The Dallas Cowboys have had two major obstacles to their early days of training camp. One led to a solution for the other on Tuesday afternoon. After the release of Gerald McCoy, the defensive tackle who was ruled out for the year after a quad injury, the team now has the roster space to solve their issue of offensive tackle depth.

With La’El Collins and Cameron Erving currently not practicing, the Cowboys signed Pace Murphy to join the rotation opposite Tyron Smith.

The Cowboys signed offensive tackle Pace Murphy. Depth with La’el Collins, Cameron Erving not practicing right now.

— Rob Phillips (@robphillips3) August 18, 2020

Murphy entered the league in 2016 as an undrafted free agent signed by the Los Angeles Rams. He appeared in just two games that season and hasn’t seen any regular season action in the NFL since.  Murphy was a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs practice squads until his release in early 2020. He then entered the XFL Phase Two Draft and was taken in the second round by the Dallas Renegades.

The league suspended play in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and he became a free agent once again.

Murphy comes to Dallas as added depth with the team currently being down a few offensive tackles Collins is working to get into game shape and according to Mike McCarthy, Cameron Erving is dealing with an undisclosed ailment that isn’t considered too serious.

On the first day of camp practice, Dallas trotted out 2019 UDFA Wyatt Miller as the starting right tackle. In all likelihood the club would probably like to limit the amount of snaps Smith sees, and in order for the defensive line to get in their proper amount of work, offensive line depth has to be serviceable.

—COWBOYS WIRE