Over nearly the last three years, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has offered a familiar phrase when it comes to evaluating former first-round pick Mazi Smith. He urged people to give it time, just as former Cowboys head coach Tom Landry would.

The Dallas Cowboys had a busy Tuesday before the NFL trade deadline. However, head coach Brian Schottenheimer had even more news for fans after the deadline.

The Dallas Cowboys are 3-5-1 after falling to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 9. On Tuesday, they made two trades to acquire LB Logan Wilson and DT Quinnen Williams. With the additions, the Cowboys were forced to release a player to clear space on the roster.

On Monday night, Troy Aikman, arguably the most bluntly honest arbiter of the state of the Dallas Cowboys, said what seemingly everyone was thinking. As Dallas’ defense was getting pummeled by an otherwise anemic Arizona Cardinals offense,

It's likely that Davis will be re-signed to Dallas' practice squad. The move to part ways is to make roster room after the Cowboys traded for Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson and New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams prior to the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday.