jacksonville, but he did not make any regular-season appearances with either team.
Speed, 26, has seen game action with four different NFL teams to date. That includes a pair of appearances with the Texans in 2025 prior to his run in the UFL this spring. He has experience on special teams, something which will no doubt represent his best path to a roster spot this summer. Glazer – who has made one NFL start to date among his eight games played – will look to replace Hennessy as a depth option along the interior of the O-line.
Ballentine finished 2025 in Dallas and re-signed with the team in March. His one-year pact carried a cap charge of $1.08MM but it contained no guarantees. The Cowboys will not take on any dead money as a result. The same is also true of Brinson, who went undrafted this year and joined Dallas at the start of June following a brief spell in Miami.
As Archer notes, these moves leave the Cowboys with one open roster spot ahead of training camp. The team will head into the summer break with roughly $5.6MM in cap space.
