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Todd Archer
FRISCO, Texas — Three video games into the season, the Dallas Cowboys are down three starters on offense for a number of weeks.
Professional Bowl vast receiver CeeDee Lamb might miss three to 4 weeks with a left excessive ankle sprain suffered in Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears, and rookie proper guard Tyler Booker, the Cowboys’ first-round choose, is a four-to-six-week absence attributable to a excessive ankle sprain, a supply instructed ESPN.
Proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones stated Monday that each gamers will miss “video games” and stated injured reserve is a consideration.
“We’re that,” Jones stated. “We’ll watch it a couple of extra days. We do not have to determine proper now.”
The Cowboys misplaced heart Cooper Beebe in Week 2 with a damaged bone in his proper foot that landed him on injured reserve. It’s not the way in which Jones wished to enter Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Green Bay Packers.
“We’re early within the season and also you look, I imply I actually would say that we bought sufficient right here to get this executed,” Jones stated. “We bought sufficient. We actually do. However it’s irritating simply not only for this recreation however the truth that you are doubtlessly video games. That is irritating. We will have gamers again although which might be coming … However yeah, that is a setback for us. Lamb, in fact, is an actual critical loss for us.”
If Lamb and Booker are positioned on injured reserve, they’d miss at the least the following 4 video games. It is not clear when Booker was harm since he performed all 74 offensive snaps Sunday.
After the Packers recreation on Sunday at AT&T Stadium, the Cowboys play on the New York Jets (Oct. 5) and Carolina Panthers (Oct. 12), after which host the Washington Commanders (Oct. 19).
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer didn’t put a timetable on Lamb’s return.
“He’ll miss a while, however CeeDee is a man who heals shortly, and he’ll do every thing in his energy to get again,” Schottenheimer stated Monday.
Lamb entered the Chicago matchup with consecutive 100-yard receiving video games to open the season. He performed simply six snaps in opposition to the Bears, nonetheless, and didn’t have a catch. Lamb has missed simply three video games in his profession. He missed one in 2021 due to a concussion and two final 12 months due to a shoulder damage after the Cowboys have been eradicated from playoff competition.
Lamb suffered the damage with 8:34 left within the first quarter on a carry as a working again when linebacker Noah Sewell landed on the again of his legs, inflicting Lamb’s ankle to twist. Lamb missed the following 14 snaps over two collection. He returned for the primary play of the second quarter and seemed to be lumbering when he moved.
He stated after the sport that he wished to return when he regained energy and mobility in his ankle, however that the medical employees held him out.
On Monday, Schottenheimer didn’t second-guess utilizing Lamb as a working again when he suffered the damage.
“You name passes and runs for folks and attempt to get them the ball, and it is unlucky,” Schottenheimer stated. “We’re nonetheless going to name quarterback runs with Dak [Prescott] at instances. You hate to see it occur, however, no, no second ideas.”
George Pickens will change into the Cowboys’ No. 1 receiver whereas Lamb is out. Pickens has 13 catches for 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns via three video games. Pickens was the highest receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers in his first three years earlier than his commerce to the Cowboys.
“It will not be an excessive amount of for George,” Schottenheimer stated.
The Cowboys even have vast receivers Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin and Ryan Flournoy on the 53-man roster.
“We’re very lucky to have a man like GP. I believe you noticed Turp step up and make some performs. Jake Ferguson had an superior recreation. However look, accidents are sadly an enormous a part of this enterprise, and it is laborious to exchange a man like CeeDee,” Schottenheimer stated. “However guys bought to step up and do this many times … We nonetheless bought loads of ammunition to go do what we bought to do.”
