Tag: Hip Injury

Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle will ‘have a chance to play’ vs 49ers after MRI on hip

From @ToddBrock24f7: Dowdle exited Sunday’s game early with a hip injury, now being called a deep bruise. He’ll work with the rehab group ahead of the 49ers.

The Cowboys appear to have avoided an injury scare in their backfield.

Running back Rico Dowdle exited Sunday’s Week 4 game before halftime and did not return to the team’s 38-3 win over New England. Early reports suggested that he had suffered a hip injury.

MRI results show the fourth-year ballcarrier has a hip contusion, or in layman’s terms, a deep bruise. Head coach Mike McCarthy said on Monday that Dowdle will work with the rehab group on Wednesday (after the team’s off day Tuesday) and “have a chance to play” this week when the Cowboys travel to San Francisco for a primetime NFC showdown against the undefeated 49ers.

According to Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, the team is “more optimistic than we were yesterday” about Dowdle’s availability moving forward.

It was a preseason hip injury that cost the undrafted free agent out of South Carolina his 2021 season. Dowdle’s comeback season of 2022 ended early due to an ankle injury.

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This year, Dowdle has been getting carries as Tony Pollard’s primary backup. Through four games, he has logged 20 carries for 80 yards and added five receptions for 50 yards and a receiving touchdown against Arizona.

On Sunday versus the Patriots, he saw just three rushes for nine yards and one catch for eight yards before leaving the game.

Rookies Deuce Vaughn and Hunter Luepke got extra work after Dowdle’s departure in Week 4. Vaughn was largely ineffective, but Luepke scored his first NFL touchdown on a three-yard carry in the fourth quarter.

Malik Davis is also on the Dallas practice squad if it is determined that Dowdle will not suit up or be limited at Levi’s Stadium.

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Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb ‘between limited and full’; hoping Dak Prescott can provide boost after early struggles

Dallas’ WR1 has not had a stellar start to his season. A backup QB is only part of the issue; now there’s a hip injury to work through. | From @ToddBrock24f7

If CeeDee Lamb hasn’t exactly looked like the WR1 the Cowboys christened him as when they dealt Amari Cooper to Cleveland, there are likely a few reasons.

For starters, Cooper Rush is no Dak Prescott. Additionally, there hasn’t been a big-time receiving threat opposite him until Michael Gallup’s return in Week 6. But beyond those key and obvious differences in Dallas’s QB-WR formula over the past five games, it turns out Lamb has also been dealing with some lower-body injuries.

The third-year receiver was listed on Wednesday’s practice report as “limited” with a hip issue, but head coach Mike McCarthy expressed optimism that his top pass-catcher was improving.

Lamb “will come in somewhere between limited and full today,” the coach declared in his Thursday press conference. He is expected to play this weekend.

“The hip happened [last] Thursday in practice. There was a play in practice where he got himself in a bad spot, so that’s why we took the precaution that we did on Friday.”

McCarthy is referring to the decision to hold Lamb out of last Friday’s practice and then list him as questionable for the Week 6 game versus Philadelphia. He went on the play the entire game Sunday night, logging five catches for 68 yards while appearing on the field for 93% of the team’s offensive snaps.

That’s admirable, but it’s admittedly less than the kind of production the Cowboys were hoping to get out of Lamb this season.

And it wasn’t just the Eagles game.

While Lamb leads all Dallas receivers in receptions and receiving yards, he’s only in the top 20 in those categories leaguewide. It’s not for lack of opportunity, either; Lamb ranks seventh overall in targets.

But his 33 receptions are the fewest for any receiver with 60 or more balls thrown to him this season.

Prior to the most recent hip injury, Lamb was listed with a groin injury that left him questionable for the team’s Week 5 clash with the Super Bowl champion Rams. At the time, Lamb chalked it up more to abnormally-high GPS numbers.

“We’re good,” he said then. “I don’t want to scare nobody.”

He had five catches for 53 yards in a ground-heavy attack in Los Angeles.

Lamb actually got off to a rocky start right out of the box this season. He caught just two passes on 11 targets in the season opener. Only two of his misses came with Rush at quarterback; he had been 2-of-9 for 29 yards with Prescott throwing to him.

Week 3’s tilt against the Giants encapsulated Lamb’s hot and cold season. He had one of the worst drops in recent memory just before halftime, but was the hero of the day with a pair of clutch fourth-quarter grabs, including an acrobatic one-handed touchdown haul.

In his strongest showing of 2022, Lamb ended that game against the Giants with eight receptions for 87 yards.

Over six full games, Lamb is averaging just 68.2 receiving yards per contest.

