Field Level Media is tracking the wave of roster cuts in the NFL with all 32 teams facing a 4 p.m. deadline Tuesday to reduce their 80-man rosters to 53.

Additional players can be added to the team’s practice squad.

–In Dallas, Cooper Rush is the lone backup quarterback to Dak Prescott on the 53-man regular-season roster of the Cowboys.

At least, Rush is QB2 at The Star for the moment.

ESPN reported Tuesday the team is investigating signing Cam Newton, whose release from the New England Patriots will be official later in the day.

Owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday morning on 105.3 FM in Dallas that Rush was more consistent and has the experience edge, which led to the team releasing competing backups Garrett Gilbert and Ben DiNucci.

The Cowboys also released safety Darian Thompson. ESPN reported Thompson is a candidate to join the practice squad if he’s not claimed by another team.

–Versatile offensive lineman Matt Pryor, who can play guard and tackle, was traded to the Indianapolis Colts from the Eagles on Tuesday. Philadelphia acquired a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft from Indianapolis, with the Colts receiving Pryor and a seventh-round pick in 2022.

Pryor, 6-feet-7, 322, is entering his fourth season out of TCU and started 10 games last season for the Eagles.

He was a sixth-round pick in the 2018 draft.

–The Washington Football Team has released veteran running back Peyton Barber and waived wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden.

Barber, 27, rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns with Washington last season. He also played 30 percent of Washington’s special teams snaps. He scored 15 TDs in his four seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2016-19).

The undrafted free agent has 2,245 career rushing yards.

Gandy-Golden played in just six games last season as a rookie. He was a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft. He caught seven passes for 77 yards this preseason.

–The Buffalo Bills released tight end Jacob Hollister, quarterback Josh Allen’s teammate at Wyoming.

Hollister has 74 catches for 652 yards and six touchdowns in 50 games (10 starts) for the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. He signed with the Bills after Seattle acquired Gerald Everett.

He’s expected to land with another team.

–The Detroit Lions released wide receiver Geronimo Allison, a day after parting with veteran WR Breshad Perriman.

Allison hauled in 89 catches for 1,045 yards and six touchdowns in four seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He signed with the Lions in March 2020 but opted out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lions are going with a receiver corps of Tyrell Williams and a host of young guys.

The Lions acquired WR Trinity Benson from Denver on Tuesday.

–The Carolina Panthers cut quarterback Will Grier, electing to go with former XFL star PJ Walker as Sam Darnold’s backup.

The Panthers picked Grier in the third round of the 2019 draft. Walker played for Carolina head coach Matt Rhule at Temple. He also played for the Houston Roughnecks in the short-lived XFL campaign in 2020.

Grier could be a candidate for Carolina’s practice squad.

The other Panthers cuts include: wide receiver Omar Bayless, running back Spencer Brown, defensive lineman Frank Herron, offensive lineman Mike Horton, cornerback Jalen Julius, wide receiver Keith Kirkwood, linebacker Christian Miller, offensive lineman Aaron Monteiro, wide receiver C.J. Saunders, tight end Stephen Sullivan, and offensive lineman Sam Tecklenburg.

–The Green Bay Packers reportedly released offensive lineman Ben Braden, who played in the second-most snaps this preseason of any Packers’ offensive player.

He was competing for a starting spot at both guard and tackle when training camp started. He was elevated from the practice squad to play in four games last season for the Packers.

The Packers also cut quarterback Kurt Benkert, opting for just Jordan Love backing up Aaron Rodgers. Benkert could end up on the team’s practice squad.

The Packers also released running backs Dexter Williams and Patrick Taylor. The Packers will feature a backfield of Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon and rookie Kylin Hill.

–The New Orleans Saints released veteran running back Devonta Freeman, who signed with the team at the beginning of training camp.

Freeman, 29, is a two-time Pro Bowl player with the Atlanta Falcons. He has rushed for 4,144 yards in his career to go with 33 touchdowns.

The moves leaves Latavius Murray, Dwayne Washington and Tony Jones Jr. as the competitors behind Alvin Kamara.

The team also released wide receiver Kawaan Baker, their seventh-round pick in the 2021 draft.

They also released Easop Winston, who was the team’s primary punt and kick returner in the team’s two preseason games.

–Field Level Media