Dez Bryant’s right knee was sufficiently fine that he was able to return to the game after getting it checked out, and to catch Dak Prescott’s first touchdown pass.
But they’re checking him out today anyway.
Per Jean-Jacques Taylor of ESPN.com, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said his star wide receiver was going to have an MRI today but was hopeful the outcome would be good. Bryant went down on the second play of the game, but was able to continue later in the drive.
“We feel OK,” Jones said. “We’re going to do some other things, too. But right here, yes. Right now, we’re fine. We’ll give it another look-see with the MRI. . . .
“I saw how the knee took it. That was a little concerning. I did see him moving around, but I saw Michael Irvin — I’ll never forget that — go back out and play [after an ACL injury]. Let’s just see how the MRI goes. We’ve got what we’ve seen in here, and that’s not something I would be alarmed about.”
Of course, if Dr. Jones didn’t want to incite alarm, he could have forgotten about mentioning Irvin’s torn ACL. But because he did, his team’s fans will be worried until the results from an actual doctor are in.
Bryant’s coming off a season when he missed seven games with a foot injury, and he had surgery this offseason to repair it.