Charles Snowden
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The Dallas Cowboys are trying to revamp their defense. Having that defense take hits before training camp even gets started is another issue they don’t need to deal with.
“Cowboys DE Charles Snowden has been suspended for the first three games of the season, per today’s wire,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on his official X account on Tuesday. “Snowden, per the NFL, ‘is eligible to participate in all preseason activities, including games; his suspension will take effect as of the roster reduction to 53 players.”
Snowden signed a 1-year, $1.075 million contract with the Cowboys on June 18.
He was arrested for a DUI in Las Vegas in December 2024 and pleaded no contest in January 2026.
“Cowboys DE Charles Snowden has been suspended for the first three games of the season because of a DUI,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on his official X account on Tuesday. “The news of his personal conduct violation was on today’s wire.”
Snowden Became Full-Time Starter for Raiders
Snowden, 6-foot-6 and 250 pounds, started 9 games each of the last 2 seasons for the Las Vegas Raiders, with 67 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 8 TFL, and 11 QB hits in that stretch.
NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein projected Snowden as a 4th-round pick in 2021.
“Versatile defender who has worked both open and closed sides as an even-front edge defender,” Zierlein wrote. “Snowden is a long, smooth athlete dropping into space or transitioning with change of direction. Lower-body anchor is an issue and he needs more play strength, but he’s usually first to land his hands and does an adequate job of separating and setting the edge. Despite having some twitch with his get-off as a rusher, he gets locked out of the cookie jar due to an inability to convert at the top of the rush with hand usage or go-to counters. However, he has excellent lateral quickness for use in twists and stunts and has surprising potential as a zone or man defender when asked. Snowden is an ascending prospect with Day 2 potential as a 3-4 outside linebacker, but his ceiling will be defined by whether he can add mass and improve his rush.”
After going undrafted out of the University of Virginia, Snowden made the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2021 and spent 2022 on the practice squad for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before landing with the Raiders in 2023.
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