The Dallas Cowboys picked up a huge win against the Washington Football Team on Sunday to improve their record to 9-4 on the season and 3-0 in NFC East play. However, they did not escape the game unscathed.
Left tackle Tyron Smith, who missed three games earlier this season with an ankle issue, re-aggravated it against Washington and has already been ruled out Sunday against the New York Giants. Meanwhile, WR Cedrick Wilson finds himself on the Reserve/COVID list which puts his availability for Sunday in jeopardy as well.
Cedrick Wilson is heading to the Cowboys' reserve/COVID-19 list, Nahshon Wright is coming off.
Tyron Smith reaggravated his ankle and won't be available this week. Further info TBD.
— David Helman (@HelmanDC) December 13, 2021
With Smith out head coach Mike McCarthy stated the team will look to decide whether they will play Ty Nsekhe, who finished the game for Smith, or move Terence Steele back into the role.
La’El Collins will continue to hold down the right tackle spot.
Smith hasn’t had the best luck this season as both times he’s injured his ankle it was caused by a teammate stepping on it. However, According to McCarthy, Smith shouldn’t have to go under the knife.
“I don’t think it’s a surgical situation,” McCarthy said.
The Cowboys hope it’s just a one-game type of situation as they look to lock up one of the top NFC seeds in the playoffs in the coming weeks.
Wilson has put together his best season in the NFL. He’s racked up 32 receptions for 438 yards and three touchdowns, and his 13.7 yards per catch rank second on the team to CeeDee Lamb. Wilson caught a big 73-yard touchdown in the Cowboys’ win against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 7 and had the second 100-yard game of his career albeit in a losing effort on Thanksgiving against the Las Vegas Raiders.
There is hope Wilson could play Sunday.
With Amari Cooper and Keanu Neal being the only players on the Cowboys that aren’t vaccinated, Wilson can come off the COVID list with two negative tests within 24 hours of each other.
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