ARLINGTON, Texas – The Cowboys suffered a giant blow to the protection on Saturday with the announcement of DaRon Bland being out 6-8 weeks with a stress fracture in his foot, which would require surgical procedure.

Bland, who led the league in interceptions final 12 months with 9, together with an NFL-record 5 returned for touchdowns, suffered the harm in the direction of the tip of coaching camp in Oxnard. Check revealed the stress fracture, which can possible shelf the Professional Bowl nook for 2 months.

The Cowboys introduced this assertion:

DaRon Bland skilled foot discomfort on Wednesday of final week throughout coaching camp in Oxnard. Subsequent imaging revealed a stress fracture in his foot. He’ll bear surgical procedure to restore the harm and is at the moment projected to be out for 6-8 weeks.

With out Bland, the Cowboys may have a giant void at cornerback, particularly contemplating Trevon Diggs is getting back from an ACL harm that pressured him to overlook a lot of the 2023 season. DIggs has returned to apply, however the Cowboys have restricted his reps.

At cornerback, the Cowboys have Diggs, veteran Jourdan Lewis, together with Andrew Sales space, rookie Caelen Carson and second-year professional Eric Scott. Others on the roster are Kemon Corridor, Josh DeBerry and Josh Butler, together with C.J. Goodwin, who performs most on particular groups.