Cowboys place DT Brent Urban, CB Maurice Canady on injured reserve

In a week where several Cowboys players are returning to action after a stint on injured reserve, two others are now making their way there.

Defensive tackle Brent Urban is dealing with a triceps injury, while cornerback Maurice Canady is still working through a concussion suffered in the Week 6 contest at New England. Both will be moved to Injured Reserve, according to the team, and will therefore miss at least the next three games.

Urban, a veteran in his eighth pro season, has played about 40% of the team’s defensive snaps and on roughly 15% of the special teams’ plays this season, his first in Dallas.

After an impressive turn at camp, Canady has been mostly a special teams contributor, but saw a fair amount of playing time on defense in Weeks 3 and 4, versus Philadelphia and Carolina, respectively.

The spots vacated by Urban and Canady will open the door for two additions to the 53-man roster ahead of the Cowboys’ Week 8 visit to Minnesota.

As team writer David Helman points out, cornerback Kelvin Joseph and tight end Sean McKeon are well within their 21-day evaluation period since being designated for return on October 13. Both players began the 2021 season on injured reserve; second-round draft pick Joseph has yet to make his NFL debut.

Wide receiver Michael Gallup, defensive tackle Trysten Hill, and linebacker Francis Bernard were designated for return earlier this week. The 21-day practice window has just started for that group; it is not known how close any of them are to being ready for game action.

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