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Cowboys DT Neville Gallimore begins practice window, DeMarcus Lawrence could play Thursday

Gallimore started the season on IR; he could be activated any time in the next 21 days. DeMarcus Lawrence could play as early as Thursday. | From @ToddBrock24f7

It’s been a long wait for defensive tackle Neville Gallimore to make his 2021 debut. But the wait is almost over, for both the Canadian-born third-round pick of last year’s draft and the Cowboys fans who have been eager to see if he can build off a solid rookie season and stellar training camp this year.

The Cowboys announced Monday that Gallimore has started his 21-day practice window after starting the season on injured reserve.

Dallas can activate the Oklahoma product at any time, though it would be an usually quick turnaround if he were made eligible to play Thursday night in New Orleans. The team’s Week 14 game, Dec. 12 at Washington, is a more likely target date.

Edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence also returned to practice Monday; he could suit up Thursday night, which would be his first game action since Week 1’s loss to Tampa. He broke a bone in his foot in practice prior to Week 2.

Gallimore suffered a dislocated elbow in the Cowboys’ second preseason game versus Arizona in mid-August. At the time, a four-to-six week recovery window was given. The injury resulted in minimal structural damage, with nothing torn.

Dallas put Gallimore on short-term injured reserve to start the season, but it took him significantly longer than the required three weeks to be ready to return.

In nine starts as a rookie last season, Gallimore recorded 26 tackles (four for loss), was credited with one-half of a sack, and logged 12 quarterback pressures across 14 games.

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McCarthy: CeeDee Lamb set to practice Sunday, Amari Cooper should return Monday

Lamb is on track to play Thursday after his Week 11 concussion; Cooper will have his conditioning tested after missing two games with COVID. | From @ToddBrock24f7

Dak Prescott has had his top trio of receivers for exactly two outings out of 11 so far this season. Now as the team tries to turn around a disappointing two-game losing streak for the regular season’s all-important home stretch, the Cowboys look to have their three-headed pass-catching monster back in action.

Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was set to participate fully in Sunday’s rare practice, head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters in a conference call earlier in the day. With the Cowboys on a Thursday-to-Thursday game schedule following their annual Thanksgiving Day tilt, the Sunday session is the equivalent of a normal Wednesday.

McCarthy said that the day would be “abbreviated,” calling it a “light practice” due to the team having already played two games within the last seven days.

“I see CeeDee Lamb going through the whole work day today,” McCarthy said.

Lamb suffered a concussion at the end of last Sunday’s loss in Kansas City and spent all week going through the steps to return in time for the Thursday game against Las Vegas. The team believed he was ready to play, but Lamb was not cleared by an independent neurologist and subsequently ruled out of Week 12. Prescott said he learned of Lamb’s status Wednesday evening.

Veteran wideout Amari Cooper has missed the past two games while in the COVID-19 protocol. He tested positive for the virus the day before the Cowboys’ Week 11 game at Arrowhead Stadium; his unvaccinated status mandated a 10-day quarantine that scratched him from the lineup for both the Chiefs and Raiders meetings.

Michael Gallup missed Weeks 2 through 9 with a calf injury. The three played together in the season opener and again in Week 10. In Thursday’s loss, Gallup was the only one of the three in uniform.

Cooper will “be back in tomorrow,” McCarthy said, referring to Monday, “and we’ll work him back in to see where he is with his conditioning and so forth.”

McCarthy admitted that there is concern as to how game-ready Cooper will be after battling the virus in at least some capacity over the past week and a half.

“I talked to [head athletic trainer] Jim Maurer this morning about Amari particularly,” McCarthy shared, “and he just felt the conditioning was going to be something that we’re going to have to get a hold of tomorrow, obviously, for any player coming off of a 10-day stretch. So we’ll know more tomorrow with a chance to work.”

As much as the Cowboys would have liked to make this Thursday-to-Thursday stretch a completely normal week, the league implemented new COVID protocols following the Thanksgiving holiday, knowing most players, coaches, and staffers would be in close contact with family and friends.

Extra testing and masks around the facility were already required by the league. The Cowboys moved to a new format that included virtual participation for Sunday and Monday’s sessions.

