Overview

• Jones suffered a neck fracture during the first padded practice in Oxnard on July 27 and was officially ruled out for two to three months on July 28.
• He signed a one-year, $3.75 million deal in March after starting 30 games over four seasons with the Miami Dolphins.
• Team medical staff confirmed no surgery is required and rehabilitation is projected to last into the early weeks of the regular season.
• Rookie Tyler Booker had been splitting reps on the second team and will now assume the starting guard role.
• Dallas will lean on interior backups such as Brock Hoffman and Saahdiq Charles to shore up depth and maintain line cohesion.