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The Dallas Cowboys have some of the league’s best offensive players, with Dak Prescott at quarterback, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens at wide receiver, and Javonte Williams at running back.
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But just as Ryan Flournoy has become a key part of the passing attack, the Cowboys have a running back who just broke out with a 77-yard rushing performance on 12 attempts against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9.
Tyler Goodson has emerged as a great complementary back to Williams for Dallas. But, as Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram shared on Twitter/x, the Cowboys got some bad news on Goodson following the team’s Week 9 win over the Colts.
Cowboys get bad news on Tyler Goodson after Week 9
“Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said on @1053thefan that RB Tyler Goodson is expected to miss time with a knee injury he suffered in yesterday’s win in Indianapolis,” Harris shared.
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This is a massive shame for Goodson and the Cowboys, as the former Colts running back had just emerged as the clear No. 2 back to Williams with a big Week 9 performance.
In 12 rushing attempts, Goodson went for 77 yards, good for 6.4 yards per carry. He now has 163 rushing yards on 40 attempts, with four receptions on eight targets for 23 yards.
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What’s made his role so important is that he’s taken over the No. 2 spot in this backfield following the injury to Malik Davis, who is still on injured reserve and won’t come back this season.
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Dallas will need to find a running back before Week 10, with the Cowboys expecting to be without Goodson for, seemingly, at least a week, based on this update from Jones.
While they could turn to the free agent market, the NFL trade deadline is upon the Cowboys, and there might be a cheap veteran RB worth adding to bolster this depth chart.
But regardless of how they go about resolving this RB room, it’s a huge shame that the Cowboys are going to be without Goodson going forward right after a breakout performance.
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