Cowboys Activate 2nd-Year Cornerback After Trevon Diggs Injury
Just ahead of their Week 7 game against the Commanders, the Dallas Cowboys finally get some good news on the injury front for their defense. Second-year CB Caelen Carson, a former fifth-round pick out of Wake Forest, was activated off of Injured Reserve (IR) on Saturday, according to Aaron Wilson. He is officially listed as questionable heading into Sunday’s game.
The news comes on the heels of star CB Trevon Diggs’ own injury. Per ESPN’s Todd Archer, Diggs is out for the Commanders game after suffering an accident at his home on Thursday that landed him in the concussion protocol. While Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer didn’t know the specifics of what happened during his press conference on Friday, he did confirm that Diggs was being evaluated by the team’s medical staff and he has since been ruled out.
Carson played in six games as a rookie, totaling 27 tackles and four passes defensed. He made several starts down the stretch of the season as Dallas suffered a boatload of injuries at the cornerback position. In training camp, Carson hyperextended his knee, and he’s been on IR ever since. It remains to be seen if he’ll make his season debut today.
The Dallas Cowboys Are Still Dealing with a Rash of Injuries
Kevin C. Cox/GettyATLANTA, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 03: Darnell Mooney #1 of the Atlanta Falcons makes a catch against Caelen Carson #21 of the Dallas Cowboys during the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 03, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Getting Carson back, whether that’s this week or next, in undoubtedly a boost for this defense. Losing Diggs against the Commanders hurts, but his absence shouldn’t be an extended one. Still, these are hardly the only injuries Dallas is trying to overcome.
Star WR CeeDee Lamb has been out for several weeks with a high-ankle sprain, though he too will make his return against the Commanders. Starting C Cooper Beebe is on IR, as are starting S Malik Hooker, WR Jonathan Mingo, DT Perrion Winfrey, and ED Payton Turner. LB DeMarvion Overshown and rookie CB Shavon Revel Jr. have yet to make their season debuts, both recovering from serious injuries sustained last season.
Guys like CB DaRon Bland, LT Tyler Guyton, WR KaVontae Turpin, RG Tyler Booker, and ED Marshawn Kneeland have been banged up to varying degrees this season, some missing games with their ailments. For all the roster construction concerns with this team, they have been hit hard by injuries as well.
This Season is on the Precipice for the Dallas Cowboys
To put it bluntly, it hasn’t been a great start to the season for Dallas. After losing a heartbreaker in Philadelphia to open the year and winning in overtime against the Giants the following week, the Cowboys have won just one of their last four games, including losses to the Panthers and Bears in that span.
They did manage to tie the Packers in an emotional Week 4 game, but wins have been hard to come by for this group. With the Commanders, Broncos, and Cardinals on deck, their schedule only gets harder from here. Can the Cowboys rebound and make a playoff push as we approach the midway point of the season?
Browns Star Myles Garrett Defends His Comments After Week 7 Win
The Cleveland Browns picked up their second win of the season with a blowout win over the Miami Dolphins in Week 7.
The Browns picked up a 31-6 home win over the Dolphins, in a game the defense didn’t allow a touchdown. Cleveland’s defense also forced three interceptions, as it was a dominant game from the defense.
Following the game, star pass rusher Myles Garrett was asked about his comments after last week’s game, when he was frustrated with the loss. Despite Cleveland’s blowout win, Garrett defended his comments, as he said he will always say how it is.
“I’m always going to tell it how it is. I mean, that’s just my nature,” Garrett said postgame on Sunday. “I’m going to shoot you straight. And I have no problem saying what I say to them up here and vice versa.
“So I’m not trying to say anything to disparage anybody try to get anybody either removed from their position or anything like that. I want everybody here to be a benefactor to our success. So it all came together today, and I hope we continue to rally around everything that we’ve been talking about, and I’ve been talking about.”
Garrett finished the game with 2 tackles and a sack, and he was happy with his performance, as well as the defense as a whole.
Garrett Was Frustrated With Week 6 Blowout Loss
After Cleveland suffered a 23-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6, Garrett made his feelings clear.
The star pass rusher called out the team for the constant losing he has faced since being drafted first overall.
“To lose the same way every time, it’s frustrating as hell,” Garrett said.
He was asked if losing makes it hard to find motivation, and he responded with a simple ‘yep.’
But it appears Garrett and the Browns found the motivation with a blowout win in Week 7.
Garrett Hopes Browns Use This Win as a Spark
Cleveland was in total control of the game, and Garrett hopes the Browns can build off that.
Garrett believes the team can use the victory as a spark to know what it takes to win in the NFL. But the star pass rusher was pleased with the Browns’ response to the blowout loss.
“(It can) be a spark as much as we want it to,” Garrett said. “You know, hopefully we’ve gotten so tired of the losses and tired of the pain that comes with them that we’re ready to inflict it on somebody else. You gotta learn to use that pain. Use that drive, it can’t just become acceptable to have those feelings. Right now, it was a good response that we had, but it’s got to continue.”
Garrett, meanwhile, believes the Browns need to chase wins and is confident in the team.
“I mean, rallied and we got a win in a fashion which we can appreciate, but that’s not enough, and we gotta continue to do that. One win is one thing, but we’ve gotta turn this into a habit, an addiction. It’s gotta be an obsession to win and win like this. And so we gotta keep on chasing that feeling.”
The Browns will go on the road to play the New England Patriots on Sunday in Week 8.
