Working on Christmas can be a rough draw for some people, but a day at work for a professional football team sounds a lot better than being sick in bed on December 25.
That’s where Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray found himself this Christmas. Murray’s hand surgery didn’t get in the way of playing against the Colts last Sunday, but he’ll have to ward off illness to make it through all 16 games for the first time in his career.
“He is not here today,” head coach Jason Garrett said, via the team’s website. “He was here earlier. He is sick so we sent him home.”
The Cowboys will practice again on Friday and another absence from Murray would make for some concern about Sunday as it wouldn’t make sense for the team to take any undue risks with a playoff berth already in hand.
Linebacker Rolando McClain returned to practice after missing Wednesday’s session after his house in Alabama burned down. Right tackle Doug Free didn’t practice and is on track to miss a second straight game with an ankle injury.
