Dallas Cowboys OT Ajani Cornelius (knee) and DT Jonathan Bullard (groin) fully participated in practice Friday, Sept. 11, and do not carry an injury designation for the Week 1 game against the New York Giants.
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The Dallas Cowboys aren't nearly a finished product. There's still one more week left to go in the Oxnard portion of training camp and that includes a joint practice against the New Orleans Saints and another road trip, this one to face the Arizona Cardinals.
But Saturday was the first preseason game, and though most starters remained camped out on the sideline, key backups who could be called upon during the season got a lot of run. One key area that seems to be a bit deficient of talent is the backup offensive line, who failed to open up running lanes for backs Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer discussed the issues they had against the strong Seattle Seahawks' front on Saturday night, highlighting the team's inability to create rushing lanes.
A lot of moving parts, like I said, they threw a lot of things at us," Schottenheimer said via DallasCowboys.com. "I want to look at the film. Definitely some leaky moments, but early on especially, we struggled to move their guys up front. I think you'll see that. That's why the run numbers in the first half weren't very good."
Dallas started with an offensive line of, from left to right, Nate Thomas, Trevor Keegan, TJ Bass, Ajani Cornelius and fourth-round rookie Drew Shelton. Each had some solid snaps, but as a group they struggled mightily. Blue and Mafah combined for just 28 yards on 12 carries.

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The Dallas Cowboys have cleared the first true hurdle of training camp, and now can set their eyes on the next, the opening exhibition game. On Tuesday, the Cowboys traveled down from Oxnard, CA so they could take on the Los Angeles Rams in a joint practice. Next up, a Saturday trip up the Pacific Coast so they can battle against the World Champion Seattle Seahawks.
And with that game barreling towards both clubs, the Cowboys press room sent out the unofficial depth chart for the preseason opener. It's the first real look at the pecking order of things that have been reported on during training camp practices, and it includes some noteworthy things.
From the outside looking in, the question about the OL is how many make the opening roster? The starting five is set, left to right being Tyler Guyton, Tyler Smith, Cooper Beebe, Tyler Booker and Terence Steele. TJ Bass is the top backup, with Nate Thomas and rookie Drew Shelton forming a consistently mocked group of eight OL.
Will they carry a ninth or an even 10? Can last year's late-round pick Ajani Cornelius convince them to carry five tackles, knowing Tyler Smith can slide outside? Does it make more sense to bring guard Nick Leverett to the regular season, or what about UDFAs Shiyazh Pete and DJ Wingfield?
As a fifth-round pick at the running back position, many expected Blue to be a part of the Cowboys' rotation on offense in 2025. However poor work ethic seemed to mar almost all of his rookie campaign, leading many to wonder if the club would move past the thought of him this year. He's seemed to correct those issues, reporting with a renewed focus and breaking several big plays through the first two weeks of camp.

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CHICAGO — Indiana football is shaking up its offensive line for the start of fall camp.
According to IU coach Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers will open the fall with Adedamola Ajani moving to right guard, Joe Brunner kicking to the outside and Bray Lynch taking reps at center. The left side will be familiar to fans with Drew Evans (left guard) and Carter Smith (left tackle) working side-by-side for a third straight year.
Last season, Ajani provided Indiana with depth at multiple positions on the offensive line. He started at both guard spots and played 46 snaps at right tackle in the national ***** le game against Miami.
"I think he feels a little more comfortable there," Cignetti said at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday, July 30. "And he played better at guard than tackle last year when he went into games."
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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football is shaking up its offensive line for the start of fall camp.
According to IU coach Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers will open the fall with Adedamola Ajani moving to right guard, Joe Brunner kicking to the outside and Bray Lynch taking reps at center. The left side will be familiar to fans with Drew Evans (left guard) and Carter Smith (left tackle) working side-by-side for a third straight year.
Last season, Ajani provided Indiana with depth at multiple positions on the offensive line. He started at both guard spots and played 46 snaps at right tackle in the national ***** le game against Miami.
"I think he feels a little more comfortable there," Cignetti said at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday. "And he played better at guard than tackle last year when he went into games."
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The Texans made a pair of moves involving players on their injured reserve list on Wednesday.
The NFL's transaction report for July 1 shows that they waived defensive back Ajani Carter and linebacker Xavier Thomas. Both players were waived with injury designations earlier in the offseason and will be free to sign with other clubs if they go unclaimed.
Carter played 36 special teams snaps in two appearances for the Texans last season. He also spent time with the Chiefs after going undrafted out of Houston.
Thomas was a 2024 fifth-round pick by the Cardinals. He had 10 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble in 18 games for Arizona.

The Atlanta Falcons finished the 2025 season in a three-way tie at the "top" of the NFC South division, winning four straight games to end the year with an 8-9 record.
Since then the Falcons have made a lot of changes - mostly to their front office - where they have a new head coach, new GM and Matt Ryan is their new "President of Football," which could mean all kinds of things but definitely puts him higher on the pecking order than Ian Cunningham according to the league office.
However, when it comes to actually improving their roster Atlanta really hasn't done much to move the needle. In fact, some ***** ysts think they had one of the worst offseasons in the NFL. Jordan Dajani at CBS Sports has the Falcons' offseason ranked fifth-worst in the league.
"The Falcons had what I would describe as a middle-of-the-road draft (Lead NFL Draft Insider Ryan Wilson ranked it No. 14), so there's nothing to complain about there other than Atlanta not having a first-round pick because of the Pearce trade. The Falcons also stuck to the bargain bin in free agency. Their two biggest deals totaled just $9 million in value. Those contracts went to kicker Nick Folk and punter Jake Bailey. I don't think a team "loses" free agency just by not signing anyone, but did the Falcons really get better this offseason?"
While we strongly disagree with Dajani's criticism of the Tua Tagovailoa signing, it's difficult to say he's wrong about their 2026 NFL Draft class and their extremely-underwhelming additions in free agency.

The Los Angeles Rams' roster doesn't have many flaws heading into the 2026 season, but one area the team could add depth to is at receiver.
Puka Nacua and Davante Adams are clear studs at the position, but who will emerge as the team's third receiver is a bit of a mystery between Xavier Smith, Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield and 2026 sixth-round pick C.J. Daniels. Another of those four could take on a big role in the offense, but the Rams could also add a veteran from free agency to fill the need in the offense.
CBS Sports' Jordan Dajani believes that the receiver could be Stefon Diggs. The former Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans and New England Patriots star remains a free agent after an 85-catch, 1,013-yard and four-touchdown season. He also won't face a suspension from the NFL following an off-field ******* ault allegation.
The Rams had the No. 1 offense in the league last year with MVP quarterback Matthew Stafford and star wideouts Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. Despite that talented room, the Rams showed interest in A.J. Brown earlier this offseason, so they could still be in the market for a new weapon. Diggs isn't the same player as Brown, but he could join a loaded offense and chase a ring with the Rams. Maybe Aaron Donald comes out of retirement to do the same.
L.A.'s real interest in a caliber of player like Brown indicates the team is keeping its eye open at the position ahead of the year. Whether that means Diggs is on the Rams' radar is another element entirely, though.