Although trade rumors had swirled around running back Darren McFadden, the Cowboys plan to keep the veteran running back, tweets Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. McFadden will go on the NFI list, meaning he will miss the first six weeks of action.
Fourth overall pick Ezekiel Elliott is poised to take over the Cowboys’ starting running back job, and free agent signee Alfred Morris has performed well in camp. Pass-catching back Lance Dunbar, meanwhile, has come off the PUP list and will be ready for the start of the season, so Dallas could have trouble finding carries for McFadden.
Still, McFadden is a pretty valuable asset given that he rushed for more than 1,000 yards last season and will cost only $1.25MM in base salary. However, his health has always been a question mark, and he’s injured at the moment. McFadden is dealing with an elbow ailment and still hasn’t practiced this offseason.
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Could not understand the different between the PUP list and NFI list. Can anyone help?
PUP list is the Physically unable to play. Which means they were hurt in football activities. NFI is Non-Football Injury. Which would obviously be an injury before camp or at home riding a hover board. Pup list I believe means they r out for the first 6 weeks automatically. And can’t b reinstated to the active roster until then.
Thanks, makes sense one is football related and the other is not.