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Todd ArcherJul 28, 2025, 08:37 AM ET
- Todd Archer is an NFL newsman astatine ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN successful 2010.
OXNARD, Calif. - Dallas Cowboys defender Rob Jones suffered a breached bony successful his cervix successful Sunday's signifier that volition support him retired 2-3 months, according to sources.
Jones, who signed a one-year, $3.75 cardinal woody with the Cowboys arsenic a escaped cause successful March, was wounded precocious successful signifier but helium spent clip post-practice moving with first-round prime Tyler Booker connected their craft.
He underwent an exam and further testing, including an MRI, aft signifier that revealed the injury, which volition not necessitate surgery.
Jones started 30 of 49 games successful 4 years with the Miami Dolphins earlier joining the Cowboys with a woody that guaranteed him $3 million.
Booker has taken astir of the snaps with the starters astatine near guard, but Jones was with the starters connected Saturday.
"Rob Jones has been doing immoderate really, truly bully things," manager Brian Schottenheimer said earlier Sunday's practice.
"Tyler's benignant of hitting that people wherever he's a small spot like, 'Woah.' Doing immoderate bully things, but doing immoderate things that weren't to the standard. So what bash you do? You marque a change. Is it permanent? I don't know. I deliberation Tyler's going to beryllium backmost retired determination with the ones. But you don't basal up present and person the cardinal taxable of your programme be, 'Compete each day,' and if a guy's performing good and not reward him."
