The Cowboys have released OT Matt Waletzko from injured reserve, reaching a settlement with the fourth-year prospect to end his time in Dallas. This is hardly breaking news for a player who only appeared for 20 offensive snaps in three years, but it does bring closure to the much bigger story of the Amari Cooper trade in 2022. Waletzko was the last remaining asset from that deal, and his inconsequential Cowboys career is the sesame seed bun on the nothing burger that Dallas got for their one-time star receiver.

In March of 2022, the Cowboys sent Cooper to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round pick and a swap of sixth-round picks, which moved Dallas up 10 spots. They drafted Waletzko with the fifth and LB Devin Harper with the sixth. Harper was a non-factor, only playing speci

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