{"id":6376,"date":"2024-12-01T03:35:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6376"},"modified":"2024-12-01T03:35:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:35:44","slug":"cowboys-breakout-defender-breaks-silence-after-season-ending-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6376","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Breakout Defender Breaks Silence After Season-Ending Injury!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2187366934-e1732993110570.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Cowboys cornerback Josh Butler suffered a torn ACL against the Giants.\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cowboys cornerback Josh Butler suffered a torn ACL against the Giants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0have confirmed that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/josh-butler\/\">Josh Butler\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0season is over after he tore his ACL in Thursday\u2019s 27-20 win against the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\">New York Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Butler\u2019s injury was non-contact and concerning from the start. He went down while defending Giants receiver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/darius-slayton\/\">Darius Slayton<\/a>\u00a0and was quickly taken back to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately, Butler is going to have to have season-ending ACL surgery,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/podcast\/the-kc-masterpiece-30701\/episodes\/hour-4-stephen-jones-carter-freeman-masterpiece-of-the-week-b5f81?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&amp;actionContentId=201-b12849d1-6662-4bd7-9513-4f67ffebb69c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones told 105.3 The Fan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Butler had been up and down between the practice squad and active roster to start the year but was called into action with Trevon Diggs banged up. He notched a 12-tackle game against the Washington Commanders with three pass breakups and a sack.<\/p>\n<p>Butler took to social media with a message after the injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove yall, thank you for the support,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshButlerTv\/status\/1862603820372460010?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Butler said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll come back stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butler is only under contract for this season, making his future in the NFL uncertain.<\/p>\n<h2>Cowboys Star CeeDee Lamb Dealing With Injury<\/h2>\n<p>The Cowboys are trying to navigate multiple key injuries, including to star receiver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/ceedee-lamb\/\">CeeDee Lamb<\/a>. He exited in the second half against the Giants, appearing to reaggravate a shoulder injury he\u2019s been battling. He initially injured the shoulder in Week 9 against the Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s probably nicked. I don\u2019t know the extent of his injury,\u201d Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. \u201cBut I\u2019m sure he was limited because of what appeared to be a physical limitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jones is optimistic Lamb will be ready to roll for a Week 14 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that Lamb, by the time we get these extra days here for this time we\u2019ve got between Thanksgiving and the next game, I think Lamb will be ready to go,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/updates-november-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Jones said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb said before the Thanksgiving game that he was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/ceedee-lamb-bad-news-injury-giants\/\">more banged up<\/a>\u00a0than he has been in his career. He was listed on the injury report as having back and foot injuries, and he was limited during his practice time. But as the Cowboy\u2019s most important offensive playmaker left standing, Lamb chose to battle through the ailments.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Cowboys Keep Slim Playoff Hopes Alive<\/h2>\n<p>With the win against the Giants, the Cowboys moved to 5-7. They\u2019ll still need to pile up wins and help if they want to make the postseason. NFL.com gives the Cowboys\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/nfl-playoff-picture-postseason-probabilities-entering-week-13-of-2024-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">a 6% chance<\/a>\u00a0of making the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>But star pass-rusher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/micah-parsons\/\">Micah Parsons<\/a> has been vocal that the team has not lost hope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of trash talk out there, talking about what difference can we make. We still got some guys coming back from the chamber,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/29\/sports\/cowboys-star-micah-parson-makes-bold-claim-after-giants-win\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=referral#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThere's%20been%20a%20lot%20of,%2C%20we're%20coming.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Parsons said<\/a>\u00a0during the postgame on-field interview with Fox\u2019s Erin Andrews. \u201cI\u2019m telling you all right now, we\u2019re coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys\u2019 next three games are against teams that currently have losing records (Bengals, Panthers, Buccaneers). They\u2019ll close out the season with a pair of divisional matchups against the Eagles and Commanders.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas has not missed the postseason since 2020 but are trying to make a run without quarterback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/dak-prescott\/\">Dak Prescott<\/a>. He\u2019s out for the year after having surgery on his hamstring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys cornerback Josh Butler suffered a torn ACL against the Giants. 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