The Dallas Cowboys interviewed Kellen Moore for their head coach opening after they moved on from Mike McCarthy. Moore was briefly considered the favorite for the job before Brian Schottenheimer blew the Joneses away in his first interview.
Moore quickly took the Saints' head coaching job after getting rebuffed by his former team. It was a risky move by Moore, given New Orleans' dismal salary cap outlook for the next handful of years, but he has the Saints looking like a respectable team through two games despite a 0-2 start.
Surprisingly, the Saints don't have much Cowboys flavor on their roster. That lessened even more when they released former Dallas wide receiver Cedrick Wilson.
Kellen Moore, Saints release former Cowboys WR Cedrick Wilson
This felt inevitable.
The Saints have tinkered with their WR room a lot in recent months, first trading for Broncos' second-year pro DeVaughn Vele before trading for Patriots 2024 second-round pick Ja'Lynn Polk, who is on season-ending injured reserve due to a shoulder injury.
Even on the active roster, Wilson struggled to make waves. Now 29 years old, Wilson was signed to the practice squad during roster cuts. He is currently buried on the depth chart behind Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, old friend Brandin Cooks, and Vele.
Wilson is also behind promising second-year pro Mason Tipton and Trey Palmer, who combined have one appearance this season. The former Cowboy would've needed multiple injuries to crack the active roster, and not even that would confirm he'd be involved in the offense.
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Not to mention, tight end Juwan Johnson is tied for the team lead with 13 targets, and Alvin Kamara is one of the best receiving running backs in football.
It feels like a decade ago that Wilson burst onto the scene in 2021 with 45 catches for 607 yards and six touchdowns. Michael Gallup only played in nine games that year due to injury, and Wilson stepped up as a reliable outlet for Dak Prescott in high-leverage situations. Of his 45 receptions, 27 of them moved the chains, and he finished with more yards per catch (13.4) than Amari Cooper (12.7).
Unfortunately, that marked the peak of Wilson's career. He signed with the Dolphins as a free agent that offseason and totaled 34 catches for 432 yards and three TDs in two seasons in South Florida. He landed with the Saints last year and managed just 20 catches for 211 yards and one score in 15 games.
Wilson's anomaly 2021 campaign won't soon be forgotten in Dallas, but you have to wonder what's next for him in the NFL if he couldn't carve out a role in a middling Saints receiver room.