An historically bad Cowboys defense won’t get any better in 2014 if its players can’t stay healthy. While no injury this year can be as bad for the effort as the one suffered in the offseason by middle linebacker Sean Lee, each and every additional injury makes it harder for the Cowboys to turn things around.
The latest injury happened at practice on Tuesday night, with rookie defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence exiting practice via cart ride, per multiple reports. Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says it could be an ankle injury.
Whatever the specific injury, it’s not a good development for a team that had an embarrassingly bad defense in 2013.
Lawrence, the 34th overall pick in the 2014 draft, is expected to help fill the void created by the release of DeMarcus Ware, a rare bright spot who was dumped due to concerns that his salary is too high -- and who then got more money this year from the Broncos.