An MRI revealed that Dallas Cowboys left tackle Tyler Guyton did not tear his ACL in practice on Monday.
Guyton, 24, avoided the season-ending injury but will miss four to six weeks with a bone fracture in his right knee.
He was injured when his leg got rolled up on during a padded practice at training camp in Oxnard, Calif.
A first-round draft pick (29th overall) by Dallas in 2024, Guyton started 11 of his 15 games as a rookie last season.
The recovery timeline gives Guyton a chance to be ready for the Sept. 4 season opener at Philadelphia.
Getting reps in his place will be a group of tackles on the roster, including Hakeem Adeniji, Asim Richards, Matt Waletzko and sixth-round rookie Ajani Cornelius.
And on Tuesday, the Cowboys said 23-year-old cornerback Caelen Carson hyperextended his knee and will miss four to six weeks of action. He suffered the injury on Monday.
The Cowboys selected Carson in the fifth round in the 2024 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest.
He played in six games (five starts) as a rookie before finishing the season on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. He made 27 tackles and defended four passes.
The Cowboys currently are short-handed at cornerback. Josh Butler and Trevon Diggs are on the physically unable to perform list. Rookie third-round pick Shavon Revel Jr. and Butler both are recovering from surgery from torn ACL injuries in 2024.
Dallas announced the signing of 28-year-old Christian Matthew, a former seventh-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2022 out of Valdosta State who spent part of last season with the Chicago Bears. He has 20 tackles and three passes defended in 20 career games (three starts).
–Field Level Media
