Veteran DE Carl Lawson elevated from Cowboys practice squad, set to make debut vs Ravens
Carl Lawson is set to make his Cowboys debut this Sunday versus a foe who will be quite familiar to him.
The Cowboys elevated the veteran defensive end to the active roster for their Week 3 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. Lawson saw the Ravens a total of eight times when he played for the division-rival Bengals and then faced them once as a member of the Jets. He’s personally logged 11 tackles, a sack, two TFLs, and eight QB hits against Baltimore in his career.
Lawson was signed by Dallas as a free agent on Aug. 19 and was expected to serve as an experienced replacement for the injured Sam Williams. But Lawson was cut just eight days after joining the team, only to return to the practice squad shortly thereafter.
DE Carl Lawson and LB Nick Vigil getting elevated this weekend. Lawson getting his first elevation of the season. Cowboys hope he’ll boost the DL.
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) September 21, 2024
A fourth-round draft pick out of Auburn in 2017, Lawson has 119 career tackles and 27 sacks over seven seasons, all spent in the AFC.
Now Lawson, 29, is set to make his Cowboys debut and will look to provide a boost to a Dallas defense that- through two games- has collectively notched seven sacks (a mark tied for fifth-best in the league) but allowed the Saints to roll up 44 points on them last Sunday.
This will be the first gameday elevation for the 260-pound Lawson. The Cowboys can elevate him a maximum of three times this season; he would need to be placed on the active roster for anything beyond that.
Lawson joins a DE group that already has DeMarcus Lawrence, rookie Marshawn Kneeland, Chauncey Golston, Tyrus Wheat, and the recently re-added former Cowboy Carlos Watkins.
Linebacker Nick Vigil was also elevated for Week 3; it will be his third and final gameday promotion.
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