Cowboys sign former Packers CB off practice squad for Week 17

Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Corey Ballentine appeared in three games for the Cowboys this season, most recently in Week 16 against the Chargers. Week 17, he will do so for the first time under contract as a member of the 53-man roster. It is, potentially, his best opportunity since playing 15 games for the Packers last season.

Practice squad promotion could be Ballentine’s first real chance since leaving Green Bay

In Dallas, Ballentine fills the spot vacated by offensive tackle Tyler Guyton’s transfer to injured reserve. Thus far this season he has seen only special teams reps. While that role may not change, this will be his first game all year on anything more than a practice squad contract.

Ballentine has bounced around in recent months. In free agency, he signed a one-year, $1.34 million deal with the Colts but was cut on August 1, keeping $482,500 in guaranteed money. The Packers gave him a shot in the preseason before following the Colts’ example.

A month later, Ballentine joined the Cowboys’ practice squad. In the interval, New England had signed Ballentine to its own practice reserves on August 28. Ballentine appeared in one game as a Patriots special teamer before being sent on his way and ending up in Dallas.