Malik Turner was in a battle with Cedrick Wilson for who would be the fourth wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys during training camp. Unfortunately, he suffered a foot injury in August and went on injured reserve to start the season.
The Cowboys got some good news about Turner on Thursday though. According to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, Turner’s 21-day practice window has been activated and he is eligible to return to the 53-man roster during that period.
WR Malik Turner becomes the first Cowboys player to have his 21-day practice window activated, team announced. He's eligible to return from injured reserve to the 53-man roster and game action at any point during window.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) September 30, 2021
Turner is in his second season with the Cowboys. An undrafted free agent out of Illinois in 2018, Turner only has 265 yards since entering the NFL with 245 coming in 2019 as a member of the Seattle Seahawks when he scored the only touchdown of his career.
The Cowboys re-signed Turner to a one-year contract back in March for depth purposes and to be a special teams contributor. Turner’s 267 special teams snaps aren’t far behind his 286 offensive snaps since he came into the league. He logged a career-low two offensive snaps last season after 242 the season before, his career-high.
This will certainly make quarterback Dak Prescott smile as he gets another weapon in the passing game to hold down the fort until Michael Gallup comes back from a strained calf.
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