Michael Trigg

Trigg sits behind entrenched starter Jake Ferguson and Luke Schoonmaker on the depth chart, and even Ferguson projects as little more than a third receiving option with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens both healthy — leaving thin scraps for the TE room as a whole.

A toe injury suffered in the preseason opener cost Trigg practice reps and a second preseason game during the exact window he needed to win a roster battle, contributing directly to the roster crunch that got him waived.

Dallas valued Trigg enough during camp to bring him back as practice-squad depth rather than let him walk, preserving a path to emergency call-ups if Ferguson or Schoonmaker miss time.