FRISCO, Texas — As the Cowboys return to their normal in-season practices during the week, they got some good signs on the injury front. Cornerback Trevon Diggs and OT Tyler Guyton were among those who returned to the practice field during the media viewing of practice on Monday.
Diggs, who is recovering from a knee injury that kept him out for most of the 2024 season, passed his physical on Sunday, which placed him back on the active roster. Brian Schottenheimer said he had hoped to be able to get Diggs on the practice field doing some things this week, which became true on Monday.
After being fined $500,000 for not meeting a contractual requirement of training with the Cowboys medical staff, Diggs spent a majority of training camp rehabbing with director of rehabilitation Britt Brown. Brown and the rest of the Cowboys training staff have helped Diggs get into good enough shape to potentially be able to play in Week 1 against the Eagles.
The same is true for Guyton, who had a scare earlier in camp with a knee injury that was thought to be severe initially, but ended up only sidelining him a few weeks. The Cowboys’ coaching staff has lauded Guyton for how he’s approached the recovery process, and he’s seemingly reaping the benefits by being back out on the practice field.
The Cowboys also got some good news in the tight end room, as both Luke Schoonmaker (concussion) and Brevyn Spann-Ford (ankle) were going through drills during the media viewing window. Spann-Ford was in and out of a boot on his foot in Oxnard, and had been slowly ramping up on the cords off to the side.
Rookie running back Jaydon Blue suffered an ankle injury in Friday night’s final preseason game, and it was one that he deemed to not be serious. That appears to be the case, as Blue practiced on Monday, although he did spend some time appearing to get his ankle taped at the beginning of practice.
An injury to the same ankle kept Blue out for the first two preseason games, but he appears to be on the right track to play September 4.
Returning to practice for all five players isn’t a sure-fire sign that they’ll all be available for Week 1 against the Eagles, but it will give them and the team adequate time to evaluate where they’re at physically and ramp up for play if it’s possible.
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