Dallas Cowboys Trevon Diggs Back At Practice, Amari Cooper Still Put Up Numbers + Seahawk Talk

The Dallas Cowboys have been hit with a plethora of injuries already in 2020. In particular, the secondary and offensive line units are holding on by a thread. Cornerback Anthony Brown is currently on injured reserve with a rib injury and Chidobe Awuzie will miss multiple weeks with a hamstring issue. Starting right tackle La’el Collins is on injured reserve with a hip injury and backup tackle Cam Erving is out with an MCL sprain. The Cowboys seem likely to have a key member of the secondary this Sunday though as rookie Trevon Diggs, who suffered a shoulder injury in Week 2 vs the Atlanta Falcons and missed practice on Wednesday, is expected to start vs the Seattle Seahawks according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. He’ll do some rehab work before working his way into team drills later. Veteran left tackle Tyron Smith is currently dealing with neck stingers and will do rehab work at practice today. He missed last week’s game vs the Seahawks, however, team owner Jerry Jones is optimistic about his chances this week. “He didn’t play last week in part because we made preparations for the future,” Jones told 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday. “It wasn’t impossible to have him out there last week had we done a couple of things differently, but by design, we didn’t do it that way. We wanted to look to the long term, or the longer-term being the next games, the ones we’re getting ready to play. So, I feel as good as you can feel. I don’t know and nobody knows right now until we get out there and see how he’s operating during the week here at practice. But for the longer term, I feel good about it.” DeMarcus Lawrence, who missed Wednesday’s practice due to the birth of his child, will also be rehabbing a knee ailment. He’ll be eased back into team drills later in practice. The Cowboys definitely hope all three of these guys are available with such a tough opponent like the Seahawks this week as they look to avoid a 1-2 start to the 2020 season. Amari Cooper: "I wish I would have been able to run full speed," a frustrated Cooper said on Thursday. "I couldn't do what I wanted to do. Obviously it would have been a touchdown." Cooper said that a lingering foot injury decreased his speed and was the explanation for what seemed like an overthrow. "It's a lot better [now]," Cooper updated the media on Thursday. "I've been running full speed." Cooper has proven that he's thrived to get better since he arrived in Dallas via trade from the Raiders, and his progress and chemistry with Dak Prescott has surely helped the quarterback's young career as well. Cooper's ability to make a catch like the one he made against Atlanta wasn't luck and athleticism. It was the result of conscious and deliberate practice. "I practice one-handed catches [as if] I can only catch them with one hand," Cooper explained. "Usually it sticks. But it didn't stick. So I had to bobble it and catch it." If improvement is a constant goal of Cooper's then this Sunday's game in Seattle will be a great opportunity. Throughout his career, he has performed drastically better at home than he has on the road. Despite playing one less game at home, he has nearly 1,000 more receiving yards at home than he does on the road. His catch percentage is worse on the road. He has exactly half as many touchdowns in opposing stadiums. But he caught 10 passes against the Rams in Los Angeles in the season opener. A great showing against an undefeated Seahawks team could signal he's turning the corner as a road player, which would only make the Cowboys more dangerous. Cooper knows that he's part of what could be the most effective receiving core in the league, and in a game when that gets fully unlocked, there might not be a team in the NFL that can keep up. CeeDee Lamb's 100-yard game against the Falcons was a reminder of just how dangerous they might be. Cooper, too, recorded 100 receiving yards in his second NFL game, and it was something he thought about in terms of Lamb's confidence after last Sunday. "That 100 yards is the code where a receiver can claim he had a good game," he said. According to Cooper, a game that features a touchdown from him, Lamb, and Michael Gallup as well as 100-yard performances from all three is more than possible. "I know it can happen," Cooper said. "I know it can happen often. And when it does, I know how lethal we can be." Click here for the full article https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/amari-disappointed-with-his-one-handed-catch