COWBOYS CUT TASHARD CHOICE TO MAKE ROOM FOR BRUCE CARTER

Published on Saturday, October 29, 2011 1:05:11 PM CDT
Brad Biggs, The National Football Post via Yahoo! Sports

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DeMarco Murray’s emergence last week when he rushed for a Dallas Cowboys-record 253 yards made the decision easy today.

Running back Tashard Choice has been placed on waivers, creating a roster space for linebacker Bruce Carter , the rookie second-round draft pick from North Carolina. Carter is a talented player who likely would have been a first-round draft pick had it not been for a torn ACL. He has been on the physically unable to perform list.

Choice actually started last week against the St. Louis Rams but he carried just two times before Murray, also a rookie, erupted. Starting running back Felix Jones remains sidelined with a high ankle sprain.

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windham9 commented on Saturday, October 29, 2011 4:26:52 PM CDT

Wow I wore my 23 to the game last week, guess it goes in the barber/williams/owens category now

windham9 commented on Saturday, October 29, 2011 4:24:41 PM CDT

Despite the Cowboys having an injured starter and just two other rookies on the depth chart, running back Tashard Choice has been released Saturday morning, hours before the team departs for Philadelphia. Cutting Choice opens up a roster spot for linebacker Bruce Carter, who comes off the NFI (Non-football injury) list and will likely make his NFL debut Sunday night against the Eagles. Soon after news of his release broke, Choice tweeted, "I just want to say thanks to all the great dallas cowboy fans. My time in Dallas has come to an end and the best is yet come. God bless." While Choice’s future has been in question for some time, this week is somewhat surprising considering Felix Jones is out with a high-ankle sprain and the Cowboys will now have just two rookies at running back in DeMarco Murray and undrafted free agent Phillip Tanner. Murray is coming off a franchise-record 253-yard performance against the Rams. Tanner also got his first career carries and scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter. It’s likely that both Murray and Tanner will get all the reps Sunday night against Philly. As for Choice, a fourth-round pick in 2008, his stint with the Cowboys ends on a sour note. He fumbled in each of the last two games and never quite took advantage of some opportunities this year, averaging 2.7 yards on 28 carries. He had some nice moments during his career, including his rookie season in which he carried the load against four stout defenses in the final month of the season. Over three and a half seasons, he rushed 250 times for 1,139 yards (4.6 avg) with eight touchdowns while adding 64 catches for 497 yards. Yet Choice, who was never a solid special teams player, always found himself searching for playing time behind starters Marion Barber, Jones and now Murray.

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