Dallas Cowboys backup offensive tackle Ty Nsekhe was thought to be the first man up in case of a familiar emergency: games being missed by Tyron Smith or La’el Collins. After all, the 36-year-old isn’t the kind of inexperienced player that the team would focus on developing into a solid contributor over the course of years. Some thought his time was now to replace the suspended Collins. His week went otherwise.
First it was owner Jerry Jones announcing on the radio that Terrence Steele would be starting on Sunday. Head coach Mike McCarthy wasn’t totally on board with the claim, though did little to walk it back, though it appears there initially may have been some misdirection in play. On Thursday, Nsekhe’s week got worse when he went to the hospital after practice with a heat related illness. He has since been released.
Ty Nsekhe spent Thursday night in a local hospital after being taken by ambulance due to a heat-related illness following practice, according to coach Mike McCarthy. Nsekhe has been released from the hospital and will not play Sunday.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) September 17, 2021
With another tackle unavailable for the matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, the Cowboys are even thinner up front. As it stands, Brandon Knight might be the only option should an injury crop up in game. Fans will clamor for Zack Martin to slide out to hold down the fort, but he’s made it clear he has absolutely no interest in doing so and prefers to stay exactly where he is.
Regardless of who’s called upon, they’ll have their hands full with a Chargers line led by Joey Bosa who is undoubtedly licking his chop at the prospect of eating up backup tackles.
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