Dallas Cowboys Adjust Active Roster as Arlington Approves Stadium Lease Changes

The Dallas Cowboys are making adjustments to their roster while local officials finalize updates to the franchise's stadium lease agreement. According to the official site of the Dallas Cowboys, the team signed S Juanyeh Thomas to the active roster and waived CB Caelen Carson. Blogging The Boys also reported in its Cowboys coverage that Dallas waived a former fifth-round pick. In addition to those moves, Yahoo Sports reported that the Dallas Cowboys added a former 2nd-round pick to the squad.

Those roster changes follow a difficult stretch on the field for the team. FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth reported that the Cowboys flopped for a second straight week. In a separate report, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth questioned whether the middling Cowboys could still win the NFC East. Meanwhile, A to Z Sports reported that the Dallas Cowboys know they have a George Pickens problem, stating that it is on the head coach to fix the situation.

Off the field, city leaders in Arlington addressed the team's stadium arrangements this week. Ahead of Tuesday night's council session, CBS News reported that the Arlington City Council would consider a change to the AT&T Stadium upgrades agreement. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth similarly reported that the Arlington City Council sought to clarify the Cowboys' lease agreement on Tuesday night. Following those discussions, KERA News Breakthroughs reported that Arlington approved the changes to the proposed Dallas Cowboys lease extension. Elsewhere around team properties, Texas is Life reported that The Imperial Room has added a sophisticated cocktail lounge experience to The Star in Frisco.

Other Dallas teams and athletes are also in the spotlight this week. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported on the return of Kyrie Irving as the Houston Rockets host the Dallas Mavs in a season opener, while Dallas News published a column by Peter Johnson noting that Dallas is honoring his friend Pettis Norman. In collegiate and adaptive sports, University of Central Arkansas Athletics reported that Central Arkansas fell to top-ranked SMU 5-2 in Dallas, and The Columbus Dispatch reported that the Move United USA Wheelchair Football League will host a tournament on November 1-2 in Dallas featuring the home team, the Irving Outlaws.