Still, the first-round draft pick coming off an 1,110-yard receiving year is confident that being reunited with his starting quarterback will be a boost for the Cowboys’ middling passing game.

“We already know what Dak’s ready to do. Everybody in this locker room, we know what’s at stake,” Lamb said following last Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia, when asked about the prospect of Prescott’s return. “We’ve got full belief and trust in Dak’s ability. Y’all know what 4 can do.”

Lamb hopes that what 4 can also do is provide a much-needed spark for his own lackluster season.

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Blake Jarwin designated for return from IR, could play for Cowboys in Week 18

The fifth-year tight end contracted COVID while rehabbing a Week 8 hip injury; he could be active as soon as Saturday vs. Philadelphia. | From @ToddBrock24f7

As the Cowboys coaching staff wrestles with which starters to play- and for how long- against Philadelphia in Week 18, there’s suddenly another name to add to the mix.

Tight end Blake Jarwin has been designated to return from injured reserve, the club announced Tuesday. His 21-day practice window begins, and he can be added to the active roster at any time.

While that does not necessarily mean Jarwin, after a two-month absence, will suit up and play in the regular season finale Saturday night, it does bode well for his availability in the postseason.

Jarwin suffered a hip injury on Halloween night in the Cowboys’ 20-16 win over Minnesota and was placed on IR just before the Week 9 game versus Denver.

While still on injured reserve and rehabbing, the 27-year-old contracted COVID-19 and was moved to the virus watchlist the day after Thanksgiving. He came off Reserve/COVID and was moved back to IR on Dec. 7.

On Monday, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy expressed optimism that, based on Jarwin’s progress with trainers, the Oklahoma State product would finally be able to make a return to action sooner rather than later.

“We’re hopeful,” McCarthy said in a conference call. “Actually, I thought Blake had an excellent workout Saturday [prior to the team’s Week 17 meeting with Arizona]. We’re hopeful that maybe we’ll get him back on the field this week. He definitely has a chance to potentially be out there. Made a lot of progress here over the last ten days. Really liked his workout Saturday.”

With Jarwin sidelined, Dalton Schultz has contributed heavily as TE1 in the Dallas pass game. During Sunday’s loss, Schultz became just the second tight end in team history to record 70 receptions in a single season. (Jason Witten did it nine times.)

Jarwin, in his fifth NFL season, logged ten catches for 90 yards and two scores in seven games before his injury.

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Cowboys’ Michael Gallup ruled out of 49ers game with hip injury

The Cowboys will be without the services of wide receiver Michael Gallup for the remainder of the Week 15 game versus San Francisco.

The injury bug has worked its way to the Cowboys offense. With just over 11 minute to play in regulation of a 24-24 tie game, Dallas wide receiver Michael Gallup has been ruled out of the remainder of the contest with an apparent hip injury.

It was not immediately apparent when Gallup suffered the injury.

If the Cowboys are going to pull out a win in the Week 15 contest, it will be without Gallup, who caught a touchdown earlier in the afternoon.

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Jonathan Bullard added to active roster, Neiko Thorpe to injured reserve

The Seattle Seahawks have placed cornerback Neiko Thorpe on the injured reserve and added defensive end Jonathan Bullard to the 53-man roster

The Seattle Seahawks executed six roster moves on Wednesday afternoon, including placing cornerback Neiko Thorpe on the injured reserve.

Thorpe, a special teams standout, has been battling a hip injury and was inactive for the last two games. Coach Pete Carroll said Thorpe had been experiencing “athletic hernia symptoms” as of late.

To fill the empty spot on the active roster, Seattle has signed defensive end Jonathan Bullard.

Bullard was originally selected by the Bears in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft and spent three seasons in Chicago. He was with the Cardinals last year and started six of his nine games played. Bullard was most recently a member of Arizona’s practice squad after he was cut during the initial trim-down of the initial 53-man roster.

On Wednesday, the Seahawks also signed defensive end Damon Harrison and two other to the practice squad.

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Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny could be candidate for PUP List

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny might not be fully recovered from his ACL injury in time to start the 2020 regular season.

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny suffered a torn ACL last year which ended his season. The injury could also prevent him from returning in time to start the 2020 campaign.

“It would be an extraordinary accomplishment if he was ready by the time we got to camp and all that,” coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday from the NFL scouting combine. “So we will see what happens. We’re not going to set any deadline on it, just see how he develops.

“But this is the kind of timing that might take in the PUP thing.”

Starter Chris Carson also suffered a season-ending injury in 2019 but is now projected to return to full form in a timely manner. But missing both Carson and Penny in the offseason could mean some depth issues are a possibility for the Seahawks.

