As of Tuesday morning, Jerry Jones said he had not yet received an update on DeMarco Murray’s Monday evening left hand surgery. The Cowboys owner and general manager read that as a good sign the procedure went well, Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Jones did not rule out Murray for Sunday’s game against Indianapolis, adding that the NFL’s leading rusher could be a game-time decision.
Jones said Murray would not need to practice this week in order to play.
“I think we just want to take a look at it,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. “We don’t know. When they say the definition of healing, I’m not so sure how much it can heal between now and Sunday. I haven’t been shown examples of where someone has had an injury like this.
“It’s not uncommon, I’m not saying it’s an every day occurrence, but it’s not uncommon for a back to have a hand injury. They do take some hits on that hand. But I know it’s in a place where it can really be protected. We do that and we see that often with different kind of hand injuries. Certainly he’s got a lot of parts to his game that work – protection, what he does, frankly, with that hand when he’s running with the ball, he usually carries it in his right hand. All of those things, it’s conceivable to me, it’s not unrealistic that it could work with him being ready.”
If Murray is unable to play, Joseph Randle and Lance Dunbar will see larger workloads.
Jones did not rule out Murray for Sunday’s game against Indianapolis, adding that the NFL’s leading rusher could be a game-time decision.
Jones said Murray would not need to practice this week in order to play.
“I think we just want to take a look at it,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. “We don’t know. When they say the definition of healing, I’m not so sure how much it can heal between now and Sunday. I haven’t been shown examples of where someone has had an injury like this.
“It’s not uncommon, I’m not saying it’s an every day occurrence, but it’s not uncommon for a back to have a hand injury. They do take some hits on that hand. But I know it’s in a place where it can really be protected. We do that and we see that often with different kind of hand injuries. Certainly he’s got a lot of parts to his game that work – protection, what he does, frankly, with that hand when he’s running with the ball, he usually carries it in his right hand. All of those things, it’s conceivable to me, it’s not unrealistic that it could work with him being ready.”
If Murray is unable to play, Joseph Randle and Lance Dunbar will see larger workloads.
