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Will Taco Charlton Break The Cowboys Rookie Edge Rusher Injury Curse?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017...her-injury-curse-dallas-cowboys-defensive-end
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...In each of the last three seasons, the Cowboys have lost their top defensive end draft pick due to an injury their rookie season.
2014 - DeMarcus Lawrence
The Cowboys selected Tank with the 34th overall pick after they traded away their third-round pick to move up to get him. So it was disappointing when Lawrence’s rookie season would be put on hold after fracturing his right foot in training camp. Lawrence started the season on the PUP list and didn’t make his Cowboys debut until midway through the season. In seven regular season games, he did not record a sack.
2015 - Randy Gregory
Before all the hoopla of drug suspensions damaging Gregory’s career, there was a lot of hope stirred up for the young edge rusher. Gregory was selected 60th overall, late in the second round, and was thought to be a steal for the Cowboys. While he did show promise in preseason, he endured a set back when he suffered a high ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of the season opener against the New York Giants. He would miss several weeks and wasn’t able to make an impact when he returned. He also did not record a sack his rookie season.
2016 - Charles Tapper
The Cowboys drafted Tapper early in the fourth round with the 101st overall pick. And just like these other defensive end draft picks, his rookie season would be stymied as well. To be fair, Tapper didn’t suffer any type of injury last year. Instead, during training camp last year, it was discovered that he had a pre-existing back condition known as pars defect. This sidelined him and ultimately put him on injured reserve for the rest of the year. He did not play a single down, so like the others - no sacks...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017...her-injury-curse-dallas-cowboys-defensive-end
...In each of the last three seasons, the Cowboys have lost their top defensive end draft pick due to an injury their rookie season.
2014 - DeMarcus Lawrence
The Cowboys selected Tank with the 34th overall pick after they traded away their third-round pick to move up to get him. So it was disappointing when Lawrence’s rookie season would be put on hold after fracturing his right foot in training camp. Lawrence started the season on the PUP list and didn’t make his Cowboys debut until midway through the season. In seven regular season games, he did not record a sack.
2015 - Randy Gregory
Before all the hoopla of drug suspensions damaging Gregory’s career, there was a lot of hope stirred up for the young edge rusher. Gregory was selected 60th overall, late in the second round, and was thought to be a steal for the Cowboys. While he did show promise in preseason, he endured a set back when he suffered a high ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of the season opener against the New York Giants. He would miss several weeks and wasn’t able to make an impact when he returned. He also did not record a sack his rookie season.
2016 - Charles Tapper
The Cowboys drafted Tapper early in the fourth round with the 101st overall pick. And just like these other defensive end draft picks, his rookie season would be stymied as well. To be fair, Tapper didn’t suffer any type of injury last year. Instead, during training camp last year, it was discovered that he had a pre-existing back condition known as pars defect. This sidelined him and ultimately put him on injured reserve for the rest of the year. He did not play a single down, so like the others - no sacks...
