{"id":12079,"date":"2024-10-24T21:44:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T21:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=12079"},"modified":"2024-10-24T21:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T21:44:42","slug":"dallas-cowboys-pass-catcher-out-for-season-after-tearing-his-acl-in-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=12079","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys Pass-Catcher Out For Season After Tearing His ACL In Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0tight end John Stephens has suffered a season-ending injury that could leave his future with the team in doubt.<\/p>\n<p>According to Cowboys head coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/mike-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike McCarthy<\/a>, Stephens sustained a torn ACL in training during practice on Wednesday and is done for 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTE John Stephens Jr. suffered a torn ACL during Wednesday\u2019s practice and will miss the rest of the season, per HC Mike McCarthy,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-thursday-oct-24#cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the league\u2019s news roundup<\/a>\u00a0for this Thursday notes.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Stephens\u2019s second such injury in as many years. The TE tore his left ACL during preseason last year and missed the entire campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cowboys TE John Stephens out for season after tearing ACL in Wednesday&#8217;s practice<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7ukaaiRzC\">https:\/\/t.co\/P7ukaaiRzC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wy81T47P3C\">pic.twitter.com\/Wy81T47P3C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroundTheNFL\/status\/1849500628650950774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This sort of recurring injury could ruin a player\u2019s career, considering the timeline of recovery and the possibility of decreased effectiveness.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-john-stephens-must-feel-like-he-has-the-worst-luck\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Stephens Must Feel Like He Has The Worst Luck<\/h2>\n<p>John Stephens joined the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2023 but hasn\u2019t been able to make a single appearance due to his ACL woes. According to sources, the team was monitoring his development with a view of incorporating him into the offense and allowing him to contribute. There was a chance of him getting minutes against the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>\u00a0following the team\u2019s bye week.<\/p>\n<p>It appears the Cowboys coaching staff was high on Stephen\u2019s prospects, and he had a real shot of being handed a role.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1849478487024820634&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys-pass-catcher-out-for-season-after-tearing-his-acl-in-practice%2F&amp;sessionId=05338d331db5c92fcc77cb8709a5de443e1cd8bf&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1849478487024820634\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The player is likely cursing his luck after suffering another ACL injury right when he was about to get a look in.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Stephens is set for surgery, which should take place in the coming days on the back of his devastating setback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Dallas Cowboys\u00a0tight end John Stephens has suffered a season-ending injury that could leave his future with the team in doubt. 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