DALLAS – Four players and a coach from the Dallas Cowboys are already on the COVID-19 injured list and another is pending and separated by league protocol, while their case is reevaluated.
Catcher CeeDee Lamb, defensive tackle Carlos Watkins and safeties Malik Hooker and Israel Mukuamu were already included in the list, and they accompany defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
Lamb, Watkins and Quinn completed their vaccination process some time ago, according to reports, while Hooker has already received his second dose, but it is unknown if two weeks have passed since the last injection, which is supposed to make its effect apply for full.
Safety Damontae Kazee, who is considered a starter, was separated as a precaution in the Covid protocol and in the same position Donovan Wilson left before finishing training for review with physical therapists.
So the Cowboys suffered from a shortage of safeties in practice Tuesday, the first heading into the final preseason game. The only ones available were Jayron Kearse, Darian Thompson and Steven Parker.
“I look at the numbers and listen to the league’s recommendations,” McCarthy said. “I am alert to what is happening in our society and definitely here at the local level. And my job is to make sure we have a plan, no matter what happens. “
Quinn and Watkins were separated from the team when they arrived at the stadium on Saturday to face the Houston Texans.
The Cowboys reported Saturday that 93 percent of their players are already vaccinated and 100 percent of their coaches.
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