With 3 games of the preseason under their belt, the Dallas Cowboys have a pretty long list of injuries. Luckily most of the players are healing and will be available to play by early in the season.
Of the current starters who are missing time in the preseason due to injury, the offensive line has been hit particularly hard. Marc Colombo is out for another week, but should be ready to go for week 1 of the regular season against Washington. Kyle Kosier will probably take a little longer to heal and will probably miss a game or two once the season starts.
Dez Bryant is also still out with an ankle issue but has begun practicing. He may be available for the last preseason game at home against Miami, but since most of the starters will sit out that game it is hard to say whether Wade Philips will want to play him then or not. He will probably gradually be worked into the rotation slowly once the regular season starts. Look for him to make an impact in the second half of the season and hopefully be a big part of a Cowboys playoff run.
On the defensive side of the ball, Keith Brooking and Marcus Spears are healing and will be ready to go when the regular season begins against the Redskins. Gerald Sensabaugh will probably be ready by then, but his shoulder may require surgery at some point.
In all, it looks like the Cowboys will enter the regular season fairly healthy. We’ll see how the starters do this week against the Texans in the final test for most of the starters. We hope to not add any more names to this list.
