Dallas Cowboys begin practice window for injured tight end Peyton Hendershot

The Dallas Cowboys have begun the 21-day practice window for injured tight end Peyton Hendershot this week. The former Indiana standout suffered an ankle injury that knocked him out just three weeks into the season. He missed two weeks then the Cowboys opted to place him on injured reserve, which knocked him out for another four weeks.

Prior to his move to IR, Hendershot was the No. 2 tight end on the depth chart behind Ferguson. He had one reception for three yards, which came in the Week 3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

“Cowboys TE Peyton Hendershot (ankle) said he will resume practice this week, being designated to return from injured reserve,” Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News shared on Wednesday. “Feels fresh. Eager to move around on field at practice. Unsure if he’ll play Sunday at Panthers, but physically, he is in a good place.”

Hendershot, an undrafted pickup out of Indiana now in his second season, had 11 catches, 103 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie. If he ends up playing this week against Carolina, he’ll join fellow tight ends Jake Ferguson, Luke Schoonmaker and Sean McKeon on the active roster.

Now that the practice window is open, Hendershot can return to the active roster at any time. However, if he’s not back on the active roster within 21 days, he’ll have to remain on Injured Reserve.

Cowboys-Panthers Wednesday injury report

The Dallas Cowboys are looking to continue to dominate their schedule, as they’ll travel to Carolina to face the Panthers in Week 11.

Dallas is coming off a drubbing of the New York Giants, while Carolina enjoyed a long break after falling to the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. Both have different aspirations for the remainder of the season, but a win would feel fantastic for either squad.

Both teams shared their injury reports on Wednesday leading up to Sunday’s matchup.

Cowboys practice report

Full: RB Rico Dowdle (ankle), DE Viliami Fehoko (knee), TE Peyton Hendershot (ankle), CB Jourdan Lewis (neck), DT Osa Odighizuwa (hamstring), WR Jalen Tolbert (knee), WR KaVontae Turpin (shoulder)

Panthers practice report

DNP: TE Hayden Hurst (concussion), OT Taylor Moton (rest/knee), DL DeShawn Williams (not injury related)
Limited: OG Austin Corbett (calf), LB Marquis Haynes (back), CB C.J. Henderson (concussion), CB Jaycee Horn (hamstring), WR Laviska Shenault (ankle), TE Ian Thomas (calf), S Xavier Woods (thigh)
Full: LB Brian Burns (concussion), WR DJ Chark (elbow), TE Stephen Sullivan (shoulder)

On3’s Steve Samra contributed to this report.