The Dallas Cowboys signed four players to the practice squad on Thursday, including offensive tackle La’el Collins,
linebacker Damien Wilson, running back SaRodorick Thompson, and wide receiver Racey McMath, ahead of the
Week 18 game against the Washington Commanders.
Collins was widely regarded as a first-round talent in the 2015 NFL Draft, but he went undrafted after becoming
entangled in an investigation into the shooting death of his former girlfriend. Collins was never named a suspect and
was just questioned by police, but his plunging draft stock enabled the Cowboys to sign him as a solid undrafted free
agent.
Collins spent seven seasons with the Cowboys, starting 71 games, before being allowed to seek a trade in the 2022
offseason. He was later released by the team, with three years remaining on his contract.
He played one season for the Cincinnati Bengals, where he tore his ACL in the team’s Week 16 game and needed an
entire offseason of recovery to return to full strength. He began the 2023 season on the injured reserve list and was
released by the Bengals in September.
Wilson was picked by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft and appeared in all 64 games over four
seasons, starting 22 of them.
After his rookie contract expired, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he started all 29 games over two
seasons, including a Super Bowl victory in 2019. He subsequently spent a year with the Jacksonville Jaguars, starting
all 17 games, and one season with the Carolina Panthers before being released by the latter in March.
