The Cowboys are looking to bounce back from a disappointing 7-10 season that went off the rails long before quarterback Dak Prescott was lost to injury midseason. New head coach Brian Schottenheimer gets his first crack at commanding an entire team after spending the last three seasons as the offensive coordinator for Mike McCarthy.

There weren't many surprises about the Dallas Cowboys' 53-man roster following Tuesday afternoon's 4 p.m. ET cutdown deadline. However, that doesn't mean Dallas is done with their roster construction.

These four players proved themselves worthy of making the 53-man roster, but were released by the Dallas Cowboys anyway.