Follow-up:
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September 30 2021
Cowboys WR Malik Turner practice window
activated, eligible for IR return
https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2021/09/30/dallas-cowboys-malik-turner-ir-eligible-to-return/
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On Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 10:13:39 PM UTC-5, observer wrote:
.> McCarthy said Joseph and McKeon specific-
.> ally are "still a couple of weeks away." ... Other
.> players on IR include defensive end DeMarcus
.> Lawrence, who is still another 4-6 weeks away
.> with a broken foot.
.>
https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mccarthy-gives-timetable-for-joseph-gallimore
.>
.> Like the horror movie, Gallimore hurt his elbow
.> Friday the 13th back in August in the preseason
.> game against the Arizona Cardinals. It was re-
.> ported the injury would keep him sidelined for
.> 4-6 weeks, but to give him a little extra time to
.> heal properly the Cowboys placed him on IR ...
.>
.> ... instead. Now, if healthy, he can rejoin his team-
.> mates on the field. Gallimore isn’t the only Cow-
.> boys IR-to-return player who could be activated
.> this week. No, Michael Gallup still has another
.> week until he can return because his injury hap-
.> pened in Week 1. However, players like Kelvin ...
.>
.> ... Joseph, Francis Bernard, Sean McKeon, Josh
.> Ball, and Malik Turner can all join the active roster
.> if activated off of IR this week.
.>
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/neville-gallimore-headlines-cowboys-ir-to-return-players-who-can-now-rejoin-the-team/ar-AAOVSid?ocid=BingNewsSearch
Backup WR Malik Turner, mostly used on special
teams, the only 1 of the 15 IR/Covid players now
in a "practice window activated, eligible for IR re-
turn" status (see above).
.>
.> Hmmm, hard to say if any IR player will return for
.> the Panthers game. Gallup & Lawrence can't return,
.> the other 6 can but no indication given that any of
.> them will return for the Panthers game, & McCarthy
.> mentioned 2 that won't.
.>
.> 2 Covid players, Keanu Neal & Bradlee Anae, un-
.> mentioned if either of them may return for the Pan-
.> thers game.
.>
.> Donovan Wilson, Dorance Armstrong, Trysten Hill,
.> & Carlos Watkins, unmentioned if any of them may
.> return for the Panthers game.
.>
.> La'el Collins is serving 3 more games on his 5 game
.> suspension.
.>
.> That's a total of -15- players:
.>
.> o 5 on offense (OT La'el Collins, TE Sean McKeon,
.> OT Josh Ball, WR Malik Turner, WR Michael Gallup)
Backup WR Malik Turner, mostly used on special
teams, the only 1 of the 15 IR/Covid players now
in a "practice window activated, eligible for IR re-
turn" status (see above).
.>
.> o 10 on defense (S Donovan Wilson, DT Trysten Hill,
.> DT Carlos Watkins, DT Neville Gallimore, DE Dorance
.> Armstrong, DE Demarcus Lawrence, DE Bradlee Anae,
.> LB Francis Bernard, LB Keanu Neal, CB Kelvin Joseph)
.>
.> That's 7 starters (OT, WR, S, DT, DT, DE, LB).
.>
.> One could certainly make a strong case that whatever
.> happens in the rest of the season, thus far the Cowboys
.> have shown they have much greater depth than they had
.> last year, with their 2-1 start & their only loss on the road
.> against the defending Super Bowl champs by 2 points
.> at the very end after a controversial non-call on a blatant
.> offensive pass interference.
.>
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