Cowboys RB McFadden breaks elbow
IRVING, Texas — Dallas running back Darren McFadden fractured his right elbow in an accident at home and will likely be sidelined at the start of training camp.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said the accident happened during Memorial Day weekend, and McFadden returned for voluntary workouts last week. Garrett said the fracture was discovered during a physical before the mandatory minicamp that started Tuesday. McFadden reportedly broke the elbow trying to keep his new iPhone from falling to the floor.
McFadden, who had surgery Tuesday, was fourth in the NFL in rushing last season with 1,089 yards. Garrett said McFadden would be out “at least a couple of months,” with the team hoping he’ll be ready for the season opener Sept. 11 against the New York Giants. Training camp starts in late July in California.
“He’s a tough guy. That’s one of the things we know about McFadden,” Garrett said. “He didn’t say anything to anybody. At the end of the week he went to our trainers. The X-rays certainly helped us identify what the problem was.”
Dallas drafted former Ohio State star Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth pick in the draft, and the rookie had been sharing first-team work with McFadden. The Cowboys also signed free agent Alfred Morris, who made the Pro Bowl twice in Washington.
“You want to be deep at all positions,” Garrett said. “It’s good to have quality football players at that spot with this injury.”
McFadden had seven injury-plagued seasons in Oakland after the Raiders drafted him fourth overall in 2008. He played all 16 games for the second straight season in 2015 — the only two times he’s done so in his career.
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Ravens WR expected for camp: Baltimore Ravens receiver Breshad Perriman is expected to participate in training camp this summer after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday revealed no significant damage to his ACL.
Perriman missed all of last season with a right knee injury after being selected 26th overall out of Central Florida in the 2015 draft. Perriman was running at full speed last week during a workout when he hurt his knee.
Perriman is expected to return to practice in late July or August.
Briefly: Defensive end Joey Bosa, the third pick in the draft out of Ohio State, is skipping the San Diego Chargers’ threeday mandatory minicamp because of a contract dispute . ... New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, who has played in only six games in the past two seasons because of knee and calf injuries, ran routes and caught passes during individual drills Tuesday. Cruz expects to be ready for training camp . ... New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis had offseason surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, but he said during minicamp Tuesday that the wrist is healing well and he expects to be ready for camp.