FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys positioned huge receiver Brandin Cooks on injured reserve due to a knee situation, which can maintain him out of a minimum of the following 4 video games, the group introduced Saturday.
Cooks developed an an infection in his knee after present process a process in New York following the Cowboys’ win final week towards the Giants. Cowboys docs cleaned out the an infection and glued a meniscus situation that had been bothering Cooks since coaching camp.
Cooks will miss Sunday’s recreation towards the Pittsburgh Steelers in addition to contests towards the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons. He can be eligible to return Nov. 10 towards the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Cowboys are relying on Jalen Tolbert, Jalen Brooks, KaVontae Turpin and Ryan Flournoy in Cooks’ absence behind CeeDee Lamb. Cooks has 9 catches for 91 yards and a landing.
Dallas wanted the roster spot due to accidents on the defensive position to Micah Parsons (ankle) and DeMarcus Lawrence, who has been positioned on injured reserve with a Lisfranc damage to his proper foot.
The Cowboys signed linebacker Nick Vigil to the 53-man roster and elevated defensive finish Carl Lawson and cornerback Amani Oruwariye from the observe squad.