Cowboys’ DaRon Bland suffered stress fracture in foot at training camp, All-Pro CB to be sidelined 6-8 weeks

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys suffered a huge loss before the 2024 regular season even began on Saturday with 2023 First-Team All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland set to miss the next 6-8 weeks of action with a stress fracture in his foot, the team announced.

In the statement, the team wrote Bland “experienced foot discomfort” last week at training camp in Oxnard, California, and underwent imaging to diagnose the severity of his malady. The testing revealed the 25-year-old has a stress fracture, and he will undergo surgery to fix the injury.

Dallas was set to have both Bland — the 2023 NFL interceptions leader (nine) and NFL single-season pick-six record holder (five) — and cornerback Trevon Diggs — a two-time Pro Bowler who led the NFL in interceptions (11) in 2021 — on the field together for a full season for the first time since 2022. Diggs suffered a torn ACL in practice prior to Dallas’ Week 3…

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Author : Garrett Podell

Publish date : 2024-08-24 19:29:53

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