Cowboys’ Professional Bowl RB Tony Pollard carted off subject, dominated out vs. 49ers with ankle damage

Tony Pollard suffered a severe leg damage throughout Sunday’s playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, hampering the Cowboys offense and casting a cloud over his upcoming offseason.

Pollard injured his left leg throughout a second-quarter drive because the Cowboys regarded to attain earlier than halftime. After the sport, ESPN’s Todd Archer reported that he fractured his fibula and would require offseason surgical procedure.

With 1:36 remaining within the half, Pollard caught a brief move from Dak Prescott on second-and-2 then turned upfield for an 8-yard achieve. 49ers security Jimmie Ward tackled him, and Pollard’s ankle rolled violently beneath Ward’s physique.

Pollard wanted assist to a sideline medical tent and shortly left the sector on a cart with a towel over his head.

He was fitted for an air solid earlier than he left the sector and ruled out at halftime with an ankle injury.

The Cowboys did not instantly present additional particulars of his analysis or verify the report postgame. The drive ended with a Prescott interception that arrange a 49ers subject objective to take a 9-6 lead into halftime.

Pollard, 25, emerged in 2022 because the Cowboys’ simplest working again in his first Professional Bowl season whereas sharing snaps with longtime starter Ezekiel Elliott. He led the Cowboys within the common season with 1,007 dashing yards on 5.2 yards per carry. He added 39 catches for 371 yards whereas tallying 12 complete touchdowns.

His damage is a tough blow as he enters the offseason with out a contract. He was in line for an enormous payday on the conclusion of his four-year, $3.2 million rookie deal.