Just a day after his quad broke, veteran defensive lineman Gerald McCoy was released by the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Tuesday.
De #DallasCowboys have released Gerald McCoy through injury release
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– Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) August 18, 2020
Entering his 11th season in the NFL, McCoy was set to bring a strong presence to the defensive front in Dallas. However, on the first day of refurbished practice on Monday, McCoy suffered a quad injury that would end his 2020 campaign before it really began.
In this three-year, $ 18.3 million contract he signed this offseason, it was determined that a specific injury of that nature would allow the Cowboys from McCoy. The team opted for it on Tuesday.
Dallas will play McCoy’s $ 3 million signing bonus, but sticks to the other $ 3.25 million from the first year of his deal.
Although the injury was a devastating blow to McCoy and the Cowboys, the team hopes the two sides can reconnect in the future.
“I know Gerald in just the short time we knew him,” Cowboys executive VP Stephen Jones said Tuesday. “But knowing from our studies, he’s going to print. He’s a fighter. He’s coming back. And in my opinion he’s going to finish for the Dallas Cowboys, although not this year. future. “
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