FRISCO, Texas — The 9-3 Dallas Cowboys are set to battle the 10-2 Philadelphia Eagles for first place in the NFC East on Sunday, and Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, like many of his players this time of year, will be entering Sunday night’s game a little banged up.
The Cowboys released a statement Wednesday:
Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy experienced abdominal pain this morning that warranted further evaluation and resulted in a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. He is currently slated for surgery this afternoon, expected to be released later today, and anticipates coaching on Sunday night. The Cowboys three coordinators will run practice today and until McCarthy returns.
McCarthy has since had the procedure, and it went well. He is at home as of Thursday, per a team spokesperson. Despite the surgery occurring on Wednesday, McCarthy is once again “very involved” in the game-planning process, and he is expected to return to The Star, the team’s headquarters, on Friday. McCarthy will do his Thursday night playcall sheet meeting with quarterback Dak Prescott over Zoom.
“Had a couple of phone calls with him today, he’s feeling great,” Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said Thursday. “He’s actually very involved. The good thing is, the way we game plan, we do a lot of things early. We frontload stuff. We get to first and second down, third down, really on Monday and Tuesday, which is great. He’s been very involved. He’s in good spirits. It’s always good when he has a lot of suggestions when you talk to him on the phone. Well, what do you think of this? That’s when I know he’s feeling good.”
Stomach pain was the first of McCarthy’s symptoms.
“He’s like, ‘Ah, I don’t feel good, you know?’ So when something’s wrong, you don’t feel right,” Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn said Wednesday. “So he’s an early riser, so when you see him there, we kind…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2023-12-07 22:01:16
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