The Cowboys haven’t been afraid to line up players with checkered pasts, or big personalities.
But for the moment, they don’t appear ready to add either to their patchwork running back corps.
According to Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Cowboys aren’t prepared to make a run at either Ray Rice or Chris Johnson at the moment.
They cut Ryan Williams Tuesday, making some wonder if they wanted to bring in a name-brand back to replace him. Instead, they signed a rookie from Stephen F. Austin named Gus Johnson. That leaves Joseph Randle, Darren McFadden and Lance Dunbar as the three atop the depth chart after they let league-leading rusher DeMarco Murray go to Philadelphia.
The on-hand options are at least going to get a chance to prove themselves in camp before the team makes a move, although they’re the Cowboys, and may not be able to help themselves.
“Never know what will happen in a couple weeks,” a source there said.
If someone gets hurt or reveals themselves to be unprepared, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Cowboys make a splashy move. Mainly. because they’re the Cowboys.