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

FRISCO — The deadline has passed and the initial 53-man roster has been set for the Dallas Cowboys. Let’s take a look at the roster. Of note: The waiver wire process for players is in place until noon on Wednesday. Once 3 p.m. arrives, teams will be able to add additional players to injured reserve with the designation to return.

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.