Cowboys released QB Richard Bartel, WR Mark Bradford, WR Mike Jefferson, TE Rodney Hannah, TE Drew Atchison, RB Alonzo Coleman, FB Julius Crosslin, C Ryan Gibbons, OT Cory Lekkerkerker, DE Marcus Smith, DE Marcus Dixon, NT Junior Siavii, NT Remi Ayodele, LB Darrell Robertson, LB Erik Walden, LB Tyson Smith, LB Tearrius George, and S Dowayne Davis.
The Cowboys kept only two quarterbacks, but they could show interest in Chris Simms. They kept eleven offensive linemen and eleven defensive linemen, which could mean a trade is coming.