APThe Cowboys are keeping it all in the family, as they scramble for help because of Jason Witten’s lacerated spleen.
According to Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com, the Cowboys signed tight end Harry Flaherty, and waived/injured guard Bill Nagy.
Flaherty is the nephew of Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and tight ends coach John Garrett. Another uncle, Judd Garrett, is the director of pro scouting. His namesake father played two games for the Cowboys in 1987, and also spent time with the Eagles and in the USFL.
The younger Flaherty, a Princeton product, went to camp with the Saints last year, and worked out for the Cowboys in December, and New England recently.
“It’s pretty interesting,” Flaherty said. “This is my first day here, so it’s definitely going to be an interesting experience, but I’ve been around their coaching a lot through the years.”
The Cowboys were down to two healthy tight ends, James Hanna and Andrew Szczerba, while Witten is expected to miss the rest of the preseason.
Nagy suffered a high ankle sprain, and is seeing a specialist this week. If he clears waivers, he’ll revert to injured reserve.
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A Giants fan here, and we all love to beat those Cowboys. But Witten is a class act and I wish him a full-and-speedy recovery.
Jason Garrett may have to play QB again if they don’t get some offensive linemen that can block.
Just like when Tommy Lasorda drafted Mike Piazza as a favor but the guy turned out a great player. Glad he got a chance and I’m a Skins fan.