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FRISCO -- Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden said Monday he can't extend his right arm all the way yet and he's not sure that he'll ever be able to have full extension.
McFadden hasn't practiced since early June after he fractured his right elbow over Memorial Day weekend after slipping near a pool. McFadden had surgery in mid-June and has remained on the non-football injury list throughout the preseason.
The Cowboys placed McFadden on the reserve/NFI list to start the season when they made their roster cuts Saturday. McFadden will miss the first six games of the season now.
McFadden showed reporters Monday in the locker room that he can't fully extend his right arm.
"It has little glitch in it," McFadden said. "But nothing that will stop me from doing anything football-wise."
McFadden was then asked if he'll eventually regain full extension of his right arm.
"It's kind of up in the air," McFadden said. "Anytime I ask, they say it's a possibility it could. And then sometimes with that injury it does happen that way. (not getting full extension back)."
McFadden said he's more than disappointed about landing on the non-football injury list to start the season.
"It's hard right now, having to go on NFI," McFadden said. "You definitely don't want to be on there. As far as the bone, it's healing up pretty good, but I still have a lot of strength and stamina to get back."
McFadden said he believes he'll be ready to return to the field before he's eligible to come back after six weeks.
"After six weeks, I shouldn't have no problem," he said. "My thing is I always feel like I'm ready to go. I still feel like I'm ready to go."
McFadden is in the last year of his contract with the Cowboys. He finished fourth in the league in rushing in 2015 with his second career 1,000-yard season.
FRISCO -- Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden said Monday he can't extend his right arm all the way yet and he's not sure that he'll ever be able to have full extension.
McFadden hasn't practiced since early June after he fractured his right elbow over Memorial Day weekend after slipping near a pool. McFadden had surgery in mid-June and has remained on the non-football injury list throughout the preseason.
The Cowboys placed McFadden on the reserve/NFI list to start the season when they made their roster cuts Saturday. McFadden will miss the first six games of the season now.
McFadden showed reporters Monday in the locker room that he can't fully extend his right arm.
"It has little glitch in it," McFadden said. "But nothing that will stop me from doing anything football-wise."
McFadden was then asked if he'll eventually regain full extension of his right arm.
"It's kind of up in the air," McFadden said. "Anytime I ask, they say it's a possibility it could. And then sometimes with that injury it does happen that way. (not getting full extension back)."
McFadden said he's more than disappointed about landing on the non-football injury list to start the season.
"It's hard right now, having to go on NFI," McFadden said. "You definitely don't want to be on there. As far as the bone, it's healing up pretty good, but I still have a lot of strength and stamina to get back."
McFadden said he believes he'll be ready to return to the field before he's eligible to come back after six weeks.
"After six weeks, I shouldn't have no problem," he said. "My thing is I always feel like I'm ready to go. I still feel like I'm ready to go."
McFadden is in the last year of his contract with the Cowboys. He finished fourth in the league in rushing in 2015 with his second career 1,000-yard season.
