{"id":464652,"date":"2026-10-13T10:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464652\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:46:23","slug":"at-least-four-dallas-cowboys-have-been-affected-by-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464652\/","title":{"rendered":"At least four Dallas Cowboys have been affected by illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys are currently passing around a sickness in the facility, as four players have had a practice or game status affected by an illness over the last week. On Monday, cornerbacks DaRon Bland and Caelen Carson were sent home after arriving to the facility sick.<\/p>\n<p>This is in addition to new trade acquisition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/article317548239.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joey Porter Jr. being sent home<\/a> from AT&amp;T Stadium on Thursday night after arriving to the Cowboys\u2019 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throwing up. He was seen on a stadium Amazon feed being escorted out of the stadium with a trash can. However, he returned to the facility on Monday and practiced with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Last Wednesday, wide receiver Jonathan Mingo also missed practice with an illness. When asked if he was worried about a bug going around, Schottenheimer said he wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all had a little bit of something,\u201d Schottenheimer said.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow cornerbacks Ameer Speed and Shavon Revel Jr. did not participate in Monday\u2019s practice to rest sore knees. Cornerback Cobie Durant (hamstring) \u201cramped up his rehab\u201d on Monday in hopes of playing on Sunday, while linebacker DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring) did more in practice on Monday with the team. Offensive tackle Tyler Guyton (back) and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (quad) were also present at practice after departing in the fourth quarter of last week\u2019s loss to the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys will look to cut off the potential of a contagion being further passed around the locker room ahead of their Week 6 clash with the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night at Lambeau Field. Players who may have a tougher shot at playing on Sunday include backup offensive tackle Drew Shelton and backup safety Alijah Clark, who are both dealing with hamstring issues.<\/p>\n<p> Game schedule dates, times, locations              Sept. 13 N.Y. Giants 28, Cowboys 20      Sept. 20 Cowboys 37, Washington 20      Sept. 27 Baltimore 34, Cowboys 31      Oct. 4 Cowboys 34, Houston 30      Oct. 8 Tampa Bay 24, Cowboys 16      Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC      Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC      Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox      Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox      Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox      Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox      Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox      Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC      Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS      Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC      Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox      Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA                    Aug. 29 North Carolina 15, TCU 10      Sept. 12 TCU 63, Grambling State 7      Sept. 19 TCU 31, Arkansas State 7      Sept. 26 Central Florida 21, TCU 13      Oct. 3 BYU 17, TCU 10      Oct. 17 at Baylor, 6 p.m., FS1      Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, 11 a.m., ESPN2      Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA      Nov. 6 at Arizona, 9:15 p.m., ESPN      Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA      Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA      Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN                    Sept. 5 Indiana 52, North Texas 16      Sept. 12 North Texas 44, UNLV 6      Sept. 19 Texas State 49, North Texas 35      Sept. 26 North Texas 63, Houston Christian 14      Oct. 1 North Texas 45, Tulsa 44 (OT)      Oct. 10 North Texas 50, Charlotte 10      Oct. 24 at Navy, 2:30 p.m. CBSSN      Oct. 29 vs. Florida Atlantic, 6:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2      Nov. 7 vs. Rice, TBA      Nov. 14 at UTSA, TBA      Nov. 21 at Tulane, TBA      Nov. 28 vs. UAB, TBA                    All home games at Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium      Aug. 27 Central Oklahoma 59, Texas Wesleyan 7      Sept. 5 McNeese State 52, Texas Wesleyan 0      Sept. 12 Texas Wesleyan 56, Texas College 20      Sept. 26 Texas Wesleyan 41, Nelson 16      Oct. 3 Texas Wesleyan 34, Arkansas Baptist 27      Oct. 10 Louisiana Christian 42, Texas Wesleyan 27      Oct. 17 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, 1 p.m.      Oct. 24 at Langston, 2 p.m.      Oct. 31 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State, 2 p.m.      Nov. 7 at Ottawa (Arizona), 6 p.m.      Nov. 14 at Wayland Baptist, 2 p.m.                    Preseason      Oct. 9 Houston 135, Mavericks 117 (at Macao)      Oct. 11 Mavericks 132, Houston 115 (at Macao)      Oct. 14 vs. New Orleans, 7 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV+, NBA TV      Oct. 16 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV+      Regular season      Oct. 21 at Houston, 7:30 p.m., TBA      Oct. 23 at Indiana, 6 p.m., TBA      Oct. 24 vs. San Antonio, 7 p.m., TBA      Oct. 26 at Miami, 6:30 p.m., NBA TV      Oct. 28 vs. Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m., ESPN                    Oct. 2 St. Louis 4, Stars 0      Oct. 3 Nashville 2, Stars 1      Oct. 5 Stars 5, San Jose 0      Oct. 8 Stars 4, Buffalo 0      Oct. 10 Pittsburgh 2, Stars 1 (SO)      Oct. 13 vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m., ESPN      Oct. 14 at Colorado, 7:30 p.m., TNT, truTV, HBO Max      Oct. 17 at Chicago, 6 p.m., Amazon Prime Video      Oct. 20 vs. Boston, 7 p.m., ESPN      Oct. 22 vs. Winnipeg, 7 p.m., Fox, Amazon Prime Video                    Sept. 9 FC Dallas 2, Minnesota 1      Sept. 12 FC Dallas 2, Portland 1      Sept. 19 FC Dallas 0, Austin 0      Sept. 26 FC Dallas 1, LAFC 0      Oct. 10 Charlotte 3, FC Dallas 2      Oct. 14 vs. Seattle, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV      Oct. 17 at Houston, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV      Oct. 24 vs. San Jose, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV      Oct. 28 vs. Columbus, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV      Oct. 31 at Kansas City, 2 p.m., Apple TV                    Oct. 14 Tony Stewart Bowling Tournament      Oct. 16-17 High Limit Racing Championship      Oct. 29-31 POWRi Racing      Nov. 5-7 POWRi Racing      Dec. 5 Team Texas: David Starr&#8217;s Racing School      Dec. 12 NASCAR Racing Experience      <\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published October 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/292227800\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791888383_786_Nick Harris.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nick Harris\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/292227800\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Harris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Nick Harris is the Dallas Cowboys beat reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has experience working on the beat for DallasCowboys.com and previous work experience at Yahoo Sports\/Rivals and 247Sports.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys are currently passing around a sickness in the facility, as four players have had a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-464652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}