Thin at linebacker following the suspension of Rolando McClain, the Cowboys have signed a veteran.
Justin Durant, a nine-year veteran linebacker, signed a one-year contract with the Cowboys today.
The 30-year-old Durant will compete for playing time at middle linebacker, where McClain would have been the starter if not for the 10-game substance-abuse suspension the league handed him this month.
Durant previously spent two seasons with the Cowboys, in in 2013 and 2014, starting six games in each season. A 2007 second-round pick of the Jaguars, Durant played his first four seasons in Jacksonville, then played two years in Detroit before his two years in Dallas. Last season Durant signed with the Falcons and started 12 games.
To clear room for Durant on the 90-player roster, the Cowboys waived defensive tackle Casey Walker.