Fullback has become a nearly forgotten position in today’s NFL. But now the Cowboys suddenly have three of them in the building.
Dallas signed four-year veteran Ryan Nall on Friday. The former Chicago Bear will join Sewo Olonilua and Nick Ralston for now on the 90-man roster.
Nall went undrafted out of Oregon State in 2018 when Chicago signed him. He spent that season on the team’s practice squad and has seen action in 33 games in the three years since. As a rusher, Nall has amassed just 12 total yards on six carries in his career. Catching passes out of the backfield, he’s snagged nine balls on 10 targets for 71 yards and a touchdown.
The 26-year-old was also a contributor to special teams, playing over 135 snaps for that unit in each of the last three seasons. His 294 snaps in 2020 were the fourth-most of any player on Chicago’s special teams that year.
Cowboys signed former Bears RB Ryan Nall to a one-year contract today, his agent Sam Leaf said. Nall a versatile special teams player who worked out for team last Friday. He played 577 snaps on special teams in Chicago and 95 on offense.
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Nall should have a decent shot to make the Cowboys’ final roster in 2022, as neither of the team’s other two fullbacks are locks. Olonilua suffered a neck injury last preseason and spent 2021 on injured reserve; Ralston spent most of the season on the practice squad as an undrafted rookie.