{"id":3087,"date":"2024-11-21T08:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2024-11-21T08:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:15:21","slug":"dallas-cowboys-opened-practice-window-of-promising-2nd-round-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3087","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys: Opened Practice Window of Promising 2nd Round Pick!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aug 24, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talks to the media before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Overall, the Dallas Cowboys pass rush has been a letdown throughout the first 11 weeks of the 2024 regular season. So far, the Cowboys\u00a0rank\u00a0T-23th in sacks, T-16th in pressures, and\u00a025th in pass rush win rate.\u00a0Part of their pass rush woes could be attributed to the injuries to their defensive ends, of which four of their top EDGE rushers have missed at least four games.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Highlighting one of their EDGE rushers who has missed at least four games is their promising rookie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dallas Cowboys\u2019 2nd round rookie hasn\u2019t played since Week 5<\/h2>\n
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Aug 24, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland (94) walks off the field after the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marshawn Kneeland suffered a non-contact knee injury, and the medical staff carted him off the field during the first quarter of their Week 5 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kneeland avoided a catastrophic ACL injury but suffered a\u00a0partially torn meniscus to his right knee, which required arthroscopic surgery. As a result, the Cowboys placed their promising rookie on injured reserve and missed six weeks and five games.<\/p>\n

He is inching closer to a return<\/h2>\n
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Sep 15, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland (94) walks off the field after the game against the New Orleans Saints at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Patrik Walker of\u00a0DallasCowboys.com, the Dallas Cowboys have designated Marshawn Kneeland along with Brandin Cooks for return and effectively opened their practice windows. Both players have 21 days to practice with the team before they can return to the active roster. If neither player practices in that time frame or the Cowboys choose not to activate them, they will miss the rest of 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

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