Dallas Cowboys sign two defensive backs ahead of Week 4 matchup
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 30, 2026, 2:19 AM
Last updated Sep 30, 2026
The Dallas Cowboys are set to sign safety Juanyeh Thomas and cornerback Alex Austin before their Week 4 game. The decisions come amid significant injuries within the team's secondary, which includes the loss of starting safety Jalen Thompson for several weeks. Several other key players have also been sidelined, heightening the need for roster adjustments. Thomas previously played for Dallas from 2022 to 2025 and worked out with the team prior to the anticipated signings.
- •Jalen Thompson to miss several weeks with a hamstring injury.
- •PJ Locke placed on Returnable IR due to plantar fasciitis.
- •Cobie Durant and Malik Hooker also unavailable for Week 4.
- •Thomas and Austin expected to help bolster the depleted secondary.
- •Roster adjustments follow a tough loss to Baltimore in Week 3.
- 2:19 AMYahoo Sports — Cowboys to sign two DBs before Wk 4: Updated 53-man, PS, Returnable IR
"Dallas' injuries have mounted to levels insurmountable without getting help from outside the organization before Week 4.
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