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ARLINGTON, Texas — Disaster struck the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, just 15 days away from their Week 1 season opener at the Cleveland Browns.
Cowboys 2023 First-Team All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland, who led the NFL in interceptions (nine) in 2023 and set the league’s single-season pick-sixes record (five), will be out for the six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot. Dallas announced in a statement that Bland “experienced foot discomfort” in Oxnard, California at training camp, which led to him getting medical imaging done to confirm the extent of the injury.
A year ago, Bland, a 2022 fifth-round pick, stepped up his game as an outside corner following two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs tearing his ACL in practice prior to the Cowboys’ Week 3 game at the Arizona Cardinals. Now, Dallas will once again be relying heavily on a young fifth-round pick corner in rookie Caelen Carson.
The 22-year-old out of Wake Forest earned the respect of three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons, among others, during the last month out at…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-08-24 20:52:37
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