Overview
- ESPN reporter Todd Archer said the Cowboys opened a practice window for defensive tackle Jonathan Bullard, putting him into a 21-day period for team drills and evaluation.
- Opening a practice window does not guarantee a return to games because the club must decide within 21 days whether to activate the player to the 53-man roster.
- Bullard has appeared in three games this season with three tackles, two quarterback hits and a half-sack and carries an overall 58.3 grade from Pro Football Focus.
- The Cowboys currently carry 52 players on the roster and could also activate P.J. Locke or Marist Liufau from IR, so any return will be weighed against roster limits and short-term needs.
- This step follows a pattern of teams using the NFL’s practice-window rule to speed evaluations during a season-long injury wave and gives Dallas a controlled way to test Bullard before making a roster decision.