The Cowboys have signed 12 players to the roster, including eight from the practice squad.
This is a procedural move that occurs at the end of the season as most teams re-sign the players on the current squad.
The Cowboys added the following:
G Clay DeBoard
G Kadeem Edwards
WR Shaquelle Evans
LB Jeremiah George
DE Lenny Jones
DB Jameill Showers
CB Sammy Seamster
RB Rod Smith
Showers is the most notable on the list as he spent the last two years as a quarterback. The Cowboys moved him to safety this season and he will try to make the team next year as a defensive back.
The Cowboys also signed four free agents to the Reserve/Future list, including long snapper Zach Wood, who also played defensive end. CB Jeremiah McKinnon was with the Cowboys at training camp before and cornerback Duke Thomas and tight end Connor Hamlett were also added.
The Cowboys can have 90 players on the roster following the draft in April.
A look at the 53 man roster for the 2016 season.
01 January 2017: Mark Sanchez (3) of the Dallas Cowboys during their 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in week 17 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
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26 December 2016: Darren McFadden (20)
of the Dallas Cowboys in their 42-21 win over the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL week 16 regular season football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Photo by Sam Smith/Dallas Cowboys
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02 October 2016: Views of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half half of their 24-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California in week 4 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
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01 January 2017: Anthony Brown (30)
of the Dallas Cowboys during their 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in week 17 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
01 January 2017: Orlando Scandrick (32)
of the Dallas Cowboys during their 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in week 17 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
01 January 2017: Kavon Frazier (35)
of the Dallas Cowboys during their 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in week 17 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
02 October 2016: Views of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half half of their 24-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California in week 4 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
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02 October 2016: Views of the Dallas Cowboys in the first half of their game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California in week 4 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
25 Sept 2016: Views of the Dallas Cowboys in the first half of their game against the Chicago Bears in the 2016 NFL week 3 regular season football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
01 January 2017: Richard Ash (76)
of the Dallas Cowboys during their 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in week 17 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
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11 December 2016: DeMarcus Lawrence (90)
of the Dallas Cowboys during their 10-7 loss to the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in week 14 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
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18 September 2016: Views of the Dallas Cowboys during the first half of their game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland in week 2 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
26 December 2016: Randy Gregory (94)
of the Dallas Cowboys in their 42-21 win over the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL week 16 regular season football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Photo by Sam Smith/Dallas Cowboys
26 December 2016: David Irving (95)
of the Dallas Cowboys in their 42-21 win over the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL week 16 regular season football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
02 October 2016: Views of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half half of their 24-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California in week 4 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
02 October 2016: Views of the Dallas Cowboys in the first half of their game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California in week 4 of the regular season. Photo by James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys
