Getty Dallas Cowboys WR Allen Hurns
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Allen Hurns has been released by the team, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hurns signed a deal with the team before last season. He played just one season with the Cowboys and suffered a gruesome leg injury during the Cowboys’ 24-22 wild card win over the Seattle Seahawks.
Hurns signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the team last year. He told reporters that he is at 90% as he looks for a new team in 2019.
The transaction hits the wire tomorrow and the Cowboys are saving $5 million by not resigning Hurns. The team asked for a pay cut, but Hurns declined.
The Cowboys will have over $24 million in cap space available after the transaction is official.
He will test the free agent market as his injury is behind him this season. He will be able to help a team this season.
Schefter’s original tweet:
The Cowboys have to feed Randall Cobb, Jason Witten, Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, and Tavon Austin so there isn’t much of a fit for Hurns. It seems to be a mutual decision between a team that would like some cap space while they work on deals with their star players and a player that can contribute to a team that needs his veteran presence. Look for Hurns to get another opportunity somewhere as his time with the Jaguars was enough to get him the first deal with the Cowboys.
Update on Twitter
Everyone marveled at the approach he took in his rehab.” I’m told Director of rehabilitation Britt Brown was in lock step with Allen the whole time.
Hurns Short Career With Cowboys and Beyond
In 2018, Hurns had 20 receptions for 295 yards, and 2 touchdowns with the Cowboys. He hasn’t seen the upside in numbers since 2015 with the Jacksonville Jaguars, when he had 64 catches for 1,031 yards and 10 touchdowns. He spent four seasons with the Jags before heading to the Cowboys.
Hurns career with the Cowboys never really materialized. The injury didn’t help his case as the team clearly felt he had underproduced, hence the attempted pay cut.
The money the Cowboys saved by cutting Hurns will help clear some space for the team with contract negotiations up in the air for running back Ezekiel Elliott, quarterback Dak Prescott, and wide receiver Amari Cooper.
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