“The plan is get the players tested. That has been going on all morning,” McCarthy explained. “[They] come in and get their breakfast to go. And make sure they have their pads, and equipment is ready to go. We will start with a noon meeting. And we will have meetings throughout the afternoon. After the meetings conclude at 3:15, the players will come to the Star. We will work on the field from 4:15 to about 5:30.”

It should be a smooth transition, thanks to the routines established in 2020.

“We have three plans,” the coach elaborated. “The standard plan is the norm we have been in up to to this point. And then we have the virtual format that we are going utilize today and tomorrow. And we have the last year plan where had everybody spread out six feet. So that is something we may look to do in the future coming back off the bye weekend. We have those three plans in place. Going through the experience last year, it’s just a matter of which plan we are going to be in.”

With four days remaining before their next game in a tough New Orleans environment, the Cowboys hope they can plan on having their top two receiving options (in yards and touchdowns) back when they get to the Big Easy.

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Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny is ‘raring to go’

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny is “raring to go” and expected to be activated back from the injured reserve this week.

The Seattle Seahawks have taken a couple of hits in the running back department lately, losing starter Chris Carson to the injured reserve for the next couple of weeks with a neck injury and Alex Collins now battling some hip and glute cramps that are hopefully not too significant.

Fortunately for Seattle, Rashaad Penny should be returning to the action from the injured reserve just in time.

“I talked to Rashaad last week, I think I told you guys, in looking forward to this week coming up, that he needed to have a great week last week, which he did,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters Monday afternoon. “He’s had a number of weeks in the last three weeks that have been really good for him. He is raring to go. There won’t be any restrictions on him unless the workload builds up on him. I’m hoping that’s not going to be a factor because of the way he’s prepared.”

Penny was placed on the injured reserve with a calf injury at the start of the month and has only appeared in one contest – the season opener – this year. Hopefully, his durability won’t be an issue.

“It’s extremely important that he comes back to us now and helps out in the running game and all that,” Carroll said. “I’m really excited for him. It’s been a long year and return and all that for him. It’s been really frustrating for him. He’s really raring to go.”

Penny will have to be officially activated back to the 53-man roster before he can appear in a game.

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Seahawks rookie Darrell Taylor could practice soon for 1st time this season

Seattle Seahawks rookie defensive end Darrell Taylor could practice soon for the first time this season from the Non-Football Injury list.

The Seattle Seahawks selected defensive end Darrell Taylor in the second round of this year’s NFL draft out of Tennessee but the rookie has yet to step on the football field.

Taylor has spent his first year in the National Football League on the Seahawks’ Non-Football Injury list after having surgery to repair a college leg injury.

The rookie could soon be making an appearance.

“He’s going to try to practice next week for the first time and he’s getting ready to do that,” coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday. “We’ll find out if that in fact can come to life and all, so we’ll see. Like I’ve said all along, we’ve been waiting and hoping that we could get to this day, he had a lot of consulting that he did to get to that point, saw a number of doctors to make sure that he was confident in what he was doing.

“So now that we have that behind us, I think he’ll get a chance to see if he can jump back sooner than later.”

Taylor would eventually have to be activated to the 53-man roster before he could play in his first NFL game

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Seahawks RB Rashaad Penny set to return to practice on Wednesday

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny is set to return to practice on Wednesday after his long stint on the PUP list to start the year.

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The Seattle Seahawks have suffered a number of injuries at the running back position this season, similar to last year that saw numerous ball carriers land on the injured reserve.

One of those players, Rashaad Penny, has remained on the Seahawks’ Physically Unable to Perform List as he recovered from his ACL injury.

Coach Pete Carroll gave some good news about the running back on Monday during his interview on 710 ESPN Seattle.

Penny will resume practice on Wednesday.

“I don’t know how these next couple weeks will go for him,” Carroll said. “It will all depend on how he handles the workload and how he feels and all of that. There’s no more he can do in rehab so we’ll find out what that looks like.

“It’s really exciting for him for sure and for all of us to get him back out.”

Penny’s return to the field could possibly help fellow backs Chris Carson and Carlos Hyde, who still continue to feel the impacts of their earlier injuries this season.

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Seahawks RB Rashaad Penny not yet ready to return to practice

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny is likely still a few weeks away from returning from the physically unable to perform list.

