Dallas Cowboys All-Professional cornerback DaRon Bland will leave out the primary six to 8 weeks of the season on account of a pressure fracture in his left foot that can require surgical treatment, the workforce introduced Saturday.
The Cowboys mentioned Bland skilled discomfort within the foot on Wednesday at coaching camp in Oxnard, Calif. An imaging check published the fracture, with surgical treatment scheduled for Monday, consistent with an ESPN file.
Bland, 25, led the league with 9 interceptions for 209 yards, together with an NFL-record 5 selections returned for touchdowns, in 17 video games (15 begins) ultimate season. He was once decided on to the Professional Bowl and first-team All-Professional.
“The excellent news is he’s going to be right here for shall we say the important video games of the 12 months,” proprietor and basic supervisor Jerry Jones mentioned of Bland at the 105.3 The Fan in Dallas pregame display, consistent with ESPN.
Jones additionally mentioned that the defensive again place is among the strengths of the workforce.
“Our secondary is phenomenal in staff,” he mentioned at the pregame display, consistent with ESPN.
Dallas is shedding the products and services of 1 All-Professional whilst returning some other in cornerback Trevon Diggs, who neglected the ultimate 15 video games in 2023 with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Diggs has been a complete player for 2 weeks at coaching camp.
The Cowboys even have veterans Jourdan Lewis and Andrew Sales space in addition to rookie Caelen Carson at cornerback.
Dallas decided on Bland within the 5th spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft. Bland has 123 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 22 passes defensed, 14 interceptions and 5 returned for touchdowns in 34 occupation video games (23 begins).
The Cowboys open their season on Sept. 8 towards the host Cleveland Browns.
–Box Degree Media
