Dez Bryant has a hairline fracture in his knee, but could still play

Playing through a fracture in your knee doesn’t sound enjoyable, but Dez Bryant might try to do it.

Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett revealed Wednesday that Bryant has a hairline fracture in his injured knee, according to Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group. While that sounds like a bad injury, Garrett didn’t seem too concerned. According to Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle, Garrett said it’s a “slight” fracture in one of the bones. Garrett said Bryant is day-to-day, or week-to-week, and hasn’t ruled out playing on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.

Bryant went down awkwardly against the Chicago Bears, though he came back to the game and there had been no news from the Cowboys’ tests on his knee this week. It seemed like maybe Bryant had escaped a major injury, but that wasn’t the case.

The Cowboys have a few key injuries. Left tackle Tyron Smith has been missing practice with a back issue. Guard La’el Collins has a foot injury that could cause him to miss a reported six-to-10 weeks. Quarterback Tony Romo has been out with a broken bone in his back. Add Bryant to that injury list. That’s a lot of high-end offensive talent on the injury report.

Bryant is coming off an injury-filled 2015 season. A broken bone in his foot cost him most of the season. The Cowboys rely on him heavily in the passing game, and now he’s injured again. This time he’ll try to play through it, no matter how painful it sounds.

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