Just a day after All-Pro , putting an end to his 2020 season, Dallas released the defensive tackle via injury waiver, according to . McCoy had an injury waiver on his quad in the three-year, $18.3 million contract he signed with the Cowboys in late March that stipulated if he injured it, the club could cut him. And now they have.McCoy is able to keep his $3 million bonus, per Schefter, but Dallas doesn't Joe Montana Jersey owe him more than that and takes them off the hook for his $2.5 million base salary for this season. The 32-year-old was due to earn a total of $9 million and could have earned up to $6.35 million this season, so this is a costly turn of events for McCoy in more ways than one. Raheem Mostert Jersey Dallas would have been able to get out of his contract next offseason without financial ramifications and would have cleared about $3 million in cap space, but this injury waiver does appear to clear up some capital for 2020 and beyond.The veteran pa Charles Haley Jersey s rusher was primed to be a big piece in Cowboys first-year head coach Mike McCarthy's defense and start along the defensive line."Gerald McCoy's injury -- very unfortunate," McCarthy said during his Tuesday morning pre ser. "I tell you, it makes you sick on a personal level anytime you see a player go through this type of injury. It was an injury that was in the drill work and I can't tell you just what he has meant to our D-Line just in the short time we've been together. "He's a big personality -- obviously an excellent, excellent football player. But I thought he was in good spirits afterward when I saw him and visited with him. He'll tackle this injury recovery just like he tackled everything else. Big personality, has a good mindset based on what's in front of him."But yeah, definitely a lo s and very, very unfortunate."In 16 games played for Carolina last season, McCoy totaled 37 Steve Young Jersey tackles and five sacks. It was that type of play that he was set to bring to Dallas, but the defensive will now need to adjust on the fly with the regular-season opener just a few weeks away. Luckily for them, they do have a number of options to replace McCoy, which . McCoy said in a statement that he and was , which McCarthy seems to embrace Reuben Foster Jersey early Tuesday. Now, however, it appears that McCoy's future is nonexistent or at the very least murky as he attempts this comeback.