ARLINGTON, Texas — A shoulder injury pulled Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dee Winters out of the second quarter Sunday, and he is questionable to return. Dallas is hosting the Washington Commanders in its home opener at AT&T Stadium.
Winters went to the blue medical tent on the Dallas sideline, and Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reported the shoulder injury and the questionable designation. Shemar James took his spot at linebacker.
Dallas was already down a starter at the position. DeMarvion Overshown strained his right hamstring in the fourth quarter of the season opener and was one of seven Cowboys inactive Sunday.
Winters played 40 defensive snaps in the opener, a 28-20 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium. Overshown played 51 and wore the green dot. Rookie Jaishawn Barham played 34.
Barham started at middle linebacker Sunday and took the green dot, the job of relaying defensive coordinator Christian Parker‘s calls to the rest of the defense. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer announced the assignment Friday and said the third-round rookie has great command of what Dallas is doing on defense in his second NFL game.
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