The Dallas Cowboys finally got back to work on Friday, opening practice for the first time since the end of the 2019 season. On Monday, the team went out for their first foray into padded practices, and unfortunately it looks like there is already some level of attrition.
The seriousness of the injury is yet to be known, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting free-agent signing defensive tackle Gerald McCoy went down with an apparent leg injury.
#Cowboys veteran DT Gerald McCoy went down in practice with an apparent leg injury, I’m told. The severity is unclear, but something to watch for moving forward.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 17, 2020
Cowboys media has been silenced during practice, but after news has emerged from the national side of things, a second source has confirmed.
This is bs…Cowboys won't let us tweet during practice and we saw it happen. Someone gives it up. We have to wait until practice is over https://t.co/WZbESLYOhb
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) August 17, 2020
Cowboys Wire will update with more information about the severity once practice concludes and those in attendance can shed more light on the situation.
McCoy was signed to plug the hole vacated when Maliek Collins went to the Las Vegas Raiders to reunite with defensive coach Rod Marinelli.
The 10-year veteran has 59.5 career sacks and is seen as a key figure in the remaking of the defensive line. He was signed after nine seasons in Tampa Bay and last year with the Carolina Panthers. Along with NT Dontari Poe, DE Aldon Smith and third-round draft pick Neville Gallimore (Oklahoma), McCoy was expected to rejuvenate the interior of Dallas’ pass rush.
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