The Dallas Cowboys’ win on Thursday night against the New York Giants has certainly come at a cost. Along with linebacker Micah Parsons reportedly suffering a high ankle sprain, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence suffered a foot injury, per head coach Mike McCarthy, and is expected to be sidelined for at least four weeks, making him a likely candidate for injured reserve, according to NFL Media.
Lawrence is specifically dealing with a Lisfranc injury in his right foot, and since the bones weren’t displaced, he won’t need surgery, ESPN reported on Sunday. His recovery could reportedly require 4-8 weeks.
“Both Micah (ankle) and DeMarcus Lawrence (foot sprain) are getting second opinions … D-Law’s is worse than Micah’s,” Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said on a conference call Friday. “I don’t have a specific timeline, but we’ll get into that a little deeper on Monday. … They are worse than we anticipated.”
McCarthy did say he thinks both Parsons and Lawrence will “definitely” be back at some point during the 2024 season despite the team still working through its evaluation process in terms of what their respective timelines will be.
Lawrence’s absence is a costly one for the Cowboys, who evened their record at 2-2 following Thursday night’s 20-15 win over the Giants. A four-time Pro Bowler, Lawrence already has three sacks, a forced fumble and four tackles for loss this season. He had a sack and a tackle for loss Thursday night prior to getting injured.
Lawrence, 32, is already one sack away from matching last year’s season total and is on pace to have his most productive year from a statistical standpoint since 2018, when he racked up 10.5 sacks. Lawrence was named to his second Pro Bowl that year and has been named to the Pro Bowl each of the past two seasons.
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