Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb Gets Important New Injury Update

Considering that the Dallas Cowboys have been without CeeDee Lamb over the past few weeks, following the star wide receiver’s injury during the second game of the year, what Dak Prescott has done is impressive. 

George Pickens has stepped up in a significant way for them, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that Lamb is one of the top receivers in the NFL, and Prescott could use him. It remains uncertain when Lamb will return, but according to NFL Underdog on X, Stephen Jones stated that Lamb, dealing with his ankle injury, could be back sometime within the next two weeks. 

For a Cowboys team sitting at 2-2-1, getting Lamb back for their contest against the Carolina Panthers would be important, but they have a division opponent coming up with the Washington Commanders on Oct. 19 that might be more important. 

“Stephen Jones: CeeDee Lamb (ankle), KaVontae Turpin (foot) could be back in next 2 weeks,” they posted.

Could the Cowboys Be Getting CeeDee Lamb Back Soon?

When speaking to reporters about Lamb’s injury earlier last week, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said that the Dallas Cowboys star was moving better. However, it was still uncertain when he’d be good to go. 

Nonetheless, with Jones and Schottenheimer both stating that Lamb might return sometime in the near future, it’s a promising sign for the Cowboys, a team playing much better than some anticipated entering the year.

“They’re both moving around good. … I think the window is getting smaller,” Schottenheimer said, per Jon Machota of The Athletic.

CeeDee Lamb Can Boost Dak Prescott’s MVP Chances

While the Dallas Cowboys still have plenty of questions to answer about their immediate and long-term future, kudos need to be given to Prescott for what he’s done. 

In fact, he’s even playing like the league MVP right now. Prescott has been that good, and when factoring in that Lamb hasn’t been on the field, it’s that more impressive.

So much so that ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith believes that he’s the MVP right now, or has to at least be considered for it.

“He deserves strong consideration for league MVP honors right now,” Smith said. “He definitely is overachieving. It’s not something we haven’t seen before. He’s like 29 or 30 games over .500 as a starter in his career. So, this is the regular season. This is when he does it, after all, not necessarily the postseason. But that doesn’t take away from what we’re seeing him right now.

“… I just say to myself, with CeeDee Lamb out, with Micah Parsons having been traded, with the pressure clearly falling on the shoulders of Dak Prescott, he has answered the call. And right now, I think he needs to be a leading candidate for league MVP honors.”

While Smith had that to say, he also admitted that if Prescott leads his team to the playoffs and he doesn’t perform at the highest level when it matters most, he’ll be ready to criticize him, just like most.

“Lord help him, if he plays lights out during this regular season and the Dallas Cowboys find a way to get themselves to the playoffs, and then he goes to the playoffs and wets the bed, he won’t hear the end of it, not from First Take. I can promise you that. But, he deserves league MVP consideration right now,” Smith said.

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