“Chris should be absolutely fine,” Carroll explained. “We won’t overdo it with him, he’s had two great back-to-back seasons. We’re going to take care of him throughout all the way to game time when it comes up, so that means we’ve got some spots available for guys to compete for, so we’ll see how that goes.”

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Tua Tagovailoa’s three-month check-in ‘as positive as possible’

Recovery seems to be right on track for Tua Tagovailoa as the NFL prospect works his way back from his season-ending hip injury.

Recovery seems to be right on track for Tua Tagovailoa as the NFL prospect works his way back from his season-ending hip injury.

Miami Dolphins not locked in on Tua Tagovailoa

The 2020 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, which means more scouting reports, more mock drafts and even more rumors. It’s no secret that LSU’s Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow will most likely be going to the Cincinnati Bengals with the No. 1 …

The 2020 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, which means more scouting reports, more mock drafts and even more rumors.

It’s no secret that LSU’s Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow will most likely be going to the Cincinnati Bengals with the No. 1 overall pick, but what about Alabama’s star quarterback?

For most of the 2019 college football regular season Tua Tagovailoa was the heavy favorite to be the No. 1 overall selection. However, a couple of injuries  that he sustained throughout the season has made NFL teams wary of his health.

While Burrow can be considered a lock to be the first pick, Tagovailoa is the next best quarterback leading into the draft. It is believed that Alabama’s Heisman-finalist quarterback will be taken at No. 5 overall to the Miami Dolphins.

Teams that lie between Cincinnati and Miami are the Washington Redskins, the Detroit and the New York Giants, all teams that have bigger needs other than quarterbacks this early in the draft.

The Miami Dolphins have a sticky situation in their quarterback room, and many believe that Tagovailoa will be taking his talents to South Beach to resolve their issues.

The Dolphins currently have the traveling-veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick under contract for one more season, and they also have former top-quarterback prospect, Josh Rosen.

The analysts and the fans may think it is a lock for Miami to take Tagovailoa, but the franchise’s general manager, Chris Grier, wants the public to know that’s not the case.

“To say one player was attached to us, you can’t control what fans and people in the media say,” Grier Told the media in Mobile ahead of the Senior Bowl. “So there’s no pressure for us. The pressure for us is to find the right guy to be the quarterback for the Dolphins, whether it’s him or someone else. That’s the pressure. Finding the right guy to lead the organization.”

In this quote, one thing stands out the most. Grier states the Dolphins are definitely taking a quarterback with their No. 5 overall pick, and it may not be Tagovailoa.

Whether this is just talk to make it seem like the Dolphins are still unsure about their pick or if this is a genuine depiction of the Dolphins’ front office thought process leading up to the draft, we will never know.

Other quarterbacks that are projected to go first round are Jordan Love of Utah State, Justin Herbert of Oregon and Jacob Eason of Washington.

Of all the aforementioned quarterbacks, I can’t see any of them being selected before Tagovailoa.

If the Dolphins hold true to Griers’ statement of them drafting a quarterback, it’s safe to say that they will be picking Tagovailoa at No. 5, but we won’t know for sure until April 23 when the 2020 NFL Draft kicks off in Las Vegas.

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WATCH: Patriots still without a kicker before Week 14 showdown with Chiefs

This is the fifth kicker that New England will sign since Stephen Gostkowski was placed on injured reserve with a left hip injury on Oct. 2.

The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots are licking their wounds after their 28-22 loss to the Houston Texans last Sunday.

Offensively and defensively, the struggles continued plus the team released eight-year NFL veteran Kai Forbath this week and have not signed a replacement on special teams just yet.

Forbath made 1 of 2 for extra points and was successful on a 23-yard field goal in the loss.

This is the fifth kicker that New England will sign since Stephen Gostkowski was placed on injured reserve with a left hip injury on Oct. 2.

Although special teams were not the reason for taking their second loss of the season, New England felt a change was needed.

WATCH: Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa weighing options

After a season-ending hip injury, Tua Tagovailoa isn’t sure what he’ll do next.

In an interview with ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit on Tuesday, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he’s “not too sure” about what’s next for his football career.

The junior, whose season ended with a hip dislocation against Mississippi State on Nov. 16, shared that he is thinking from a financial perspective, not an emotional one when weighing whether he should declare for the NFL draft or return to Alabama for his senior season.

“You think of risk-reward on coming back, you think of risk-reward on leaving,” Tagovailoa told Herbstreit. “Now is not the time to be making emotional decisions. Now, you have to change into thinking as a businessman. You have to make business decisions.”

Tagovailoa entered the 2019 season as a lock for the No. 1 pick in the 2020 draft, but injuries to his ankle and hip have dropped his stock.

The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft is Jan. 20.