Dallas Cowboys: Inactives for Week 11 at Minnesota Vikings
The Dallas Cowboys kick off another road game on Sunday, this time at the 8-1 Minnesota Vikings. With less than two hours to go before kickoff, the teams have revealed their lists of inactive players for the Week 11 NFC matchup.
For Dallas, the most notable absence in the game will be linebacker Anthony Barr. The defensive contributor will miss the game versus his former team due to a hamstring injury he suffered ahead of last week’s game.
Despite wearing a knee brace, running back Ezekiel Elliott is active and will play on Sunday. He has dealt with a knee injury and almost returned before the bye week but missed the loss versus the Packers. He was a limited participant in practice this week. Still, unlike a week ago, the team did not elevate practice squad running back Qadree Ollison, indicating that Elliott is healthy enough to see the field in Minnesota.
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Also questionable throughout the week was edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence, however, the Cowboys staff repeatedly shared that they expect Tank to play on Sunday. He is not on the inactives list.
Here’s who’s in and who’s out for the critical Week 11 matchup between the Cowboys and Vikings.
Cowboys at Minnesota Inactives
Dallas Cowboys Inactives
LB Anthony Barr
NT Quinton Bohanna
DE Tarell Basham
S Markquese Bell
CB Nahshon Wright
QB Will Grier
Minnesota Vikings Inactives
CB Akayleb Evans
DL Luiji Vilain
WR Chris Reed
OL Vederian Lowe
DL Esezi Otomewo
DL Dalvin Tomlinson
Dallas to host Odell Beckham Jr.
Some big news came down the pipe ahead of the Sunday afternoon kickoff in Minnesota.
Odell Beckham Jr. is expected to visit the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants after Thanksgiving, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero & Ian Rapoport. The two teams have now emerged as favorites to sign the free agent wide receiver, who has remained away from football for more than half the season while recovering from a re-torn ACL.
He has not scheduled any other meetings with other teams, per the report, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility Beckham decides to take more calls before making a final decision.
Both teams have their upside for Beckham. The Giants were the team that drafted the former LSU star No. 12 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. Beckham was in New York last month to reportedly check on his former teammate Sterling Shepard after Shepard’s ACL tear, but “did not meet with the team’s brass,” per the report.
On3’s Barkley Truax contributed to this report.