Cowboys waive WR whose knee issues interrupted strong training camp

Corey Crooms was waived from the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, as they looked to create room for two new signings on the defensive line. Needing help after losing defensive end Sam Williams to an ACL tear, Dallas is signing Shaka Toney and Al-Quadin Muhammad.

Crooms, a Minnesota product who went undrafted in this year’s haul, was fighting to catch on to the 53-man roster or the practice squad, but a leg injury slowed him in recent days.

Croom began his collegiate career at Western Michigan before transferring in 2023. In his lone season with the Gophers he hauled in 28 passes for 376 but was held out of the end zone.

The 5-foot-11, 187 pound receiver had 57 receptions for 814 yards and five scores in 2022 for Western Michigan.

In a pre-draft interview with EAMG Sports , Crooms voiced his desire to find success in the pros to give back to his community.

“Whether it’s a camp or just making something around the neighborhood where kids can go to play football and work on their skills,” shared Crooms, “be able to give back to my neighborhood and let them see me at the highest stage because it gives them hope that they can do it too.”

Dallas still has 12 receivers in camp after signing Deontay Burnett and Kelvin Harmon last week. CeeDee Lamb continues his holdout, not having attended any of Dallas’ offseason activities. In the meantime, Brandin Cooks is the veteran leader as players such as Jalen Tolbert, Kavontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks and Jalen Moreno-Cropper battle for a spot on the big roster.

Other hopefuls such as sixth-round pick Ryan Flournoy, dealing with his own leg issues in camp, hope to break up the group and wedge their way into the rotation.