The Dallas Cowboys continue their midweek preparation for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. But with Wednesday being a veteran rest day and more injuries popping up, how promising was Thursday’s practice regarding the team’s health?
Dallas Cowboys Injury Report
Thursday’s practice report shows:
- Chuma Edoga was limited at practice with an ankle and knee injury.
- Tyron Smith did not participate in practice.
- Jayron Kearse and Michael Gallup were full participants in practice.
Thursday’s practice report for the Cowboys shows:
-Chuma Edoga was limited at practice with an ankle and knee injury
-Jayron Kearse (toe) and Michael Gallup (illness) fully participated in practice
-Tyron Smith (neck) did not participate in practice pic.twitter.com/avTyOdO33e— Jess Nevarez (@JessNevarez_)
Cowboys Practice Report
Tyron Smith and Chuma Edoga
During a press conference, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said that Smith, who is dealing with a neck injury, would not participate in practice and would work with Britt Brown. Overall, the goal is for Smith to participate in the walkthroughs on Thursday and Friday and to practice on Saturday.
Smith did not participate in Wednesday’s practice, but McCarthy said that he took part in Wednesday morning’s walkthrough.
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Edoga was limited during practice on Wednesday as he deals with an ankle injury he sustained during Sunday’s game against the Rams. If he or Smith are unavailable, rookie Asim Richards would be the next guy up.
McCarthy said Richards is growing and getting better in his game overall. He gets work in multiple positions on the line, including left tackle.
Jayron Kearse
As for Kearse, who popped up on Wednesday’s injury report with a toe injury, McCarthy said he would do more on Thursday. But the Cowboys are “being smart” with him right now.
Kearse was seen at the portion of practice open to the media, participating in team stretches and individual drills.
Jayron Kearse was working in position drills today. Mike McCarthy said Kearse would practice at a limited capacity today as he is working through a toe injury. pic.twitter.com/fM4vzVnQzm
— Jess Nevarez (@JessNevarez_)
If Kearse isn’t available, Israel Mukuamu or Juanyeh Thomas would be viable options to secure the Cowboys’ secondary.
However, with Kearse being the team’s helmet communicator in Leighton Vander Esch’s absence, the next question would be who would take over this responsibility. But this might not be an issue with things looking up as he took more of a workload during practice.
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