IRVING, Texas \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
McFadden, who had surgery Tuesday, was fourth in the NFL in rushing last season with 1,089 yards. Garrett said McFadden would be out \u201cat least a couple of months,\u201d with the team hoping he\u2019ll be ready for the season opener. Training camp starts in late July in California.<\/p>\n
An eight-year veteran, McFadden missed the day that was open to reporters during the second week of voluntary workouts after the holiday weekend before returning last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a tough guy. That\u2019s one of the things we know about McFadden,\u201d Garrett said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dallas drafted former Ohio State star Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth overall pick in the draft, and the rookie had been sharing first-team work with last year\u2019s leading rusher in McFadden. The Cowboys also signed free agent Alfred Morris, who made the Pro Bowl twice in Washington.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to be deep at all positions,\u201d Garrett said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to do that in the NFL in this day and age with the salary caps and the like, but it\u2019s good to have quality football players at that spot with this injury.\u201d<\/p>\n
McFadden had seven mostly disappointing and 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 \u2014 the only two times he\u2019s done so in his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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