Source: Dallas' Guyton (knee) out, but ACL intact

OXNARD, Calif. -- The Dallas Cowboys dodged a large wounded interest erstwhile an MRI revealed near tackle Tyler Guyton did not endure a torn anterior cruciate ligament successful his close genu during Monday's practice.

He suffered a bony fracture and is looking astatine a 4-to-6 week betterment but volition not necessitate surgery, according to a source.

The ACL is intact, but determination was an archetypal thought that the ligament whitethorn person been torn, which would person required season-ending surgery.

Guyton was wounded connected a walk play during squad drills and remained connected the crushed for a agelong clip arsenic helium was attended to by the team's aesculapian staff. He was capable to locomotion disconnected the tract dilatory nether his ain powerfulness aft concisely being aided by Micah Parsons.

While inactive a nonaccomplishment for the violative line, it's not arsenic atrocious arsenic it could person been. Guyton, Dallas' first-round prime successful 2024, struggled astatine times successful the 15 games (11 starts) helium played, but had a productive offseason successful presumption of altering his assemblage and his game.

Coach Brian Schottenheimer noted Guyton had much assurance heading into his 2nd year.

"The information he's consenting to effort antithetic sets and usage the antithetic tools that (offensive coordinator Klayton Adams and violative enactment manager Conor Riley) person fixed him shows maine that there's a assurance and a spot successful the tools that he's been given," Schottenheimer said.

Without Guyton for this spell, the Cowboys person Asim Richards, who made 1 commencement astatine near tackle past season, Hakeem Adeniji and rookie Ajani Cornelius arsenic imaginable replacements.

Adeniji played immoderate near tackle with the Cincinnati Bengals but spent astir of his clip astatine close tackle. With close tackle Terence Steele precocious slowed by an ankle injury, Adeniji had been moving with the starters.

The Cowboys could besides see near defender Tyler Smith for the spot, but helium has been named to the Pro Bowl each of the past 2 seasons. He started 15 games astatine near tackle arsenic a rookie successful 2022 aft Tyron Smith suffered a hamstring avulsion that required surgery.

Guyton was the 29th wide prime successful 2024 and moved to near tackle arsenic a rookie aft starting astatine close tackle successful his last play astatine Oklahoma.

Guyton is the 2nd violative lineman the Cowboys person mislaid successful arsenic galore days. Guard Rob Jones broke a bony successful his neck connected Sunday. While helium volition not request surgery, helium volition miss 2-3 months.