Dallas Cowboys pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence expected to miss ‘multiple weeks’ with foot injury
They say when it rains it pours, right?
Shortly after news emerged that Micah Parsons suffered a high-ankle sprain during Thursday night’s win against the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys received even more bad news.
According to NFL Network… DeMarcus Lawrence is set to miss multiple weeks with a foot injury that he suffered earlier in the game.
#Cowboys DE DeMarcus Lawrence is expected to miss multiple weeks because of the foot injury he suffered Thursday night, per sources.
With Micah Parsons dealing with a high-ankle sprain, Dallas now likely will be without two of its top defenders until after the Week 7 bye. pic.twitter.com/6OcbyM5OUy
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 27, 2024
From a timeline perspective Parsons suffered his injury on the penultimate Giants possession of the game where Lawrence was injured in the third quarter. Micah and DeMarcus are the two best pass rushers on the Cowboys roster and the group lost Sam Williams to a torn ACL back in the early days of training camp. To say that the team is down bad at this position right now would be the understatement of the year.
As noted with Micah the “multiple weeks” here may cover (probably will) the team’s bye week. Dallas visits the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday night before hosting the Detroit Lions and then get the week off. Waiting for Dallas after their rest will be a trip to play the San Francisco 49ers, no big deal.
It goes without saying that the Cowboys are going to have to add some veteran pass rushers to their mix immediately. Marshawn Kneeland is the top option of the group right now and he has played in four games given that he is a second-round rookie.
All the best to DeMarcus Lawrence.