When the teams face on Saturday night in a playoff rematch, keep an eye out for these players you may not have noticed otherwise.
On Sept. 23, a desperate 0-2 Seattle Seahawks team hosted the Dallas Cowboys. The Seahawks won 24-13, starting their march toward an NFC wild-card spot.
The Cowboys’ season had its own twists, as they rallied from a 3-5 start to win the NFC East. When the teams face on Saturday night in a playoff rematch, here is a sleeper player to watch from each team:
Now we can see why the Cowboys were incredibly patient with Gregory through all his suspensions.
Gregory played only two games over the 2016 and 2017 seasons due to various drug-related suspensions. He fell to the second round of the 2015 draft in part because of a failed drug test at the scouting combine. Gregory was in danger of falling off the NFL map, but the Cowboys stuck by him.
It’s finally paying off. Gregory had six sacks in the Cowboys’ final 10 regular-season games. In Dallas’ last two games he played 66.3 and 69 percent of the defensive snaps, his two highest totals of the season.
Gregory will have opportunities to make an impact from his pass-rushing role in Saturday’s wild-card game. The Seahawks gave up 51 sacks, eighth-most in the NFL this season. Gregory’s athleticism will be a plus as the Cowboys try to keep Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson from gashing them with big plays as he scrambles.
