Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden is expected to be "good to go" for the team's Week 11 game against the Miami Dolphins, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. McFadden will try to play through a groin injury he picked up in practice on Wednesday.
Darren McFadden expected to be active for Cowboys despite midweek injury
McFadden picked up a groin injury in practice earlier this week, but he is expected to be active and play on Sunday.
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After suffering the midweek injury, McFadden was limited on both Thursday and Friday and the team listed him as questionable. Despite his long, notorious injury history, McFadden actually hasn’t missed a game since the 2013 season. That streak will continue into this week.
The Cowboys entered the season with a three-man committee of McFadden, Joseph Randle and Lance Dunbar, with late addition Christine Michael being a potential wild card. That committee eventually got whittled down when Dunbar suffered a season-ending injury and Randle got released amid off-field issues. Michael failed to impress the coaching staff and was cut as well, leaving McFadden alone at the top of the depth chart.
With Tony Romo back under center, the Cowboys will likely ease up on McFadden's workload -- the veteran has averaged 26.2 touches per game the past four weeks. Through nine games, McFadden is rushing for 494 yards and two touchdowns on 3.8 yards per carry. He also has 24 catches for 192 yards. To keep him fresh, the Cowboys could give a handful of snaps to Rod Smith and Robert Turbin, who was just signed this week.
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