There's a reason the Dallas Cowboys promoted Blake Jarwin.

Sure, it's painfully obvious to everyone except the team itself that the release of quarterback Kellen Moore needed to occur. It appears the move wasn't made willfully, as their hand was instead forced by a familiar foe. According to ESPN insider Todd Archer, they brought Jarwin up to the active 53-man roster because he was being courted by the Philadelphia Eagles.

That's correct. They like what they have so much in the developing tight end, they opted to give him a promotion instead of face him at least twice this season.

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It's a strategic move that makes sense for a team so enamored with a QB demoted to third-string prior to his release, because the Cowboys know there are likely zero suitors for Moore -- while Jarwin had one at the table and considering what team it was, pulling this trigger was a bit of a no-brainer.

They got to keep a TE they really like without risking the QB they also really like, albeit the latter for reasons unknown.

Jarwin was signed out of the undrafted free agency pool shortly after the 2017 NFL Draft, hailing from Oklahoma State. An impressive raw talent with a strong upside, he delivered 616 yards and five touchdowns in 28 games with OSU. This raises questions regarding the plan for Rico Gathers of course, considering he's now eligible to return to practice -- with his eligibility to be activated to the roster coming after Week 8.

So while this saves Jarwin for now, it remains to be seen how it all shakes out next week.

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