Things improved on the injury front for the Dallas Cowboys on Friday, but only just a bit. Following Sunday’s game, Dallas not only was licking their emotional wounds, but they suffered a string of injuries in the defeat that threatens to derail their competitiveness in Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Thursday, the first day of practice thanks to the adjusted schedule, saw them put 17 players on the injury report.
That list was trimmed to 15 on Friday, but it included a new name as well as a change from a rest absence to a full one. Sickness appears to be making it’s way through the locker room as Dallas had two linemen miss Friday’s work due to illness. Chuma Edoga, Dallas’ backup left-side offensive lineman, and starting NT Johnathan Hankins were both out.
Meanwhile, a handful of players who were out or limited on Thursday were full participants. Most notable was WR Kavontae Turpin. It was originally feared he suffered a high-ankle sprain, the lone TD scorer from Week 5 was a full participant, as were RB Tony Pollard and DT Neville Gallimore, who were limited initially.
On the opposite sideline, the Chargers’ top defender Joey Bosa is still sitting out practice with a toe injury. Here’s a look at the full rundown of Friday’s report.