Cowboys BREAKING: Kelvin Joseph OUT With Head Injury

Even without his off-field perils in Dallas, Kelvin Joseph’s roster spot in Dallas is also in peril.

ARLINGTON - Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph, who may be playing for his roster spot here in the final preseason game against Seattle, just experienced a setback in that chase, exiting the game in the first half with what the team is calling a "head injury.''

This comes on the heels of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones pulling the player aside to administer some sage and grandfatherly advice.

“Clean it up,'' Jerry told him.

Joseph, the 2021 second-round pick, did that in recent weeks during training camp, but has nevertheless been usurped by rookie fifth-rounder DaRon Bland and others in the defensive backfield.

How does the injury impact Joseph's presence in Dallas. Certainly no team wants to cut a 22-year-old second-rounder on a cheap contract; that would not only be an admission of an awful organizational mistake, but would also qualify as a major waste of a resource.

But Joseph mind find himseelf in a squeeze when the Cowboys start crunching the math.

Trevon Diggs and Anthony Brown are locked in as the starting corners. Same at safety with Jayron Kearse, Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson.

As we approach the final 53-man roster issue a few days from now, starting slot corner Jourdan Lewis represents a wild card as he is dealing with a hamstring problem - but with hopes of playing in Week 1 of the regular season.

CJ Goodwin is a special-teams star. Rookie Bland has shockingly earned a spot.. At safety, nobody wants to cut UDFA rookie Markquese Bell.

That’s nine.

And even if Dallas keeps 10, what about Nashon Wright, Israel Mukuamu and Tyler Coyle? Joseph hasn’t outplayed any of them.

Joseph contributed late last year, and then in the off-season was connected to a fatal drive-by shooting. He’s since been cleared of any wrongdoing (in the eyes of police, if not the NFL), but Jones’ lecture still stands.

And now there is a health concern for Joseph as well.

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