Cowboys cut injured Tashard Choice

[mexicanjunior]

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The Dallas Cowboys waived injured running back Tashard Choice on Saturday morning, the team announced.

Tashard Choice entered the Cowboys' game against the Rams last week as the starter. Now, Choice has been waived by the Cowboys, writes ESPN.com's Dan Graziano. Blog

If Choice clears waivers, the team will then reach an injury settlement with him.

The move was made to clear a roster spot for rookie linebacker Bruce Carter, who is expected to make his pro debut Sunday night at Philadelphia.

Choice suffered a shoulder injury in the third quarter against the St. Louis Rams last week and was limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday before tightness in his hamstring kept him out of Friday's workout altogether. He underwent an MRI exam for the hamstring injury Friday.

A message on Choice's Twitter account indicated that his days with the Cowboys were done: "I just want to say thanks to all the great dallas cowboy fans. My time in Dallas has come to an end and the best is yet come. God bless."

In four NFL seasons, Choice has rushed for 1,139 yards on 250 carries. He scored eight touchdowns mainly as a backup.

The 2008 fourth-round pick from Georgia Tech craved a bigger role but was never granted that with the Cowboys. There was speculation that the Cowboys would trade Choice, but the team never got an offer it deemed necessary to make a move.

What also hurt any potential trade was the fact that Choice was in the final year of his contract, and opposing teams figured the Cowboys would just release him at some point.

Choice was a popular player in the locker room but fell out of favor with the coaching staff for several gaffes. In the 2010 season opener at Washington he fumbled near the end of the first half, leading to a Redskins touchdown.

This season, Choice ran out of bounds instead of staying in bounds late in a game against the Redskins. Last week, on his second carry of the game against the Rams, he turned the ball over on a fumble and injured his shoulder on the play.

Choice said he needed to make plays with his limited opportunities. But he didn't make enough of them. He did start four NFL games and had impressive moments, including rushing for 88 yards on 23 carries in a loss to Pittsburgh in 2008. He also gained a career-high 100 yards in a backup role in an overtime win at Indianapolis.

Cowboys made the right CHOICE on this...ROCK ME! I thought Tashard had a chance to be a solid RB before this season but he has regressed into a spare. He may end up finding life somewhere else in the league, he has good vision and use to run pretty hard.

[Terd Ferguson]

His parting tweet said "the best is yet to come"...I question his effort to get better and make the most of his opportunities. Regardless, he is gone now.

I think Jerry was trying to drum up some interest in him before the trade deadline, claiming to have gotten calls about him. Broaddus and Macmahon are calling BS on twitter, saying they doubt anyone offered anything for him. I'm sure the rest of the NFL saw what we saw...a guy that never seized his opportunity and was clearly outplayed by a 3rd round rookie and an undrafted rookie free agent.

[Terd Ferguson]

Choice claimed by Redskins

[Jesse Jackson]

Choice career - Trifectia worthy? or will he bounce back with Washington? I say he will continue to do very little.

[Terd Ferguson]

I thought he had intangibles that would carry him past his physical shortcomings. He is average sized...has average speed. Nothing physically sets him apart. His leadership at GT and his toughness as a rookie vs Pitt were impressive.
However, when things got tough here, he quit. When he got chances to TAKE the job, he quit. I don't think he has the drive to succeed in the NFL. He is the opposite of a guy like Priest Holmes. He was considered "just a guy" coming out of college but he forced his will on the NFL. Choice didn't...and I don't think he will.

Trifecta? Out.

[mexicanjunior]

Oct 31, 2011 19:49:17 GMT -6 Jesse Jackson said:

Choice career - Trifectia worthy? or will he bounce back with Washington? I say he will continue to do very little.

If he had gone to a team with a solid QB and a hole at RB, I think he would have had a chance to do well but Washington is rolling the dice with Beck...so he is going to do about what he did here.

[Terd Ferguson]

Nov 1, 2011 7:39:38 GMT -6 mexicanjunior said:

Oct 31, 2011 19:49:17 GMT -6 Jesse Jackson said:

Choice career - Trifectia worthy? or will he bounce back with Washington? I say he will continue to do very little.

If he had gone to a team with a solid QB and a hole at RB, I think he would have had a chance to do well but Washington is rolling the dice with Beck...so he is going to do about what he did here.

He quit. He had the same opportunities as Murray, yet Murray sets the Cowboy rushing record while he fails (and fumbles) against the same team.

[mexicanjunior]

Nov 1, 2011 11:18:39 GMT -6 Terd Ferguson said:

Nov 1, 2011 7:39:38 GMT -6 mexicanjunior said:

If he had gone to a team with a solid QB and a hole at RB, I think he would have had a chance to do well but Washington is rolling the dice with Beck...so he is going to do about what he did here.

He quit. He had the same opportunities as Murray, yet Murray sets the Cowboy rushing record while he fails (and fumbles) against the same team.

Can't argue the quitting, he really looked bad this year but he is young enough to find his 2008 form with a fresh start. I think the years of sitting behind Barber and Felix soured him on trying to make it work here.

[Terd Ferguson]

Then he is a mentally weak little bitch because when Barber was cut and Felix went down, he wilted like a sensitive little flower.