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More reinforcements are coming.
This year, the Cowboys travel to the other annual Turkey Day home team, the Detroit Lions. The Lions generally have a tough offense to corral, so Sunday’s initial injury report comes with a lot of attention on it, as the two sides have intriguing situations to monitor. The Lions lost top wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown in their Thanksgiving loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Cowboys have been playing without starting corner Trevon Diggs for over a month.
On Sunday, the Cowboys activated Diggs’ 21-day practice window, a clear indication he is soon to return to the field.
Diggs is making $9.5 million in cash this season with a cap hit of just over $12 million. He’s appeared in just 19 games since signing a $97 million extension prior to the 2023 season.
The Cowboys have battled injuries at corner all season. Just this past week, they played without second-year man Caelen Carson (hamstring) while DaRon Bland (foot) missed several snaps against the Chiefs though he did return. A Diggs addition to the 53-man roster would help fortify depth as rookie Shavon Revel played 100% of the snaps last week in just his third career game.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, it’s not looking good for Tyler Guyton.
When the team takes the field, it will be one week since Dallas’ Thanksgiving win over the Kansas City Chiefs to extend their winning streak to three games.
Unfortunately, the week break between games does not seem like it will be enough for starting left tackle Tyler Guyton, who suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 12. Guyton missed the win over the Chiefs and is once again expected to remain sidelined another week.
According to longtime Cowboys insider Ed Werder, “Brian Schottenheimer didn’t seem optimistic about Tyler Guyton playing.”
It is Guyton’s second injury of the season. During training camp, the Cowboys suffered another injury scare when Guyton went down with a bone fracture in his right knee. The injury forced Guyton out of action for the entire preseason.
The good news, however, is that Nate Thomas impressed in relief duties in Week 13. Schottenheimer praised the offensive tackle for his performance. This season, Thomas has appeared in 12 games, with two starts.
There are a lot of storylines heading into next Thursday.
St. Brown injury? – Pro Bowl receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown suffered an ankle injury against the Packers and didn’t return. The initial reports were that he could be out for the season but now it appears he’s more “week-to-week.” Head coach Dan Campbell called it “good news” that St. Brown wouldn’t...
