Sources: Cowboys' Bland (foot) could miss weeks

FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys could beryllium without cornerback DaRon Bland for a mates of weeks due to the fact that of a close ft wounded suffered successful Monday's practice, sources told ESPN.

Bland did not signifier Wednesday, but the wounded is unrelated to the ft contented that constricted him to 7 games past season. Last year, Bland dealt with a accent fracture successful his near ft that required surgery.

This wounded is not considered arsenic serious, but his lack comes portion Trevon Diggs is inactive ramping up his enactment aft undergoing near genu country successful January and the Cowboys deficiency proven extent astatine the position.

Bland signed a four-year, $92 cardinal hold connected Aug. 31 that included $50 cardinal guaranteed. He was credited with 4 tackles and a backmost hurry successful the season-opening nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles connected Sept. 4.

Diggs played successful 27 snaps against the Eagles, moving successful the sub-packages, which moved Bland into the slot. Diggs said aft Wednesday's signifier helium could spot much enactment successful Week 2 against the New York Giants, if not a afloat workload.

"Just a small spot much than past week, I consciousness like, is the champion and smartest and safest happening to do," Diggs said. "I consciousness similar conscionable expanding it a mates much plays and conscionable moving my mode slowly."

Kaiir Elam, acquired successful the offseason successful a commercialized from the Buffalo Bills, is the different starter, and the Cowboys had newcomers Reddy Steward and Trikweze Bridges progressive against the Eagles, but neither played a antiaircraft drawback successful the game. Steward has acquisition successful the strategy of antiaircraft coordinator Matt Eberflus and tin play the slot.

It is imaginable the Cowboys could telephone up Zion Childress, who made the archetypal 53-man roster, from the signifier squad this week against the Giants.

The Cowboys person 52 players connected the progressive roster astatine the infinitesimal having placed antiaircraft tackle Perrion Winfrey connected injured reserve astatine the commencement of the week. The Cowboys visited with seasoned antiaircraft extremity Jadeveon Clowney connected Wednesday, but a woody is not considered imminent.