Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey during the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine. Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Cowboys DT calls out rivals in heartwarming video after making 53-man roster

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By Zach Dimmitt | Last updated Aug 27, 2025 2:20 PM ET

The Dallas Cowboys had to make some difficult roster decisions on Monday as the team finalized its 53-man lineup headed into Week 1's matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Though some notable names like wide receivers Traeshon Holden and Jalen Brooks, running back Deuce Vaughn and safety Isreal Mukuamu missed the cut, other players earned their way onto roster in resounding fashion.

Among these was defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey, who caused Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer to get a bit emotional once he told the former fourth-round pick that he had made the final 53.

Winfrey then went viral shortly after in a heartwarming video that also featured trash talk directed at some of Dallas' NFC rivals.

While holding his young child, Winfrey celebrated by calling out the Eagles, New York Giants and Chicago Bears.

"We gonna beat up on Philly, we gonna beat up on the Giants ... then we gonna beat up on the Bears," Winfrey says in the video.

Perrion winfrey talking about philly the giants and other opponents after making the roster im crine pic.twitter.com/Fxh8lIGqas
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Winfrey was originally a fourth-round pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2022 NFL Draft before playing in 13 games as a rookie that season. He was then waived and joined the New York Jets for the 2023 campaign.

Schottenheimer said Monday that Winfrey has earned the opportunity to have a spot on the 53-man roster.

"I'm emotional for him," Schottenheimer said. " ... He's a special young man that deserves this opportunity, and he's earned it, and because he's earned it, I tip my cap to him."

The Cowboys and Eagles will kick off from Lincoln Financial Field on Sept. 4 at 7:20 p.m. CT.