CeeDee Lamb injury: Dallas Cowboys WR dealing with back issue, status unclear vs. Texans

Injuries have piled on for the Dallas Cowboys, most recently losing quarterback Dak Prescott for the rest of the season. Now, there is some concern surrounding CeeDee Lamb and his health leading into Monday night’s showdown against Houston.

Lamb was added to Saturday’s injury report due to a back problem. Dallas currently lists him as questionable, something to monitor leading up to kickoff.

“#Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb was added to the injury report today, as he was limited with a back injury,” Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network said via X. “He’s officially questionable.”

Shortly after the news broke, head coach Mike McCarthy spoke to the media. He explained the origin of Lamb’s injury and did not seem too concerned about his status just over 48 hours away.

“He had something pop up in a 7-on-7 drill,” McCarthy said. “We’ll look at him tomorrow, but I’m not of high concern.”

While the injury was not big enough to place on the injury report, Lamb was dealing with some pain in his shoulder recently. A couple of weeks ago against Atlanta was where it was most obvious, visibly showing the discomfort he was in. Last week against Philadelphia did not appear to be as bad but enough to worry about.

Despite the Cowboys not having a great season, Lamb is still putting up good numbers. Nine games played have resulted in 59 receptions for 681 yards and four touchdowns. The first two stats are good enough to place him inside the top 10 in the NFL.

Lamb is hoping to add to those against Houston, wanting to have another big-time performance on Monday Night Football. But before getting there, making sure the back is healthy will be the wide receiver’s top priority.