Looking ahead to the 2024 NFL Season, the Cowboys They have suffered a tremendous loss in their secondary defense: the CB DaRon Bland will miss six to eight weeks of action after a foot fracture. At Primero y Diez we have all the details for you.
DaRon Bland out six to eight weeks with foot injury
This Saturday it was announced that the CB DaRon BlandAll-Pro and Pro Bowler for the Cowboys in 2023, will miss the start of the 2024 NFL Season; the star cornerback will be sidelined after undergoing a foot surgery due to a fracture by stressthe team itself said in a statement.
“DaRon Bland experienced foot discomfort “on Wednesday of last week at training camp in Oxnard,” the Cowboys’ statement read. “Further examinations They revealed a fracture due to stress on the foot, so he will undergo surgery to repair the injury and is projected to be out six to eight weeks“.
This is certainly a big blow to the Cowboys’ defense. The 25-year-old, who came to Dallas as a fifth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, last season led the NFL with a total of nine interceptions for 209 yards. In addition, he established a new league record returning five interceptions for touchdowns (pick-six), finishing fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
During his absence, fifth-round rookie of the 2024 NFL Draft, Caelen Carson, will likely increase his amount of action on the field between the first four and six weeks of the 2024 NFL Season, which for the Cowboys begins next September 8 against the Browns, at 2:25 p.m. Central Mexico time.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that, according to the specialist in traumatology and orthopedic surgery at the Vithas Valencia Hospital, Amariel Barra, “stress or overload fractures are those produced as a result of consequence of repetitive trauma” and they occur “normally in weight-bearing boneslike those of the foot, tibia and femur“.
Can Dallas’ secondary survive the start of the year? What are they aiming for at the position without DaRon Bland? Read our comments below this article and on our social media.
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