Cowboys unlikely to give Jaydon Blue a second chance despite depth questions at RB

Second-year running back Jaydon Blue is no longer with the Dallas Cowboys, and it appears he won’t get another shot with “America’s Team.” 

The Cowboys waived Blue in a surprising move ahead of the initial 53-man roster deadline on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. No one picked him up on the waiver wire before the deadline on Monday at 1 p.m. ET. 

The Cowboys could re-sign him to their practice squad to deepen their RB room, but head coach Brian Schottenheimer told the media Monday he told Blue and fellow second-year RB Phil Mafah the Cowboys “weren’t sure” they would. Before his news conference, Dallas claimed RB Emari Demercado off waivers from the Kansas City Chiefs, further hinting at their plans for Blue and the RB room. 

Brian Schottenheimer expands on RB room 

Schottenheimer wished Blue the best while discussing the decision to waive him, and then praised the team’s other RBs.