Overview
- Both injuries occurred during the Cowboys’ Week 1 loss to the Giants on Sunday night and forced Malik Hooker and DeMarvion Overshown out of the game.
- Hooker has a confirmed forearm fracture, is scheduled for surgery, and the team projects a brief absence of roughly one to two weeks with no immediate plan to place him on injured reserve.
- Overshown sustained a hamstring strain that imaging suggests will likely cost him about one to two weeks and he also faces possible league discipline after being flagged for a late hit on Jaxson Dart.
- Dallas will shift reps to P.J. Locke, rookie Caleb Downs and Jaishawn Barham while coaches juggle a thin linebacker and safety group and consider practice‑squad elevations for upcoming games.
- The injuries compound pressure from a Week 1 defensive showing in which the Giants gained about 394 yards, leaving the staff to fix communication and depth issues after an extensive offseason overhaul.