The Dallas Cowboys have been hit with a plethora of injuries already in 2020. In particular, the secondary and offensive line units are holding on by a thread. Cornerback Anthony Brown is currently on injured reserve with a rib injury and Chidobe Awuzie will miss multiple weeks with a hamstring issue. Starting right tackle La’el Collins is on injured reserve with a hip injury and backup tackle Cam Erving is out with an MCL sprain.
The Cowboys seem likely to have a key member of the secondary this Sunday though as rookie Trevon Diggs, who suffered a shoulder injury in Week 2 vs the Atlanta Falcons and missed practice on Wednesday, is expected to start vs the Seattle Seahawks according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. He’ll do some rehab work before working his way into team drills later.
Update: Diggs was a full participant.
Veteran left tackle Tyron Smith is currently dealing with neck stingers and will do rehab work at practice today. He missed last week’s game vs the Seahawks, however, team owner Jerry Jones is optimistic about his chances this week.
“He didn’t play last week in part because we made preparations for the future,” Jones told 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday. “It wasn’t impossible to have him out there last week had we done a couple of things differently, but by design, we didn’t do it that way. We wanted to look to the long term, or the longer-term being the next games, the ones we’re getting ready to play. So, I feel as good as you can feel. I don’t know and nobody knows right now until we get out there and see how he’s operating during the week here at practice. But for the longer term, I feel good about it.”
DeMarcus Lawrence, who missed Wednesday’s practice due to the birth of his child, will also be rehabbing a knee ailment. He’ll be eased back into team drills later in practice.
The Cowboys definitely hope all three of these guys are available with such a tough opponent like the Seahawks this week as they look to avoid a 1-2 start to the 2020 season.
Trevon Diggs upgraded to full participation today. Looks like he’s ok.
DeMarcus Lawrence was a DNP with his knee issue. pic.twitter.com/WZxWAjnj2u
— David Helman (@HelmanDC) September 24, 2020
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