Seldom has a bunch of blank lines conveyed so much welcome information.
The Cowboys released their final practice report on Friday, complete with the weekly injury designations, and they look to be at nearly full strength heading into Week 7, with the Lions paying a visit to their den in Arlington on Sunday. Quarterback Dak Prescott was a full participant once again, for the third day in a row, and carries no injury designation for this week’s game.
He’ll make his first start since Week 1, when he fractured the thumb on his throwing hand during the season-opening loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is also listed as ready to play. He played Sunday night versus Philadelphia despite coming down hard on a hip in practice and was limited on Wednesday of this week. He’s since strung together two full sessions and looks poised to be the primary weapon for Prescott in his return.
Jason Peters, Dalton Schultz, Neville Gallimore, Quinton Bohanna, and Devin Harper were all additionally listed as having participated fully in Friday’s walkthrough and are good to go for the meeting with Detroit. Here’s a look
The only Cowboys player who was limited at all to end the week was rookie offensive lineman Matt Waletzko, who did not participate and has been declared out for Week 7.
Waletzko re-aggravated a left shoulder injury in Thursday’s practice. He is expected to be placed on injured reserve, undergo surgery, and miss the remainder of the season, although the team has not made a roster move as of yet.
“I just feel terrible for [him],” said McCarthy, per the team website. “I thought he was making such excellent progress. You could just see his development. I really like the way he’s wired.”
And apart from the fifth-rounder, the Cowboys have to like the way the rest of the roster is wired for Sunday’s showdown, with everyone who had been nursing an issue during the week showing up as nothing but blank spaces on the Friday report.