FORT WORTH, Texas – With the first two overall picks in the 2023 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series Draft, earned via crucial offseason trades, the Carolina Cowboys selected seven-time PRCA champion Sage Kimzey (Strong City, Oklahoma) with the first overall pick, followed by 2021 National Finals Rodeo event winner and reigning PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Champion Josh Frost (Randlett, Utah) with the second overall selection.
The Carolina Cowboys inked a third rider to their protected squad during the second PBR Team Series Draft, selecting Daniel Feitosa (Guaraci, Brazil) with the fifth pick in the second round, twelfth overall.
“Carolina Cowboys couldn’t be happier with the team that we’re building and the culture that we’re building,” said Carolina Cowboys’ General Manager Austin Dillon. “It’s an atmosphere of winners. If you count up all the NFR qualifications, the PBR Championships, we’re qualified. And now we’ve got to go take it to them because there’s going to be a lot of teams gunning for us. We’ve got work to do, and we’re going to put in the work before we get to Cheyenne where we’ll show up with one thought on our mind. And that’s taking home the buckle.”
These riders are guaranteed a place on the Cowboys’ protected roster for the first two events in the 2023 PBR Team Series season in Cheyenne, Wyoming, July 24-25 and Kansas City, Missouri, Aug. 3-5.
In all, 147 new riders declared for the Draft this year. The 115 who did not get selected automatically become unrestricted free agents.
Under the leadership of Head Coach Jerome Davis and General Manager Austin Dillon, the team also welcomed Flavio Zivieri and Trey Kimzey, the younger brother to the team’s top draft pick, in the accompanying Practice Squad Draft, during which the Cowboys passed on their picks in Rounds 3-5.
Three spots remain open on Carolina’s practice squad.
The Carolina Cowboys’ complete roster now includes:
Sandro Batista (Pedra Preta, Brazil) – Protected Roster Boudreaux Campbell (Crockett, Texas) – Protected Roster Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) – Protected Roster Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York) – Protected Roster Daniel Feitosa – Protected Roster Josh Frost – Protected Roster Sage Kimzey – Protected Roster Trey Kimzey – Practice Squad Zivieri – Practice Squad
The Carolina Cowboys will host their second annual homestand, Cowboy Days, on Sept. 22-24 in Greensboro, North Carolina, at Greensboro Coliseum. The action begins at 7:45 p.m. ET on Friday, September 22, 6:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 23, and 1:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 24.
Tickets for the event are on sale now, and start at $20, taxes and fees not included. They can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com and PBR.com, at the Greensboro Coliseum Box Office, or by calling PBR customer service at 1-800-732-1727.
Three-day ticket packages are available, offering fans a 15% discount on select price levels.
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