{"id":83755,"date":"2025-08-26T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=83755"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:31:48","slug":"cowboys-putting-running-back-on-injured-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=83755","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys putting running back on injured reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"main\"><main role=\"main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thecomeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/USATSI_9635456_168384754_lowres-832x447.jpg\" alt=\"Cowboys putting running back on injured reserve\" width=\"832\" height=\"447\" \/> Oct 16, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; A Dallas Cowboys helmet sits on the field prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Dallas won 30-16. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys have had quite an eventful offseason. Headlines have been dominated by the saga between star pass rusher Micah Parsons, who is looking for a contract extension that reflects his dominance on the field, and team owner and general manager Jerry Jones, who seems reluctant to give him one.<\/p>\n<p>However, outside of the drama, the Cowboys\u2019 goal remains to build a winning football field. Unfortunately, the franchise confirmed some brutal news on Monday that will affect their season in a big way, per one prominent league insider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe #Cowboys will place rookie RB Phil Mafah (shoulder) on Injured Reserve, per sources. The plan is for him to return during the season. Mafah had 15 carries for 59 yards and one touchdown in the preseason,\u201d reported ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>Fans reacted to the tough news on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t get it if he\u2019s not really injured he has something to offer this team. When did he get this phantom injury? I think he needs to be making the roster them wanting Sanders and Williams these old dudes versus some young big bruiser. I don\u2019t understand,\u201d one fan wrote Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou only get 2 that can be designated to return Mingo will be one and presume Calaen Carson is the other so Mafah would be out for year,\u201d another fan added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s gooo it atleast means they like him. But man we probably stuck with sanders over deuce still,\u201d one Cowboys fan added.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be interesting to see if the Cowboys follow through with choosing to designate Mafah for return this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"author-box\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/main><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL fans react on social media to the news that the Dallas Cowboys are putting rookie running back Phil Mafah on injured reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":83763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cowboys putting running back on injured reserve - 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