Sam Hurd survived. Twenty other Cowboys did not.
Here is the list of players cut by the Cowboys to get down to the 53-man roster:
OT Will Barker
OG Travis Bright
DE Marcus Dixon
RB Herb Donaldson
TE DajLeon Farr
CB Cletis Gordon
WR Jesse Holley
WR Manny Johnson
OLB Curtis Johnson
CB Bryan McCann
RB Lonyae Miller
LB Steve Octavien
TE Jason Pociask
TE Martin Rucker
DL Jimmy Saddler-McQueen
LB Brandon Sharpe
NT Junior Siavii
OL Mike Tepper
CB Jamar Wall
CB Teddy Williams