Mailbag: Thought Process On Releasing Nolan Carroll? Replacing Paea?

JEFF GALLO

LAFAYETTE, CO

Why release Nolan Carroll as opposed to Bené Benwikere? Even if he would not have played a lot with the emergence of Jourdan Lewis would it not been a good idea to have a veteran corner on the roster if needed in a pinch?

Bryan: Bené Benewikere is a veteran corner. He’s been in the league several years now, has even played in a Super Bowl. The front office and coaching staff thinks he’s a better veteran so that’s why they kept him over Carroll.

David: It was a little surprising from a numbers standpoint to see the Cowboys release Carroll. You already guaranteed him $3 million, so it seems like it makes sense that they’d just let him play out the year. Clearly, they were…