Dallas Cowboys part ways with running back Joseph Randle.

Less than a week after NFL "determined that he violated the league's personal conduct policy," resulting from a February arrest due to possession of drugs, per an ESPN report, Cowboys decided to cut ties with Randle, the site informed.

However, the Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did not link the incident with their decision and remained that his team just felt the need to move forward without him.

"We don't want to go there as an organization as far as our relationship with Randle. We just think it's time for us to not have him on the roster. That's the decision we made today, and we stand ready to help him work through any of his other issues," Jones said.

Jones eventually indicated what is the real issue with Randle is.

"I'm always concerned as to any issues regarding the [mental] health of a player. It's a lot more serious than the football [injury]," Jones said.

Yet, it may have to be because of several factors all-in-all, per a post of ESPN's Ed Werder, while citing some sources.

A brief stay with the Cowboys

The 23-year-old football player entered the Dallas' NFL team in 2013, per ESPN stats. The Oklahoma State University alumnus shone in his second year, reportedly posting 6.7 yards per carry. This year, although he only played for six games, he already delivered 315 rushing yards compared to the 343 yards he tallied in the 2014-2015 season for all his 16 games.

Yet, it is expected of him to deliver much more as he already was named the starting running back this season after DeMarco Murray left for the Philadelphia Eagles, per Bleacher Report. Although he increased the number of yards he rushed, he was only able to do 4.1 yards per carry, which is 2.6 yards per carry short of what he did last season.

Even though it was such a big drop from his performance, ironically, it is still higher than Murray's average of 3.5 yards per carry in his six games with the Eagles, according to ESPN stats. Moreover, Randle is only overshadowed by Miami Dolphins running back Lamar Miller, in terms of "yards per rush attempt among running backs with over 100 carries" since the 2014, noted ESPN.

Thus, although Randle said goodbye to the Cowboys, there's a chance another team could find a slot in their roster for him. Still, it will be easier if he will take care of any personal concern he has before he joins another camp.

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