DALLAS COWBOYS guard Rob Jones faces up to three months out after breaking a bone in his neck during training.
It comes as a blow for the Cowboys, with Jones working with the starting offensive line in the early days of practise.
Rob Jones faces up to three months out after breaking a bone in his neck during training.[/caption]
He was expected to rival Tyler Booker – the Cowboys pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft – for a starting spot on the team.
But he suffered the injury setback in a training session on Sunday, according to ESPN.
Jones is said to have broken a bone in his neck but is expected to fully recover.
Cowboys fan and Undisputed host Skip Bayless claimed Jones was beating Booker to the guard position based on early performance ratings.
‘Sounds like cheap free agent pickup Rob Jones was beating out first-round pick Tyler Booker – bad early sign for Booker – until Jones broke a bone in his neck Sunday and will be gone, Cowboys say, for 2-3 months,’ Bayless posted.
Jones, 26, joined the NFL as undrafted free agent in 2021 when he was signed by the Miami Dolphins – starting 30 of 49 games.
He only joined the Cowboys in March 11 when he signed a one-year, $4.75million contract, $3m of which is guaranteed.
The Cowboys play in the opening game of the 2025 season in Philadelphia on September 4 against Super Bowl-winning Eagles.
Their camp has been dominated by Micah Parsons and his ongoing contract talks that looked to be dragging on.
The two-time All-Pro defensive end enters the final year of his current deal and said last week there has been little progress on extending.
Owner Jerry Jones was even heckled by fans who are want a breakthrough in talks with chants of “Pay Micah”.
“I heard it light, but not compared to how I heard them say, ‘Pay (CeeDee) Lamb’ last year,” Jones said.
“That was a faint little sound compared to the way they were hollering last year.
“Whoever’s not in, you can count on a few hollering that. But it was a big loud chant last year on Lamb.”