The Seattle Seahawks have seen injuries to nearly every single running back on the roster this season. Carlos Hyde just resumed play after a hamstring injury, Chris Carson is set to return from a sore foot and the team was hoping Rashaad Penny would finally be able to take the practice field . . . but that won’t be the case this week after all.

“They’re not going to let him this week, but we’re getting ready to make the call here with him,” coach Pete Carroll said during his Monday press conference. “He’s very close. I wouldn’t think he’s two weeks away.”

Penny started the year on the Seahawks’ physically unable to perform list (PUP), recuperating from the ACL injury he sustained last season. There is still hope he could see time in 2020.

“There’s a really good chance we might get him next week,” Carroll continued. “He’s really excited about it and feels good about it.”

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Seahawks safety Jamal Adams expected to practice in full this week

Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams is expected to practice in full Week 9 after sitting out with a groin injury and illness.

The Seattle Seahawks gave up major draft capital to acquire star safety Jamal Adams ahead of the season but he’s been hindered by a lingering groin injury he sustained Week 3. In addition, Adams fell ill last week and was unable to get in enough time on the practice field to be able to suit up against the 49ers.

Coach Pete Carroll is expecting Adams to return to duty on Wednesday.

“He’s going to go full practice this week and get back into action,” Carroll said during his Monday radio show on 710 ESPN Seattle. “He was going to try that last week and it just didn’t work out right, he got ill. He should be able to go. We won’t know until Thursday about Friday, just as we do it.”

For now, Adams will be day to day as he adjusts to the higher workload.

“He needs the work just to get out there and get on the field,” Carroll continued. “He’s studied like crazy, he was in all of the walkthroughs he could be in during this past week in an attempt to get ready. So we’ll be really excited to have him back. He is so pumped up to get back.

“He’s just dying to get out there with the fellas, so we’re really looking forward to it.”

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Seahawks safety Jamal Adams to return to limited practice on Wednesday

Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams is expected to return to limited practice Week 8 after battling a lingering groin injury.

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was able to provide some good news Wednesday afternoon when he announced that safety Jamal Adams would be returning to limited practice on Wednesday.

Adams has missed the last three games with a groin injury and he remains uncertain for the Week-8 contest against the 49ers. His resumption of light work, however, is a positive sign for the Seahawks.

“He’s going to be practicing in a limited fashion for the first time today,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters during his press conference. “So we’ll see what that means and see how he goes and tomorrow will be a really important day for him. As will Friday. We are going one day at a time and we are mixing him in in the preparation with the thought that there is a chance.

“But we are going to just have to wait and see how he does.”

Wednesday’s official practice participation report will be released later in the afternoon.

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Randy Gregory returns to Cowboys practice for first time since 2018

Randy Gregory hasn’t practiced for the Cowboys since the 2018 playoffs. The former second-round pick made his return on Wednesday.

Randy Gregory was suspended indefinitely in February of 2019 for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy and the terms of his conditional reinstatement and didn’t play a single snap for the Dallas Cowboys. After being conditionally reinstated just before the start of the 2020 season, and receiving a one-year extension, Gregory made his return to the practice field on Wednesday.

The last time Gregory was on the field in 2018 he was quite productive. In 14 games (one start) he registered 25 tackles, six sacks (second on the team), two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. Currently, the Cowboys defense is yielding a league-worst 172.5 yards per game on the ground while being ranked 30th overall in total defense, putrid to say the least. Adding a talented pass rusher like Gregory to go with DeMarcus Lawrence, Aldon Smith, and Everson Griffen can certainly help in trending those numbers in the opposite direction.

Back in March, Gregory told Patrik Walker of CBS Sports that when he does make his comeback it will be a permanent one.

“I will be back this year,” Gregory said. “Difference is, I’ll be back for good this time.”

More importantly, after battling personal issues away from the field, he’s in a good place in his life.

“I am happy,” Gregory also said in March. “And in a better place mentally more than ever.”

It’s been a rocky road in the NFL for Gregory since he was selected in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Now, with his physical and mental health well intact, he can begin his road back to playing actual games which he’s eligible to do on October 25 when the Cowboys hit the road to face the Washington Football Team.

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