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The All-Pro special teamer will need more time before he returns.
It looks as though it will be one more week until it’s Turpin Time again for the Cowboys.
Wide receiver and return ace KaVontae Turpin was seen at Wednesday’s team practice, but he was working off to the side with trainers on resistance cords. He told reporters after the session that even though he’s out of the protective boot he had been wearing, he does not expect to play this Sunday when the team travels to Charlotte to face the Panthers.
According to Turpin, he’s likely to to suit up again for Week 7’s home date with the Commanders. Despite the back-to-back absences, that timetable would prove the Cowboys were right to not place Turpin on injured reserve, where he would have been required to sit out for at least four contests.
The rookie is ready to bring a quarterback down for the first time.
FRISCO, Texas – Five games into his rookie season, Cowboys defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku has yet to record his first NFL sack.
While it can be irritating for some to wait this long, the second-round pick isn’t sweating it too much because he knows the moment is on the way.
“It’s not that it’s frustrating, because I know it’s coming and when it comes, it’ll come in waves. And a big wave at that,” Ezeiruaku said. “I know myself, my family, this team, we all waiting. I’m just going to keep working at it.”
It’s not for lack of effort or getting to the backfield, either. Ezeiruaku currently sits at fourth on the team in pressures with 10 and second in QB hits with five, to go along with 11 tackles and a tackle for loss. In order for that wave to hit, he knows he’ll need to step things up.
“I’m getting back there, getting quarterback hits, the ball’s just coming out I guess a half a second early for me, but that means I’ve just got to get there faster and do what I can to make that happen,” Ezeiruaku said. “It’s coming, we’re going to figure this thing out and we’re going to get it rolling.”
Transition to Dallas couldn’t be going better for George Pickens.
The Dallas Cowboys just went through a game where they had to play without two of their top offensive options in wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and KaVontae Turpin.
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