Heading into the 2024 season, health and depth were strengths of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Just five weeks in, however, injuries are running rampant. The same can be said for the Steelers’ Week 5 opponent, the Dallas Cowboys, who are expected to be without one of their best players, Micah Parsons, as well as Demarcus Lawrence, who was added to IR.
It has now been reported that Pittsburgh’s Week 5 opponent will also be without their WR2, Brandin Cooks. Cooks, with just under 10,000 career receiving yards in 135 starts, recently underwent a routine procedure that was suspected to be a ‘meniscus trimming.’
Brandin Cooks was likely dealing with a torn meniscus.
He had a menisectomy (meniscus trimming) after the Week 4 Thursday night game, likely trying to avoid missing any games but unfortunately some of the bacteria from outside the skin entered the knee joint causing him to have… https://t.co/KKUcYlfael
— Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) October 2, 2024
The Steelers, dealing with injuries on both sides of the ball, can relate to their opponents struggles with health. Fans of both can simply hope that their respective teams stay healthy and wait out these injuries in time for playoff push.
The Pittsburgh Steelers look to make history this week against the Dallas Cowboys in what will be their first ever Sunday Night Football meeting on October 6th at 8:20 PM EST.
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