In this article
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will add a running back Tuesday, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said, with Tyler Goodson set to miss multiple weeks with a knee injury. Jones made the commitment during his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan’s Shan & RJ show, hours before the 3 p.m. CT NFL trade deadline.
Running back is the one spot Jones committed to addressing before the deadline passes, with Goodson’s injury leaving the starter as the only healthy back on the active roster.
“Yeah, it will be, and we will do that today,” Jones said.
Goodson hurt his knee in the second quarter of Sunday’s 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts and returned after halftime. He finished with a career-high 77 rushing yards on 12 carries against the team he played for from 2023-25.
The chance to show the league he can play the position, in a building where he had played well in the preseason with Atlanta, made the day bigger for Goodson.
“It was very exciting,” Goodson said after the game. “I came back here in the preseason when I was with Atlanta, played well here. And I just wanted to do the same thing. I just want to show this team and everybody in the league I can play football and play at the running back position. So I was more than excited. I feel like I had an efficient game, and I just got to keep stacking from here.”
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday that Goodson will miss multiple weeks. Cowboys COO Stephen Jones had signaled the same when he spoke on 105.3 The Fan earlier that day, according to the team’s website.
“He’s got a real injury that unfortunately he’s probably gonna miss some time with,” Stephen Jones said.
Jerry Jones Expects A Free Agent Over A Trade
The addition is more likely to come off the street than through the trade market, by Jones’ estimate.
“Probably free agent,” Jones said.
Javonte Williams remains the starter. He scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 1:08 left at Indianapolis. Two games earlier, Williams ran for a career-best 155 yards in a 38-21 win at Philadelphia.
Dallas signed Goodson on Sept. 15 off the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. The move came after Malik Davis suffered a season-ending, non-contact hip injury in practice before the opener. Goodson settled in as the change-of-pace back behind Williams and also returned kickoffs with KaVontae Turpin sidelined by a rib injury.
Israel Abanikanda and Jashaun Corbin are on the practice squad. Dallas brought Corbin back to the practice squad last week after he spent training camp with the team.
Injured Reserve Crunch Before San Francisco 49ers Visit
Jones described the roster as acceptably healthy overall, with quarterback Dak Prescott in good shape.
“Relatively speaking, we’re acceptably healthy,” Jones said. “Our quarterback is really in good shape. That’s saying a lot.”
The list of longer absences grew out of Indianapolis. Tight end Jake Ferguson will also miss multiple weeks with a knee injury, Schottenheimer said Monday. Safety P.J. Locke has been ruled out against the 49ers after his second concussion in as many weeks.
The Cowboys have one designated-to-return slot left for the regular season, the team’s website reported. If Ferguson, Goodson, and Locke all go on injured reserve, only one of them could come back before the playoffs.
The Cowboys (4-5) host the San Francisco 49ers (7-1) on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX.
Join the conversation