Cowboys Optimistic About CeeDee Lamb’s Ankle Harm After Loss vs. Bears

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys had been handled one other roadblock on Sunday.

Star extensive receiver CeeDee Lamb has been dominated out after struggling an ankle harm that triggered him to depart the sport twice within the first half of the Cowboys’ recreation in opposition to the Chicago Bears. He was ultimately dominated out.

Regardless of the harm, the Cowboys expressed optimism over Lamb’s standing for his or her Week 4 matchup in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers. Proprietor Jerry Jones stated the harm wasn’t as critical because it might’ve been, whereas Lamb advised reporters he might “completely” play subsequent week.

“Let’s simply hold our fingers crossed,” Jones added.

Lamb suffered the harm after making a reception on a display move within the first quarter. Bears linebacker Noah Sewell rolled on Lamb’s left ankle as he made the deal with on the play.

Because the reception was negated attributable to offsetting penalties, Lamb was in rapid ache and made his technique to the Cowboys’ sideline, however with some help. He took off his cleat and sock to get the ankle evaluated on the bench earlier than getting checked out within the blue medical tent. 

The Cowboys scored in a while in that drive to chop the Bears’ lead on the time to 7-3. Lamb did not return to the sphere when the Cowboys obtained the ball again shortly after, with Dallas ruling him as questionable to return on the time. 

Nevertheless, Lamb re-entered the sport later in that possession, making his manner onto the sphere for the Cowboys’ second-and-6 play from the Bears’ 13-yard line at the beginning of the second quarter. Though Lamb wasn’t concerned, he reaggregated the harm on his first play again, struggling to get the correct amount of burst on the line of scrimmage.

Lamb instantly checked himself out of the sport after that play, shaking his head in disappointment. 

FOX Sports activities NFL lead analyst Tom Brady assumed that Lamb’s day can be completed after his try and return.

“Yeah, he isn’t feeling it,” Brady stated. “Motioned throughout and he cannot fairly push off. He rolled that factor fairly good. That is most likely it for the day for him. Powerful loss.

“He is simply making an attempt to really feel what it is like in actual recreation pace and simply cannot fairly push off the way in which he needs or how he is used to.”

The Cowboys had been in a position to minimize the Bears’ result in 14-6 on the drive that Lamb re-aggravated the harm. They scored once more on the following possession, with George Pickens getting a landing seize from Prescott. Dallas transformed on the following two-point strive as nicely, tying the sport up, 14-14, roughly midway by means of the second quarter.

Lamb did not formally report a reception previous to the harm in Sunday’s recreation. The four-time Professional Bowler had already gotten off to a powerful begin this season, recording 16 receptions for 222 yards within the first two video games. 

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