Cowboys LB Andrew Gachkar having thumb surgery
Posted by Josh Alper on August 5, 2016, 3:46 PM EDT
ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 11: Andrew Gachkar #52 of the Dallas Cowboys and Matthew Slater #18 of the New England Patriots scuffle as Nate Ebner #43 of the New England Patriots tries to intervene during the second half of the NFL game against the New England Patriots at AT&T Stadium on October 11, 2015 in Arlington, Texas.
There hasn’t been much good news at linebacker for the Cowboys this year.
Rolando McClain isn’t in camp and will be suspended for the first 10 games of the season if he does report and both Damien Wilson and Jaylon Smith are on the non-football injury list. Now it looks like they’ll be without another linebacker for a little while.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Friday, via Todd Archer of ESPN.com, that linebacker Andrew Gachkar has flown back to Dallas from California in order to have surgery on his thumb. Garrett said that there is no timetable for Gachkar’s return to the lineup.
Gachkar played every game for the Cowboys last season after signing with the team as a free agent in the offseason. He’s been in the mix for playing time at middle linebacker with McClain absent and could rejoin that competition should his recovery from surgery move quickly.