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CeeDee Lamb injury update: Former NFL doctor gives prognosis, potential timeline for Cowboys WR

Chandler Vesselsby: Chandler Vessels11 hours agoChandlerVessels
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Dallas Cowboys fans got some hopeful analysis on the injury to receiver CeeDee Lamb. Although Lamb was forced to leave Sunday after rolling his left ankle against the Chicago Bears, at least one medical expert doesn’t believe the injury to be long term.

David J. Chao, a former team doctor with the Chargers, broke down the type of injury Lamb suffered. He added that he considers it a “milder” ankle sprain and doesn’t anticipate the receiver being kept out long.

“It was an eversion type where the ankle’s turned out,” Chao said. “It’s a milder form of a high ankle sprain. We thought he would try and get taped and return. He did get taped and return, but his return was very, very short-lived and he is done for the day. The only good news out of this is this is not a long-term injury. Next week isn’t guaranteed, but not anticipating injured reserve for CeeDee Lamb.”

The injury occurred in the first quarter after Lamb rolled his ankle while being tackled by Bears linebacker Noah Sewell. Lamb later returned to the game for one play but came off the field limping after running a route.

FOX sideline reporter Erin Andrews later revealed that Lamb was out for the rest of the game. However, the assessment from Chao is certainly a good sign while we await official word on the injury from the team.

Lamb is the Cowboys’ No. 1 receiver and had 16 catches for 222 yards through the first two games of this season. Tight end Jake Ferguson stepped up in his absence to lead the team in receiving on Sunday while receiver George Pickens and Kavontae Turpin also saw increased roles.

Lamb has recorded at least 1,000 yards receiving in each of the past four seasons and looked well on his way to similar numbers this year. Hopefully the injury won’t keep him out too long and he should still be on pace to get there if Chao is correct.

The effect was certainly felt without Lamb on the field Sunday as Dallas suffered a 31-14 loss to fall to 1-2 on the young season. Next up for the Cowboys is a matchup against the Green Bay Packers and former Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons at 8:20 p.m. ET next Sunday. There should be a lot of motivation for Lamb to play against his former teammate in that game and we’ll wait and see how it plays out.