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Jalen Tolbert injury update: Cowboys WR suffered dislocated finger vs. Bucs

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Jalen Tolbert
Dec 22, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert (1) catches a touchdown pass against Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David (54) in the first quarter at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert suffered an injury in the Sunday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and NBC Sports shared an update. During the broadcast, Melissa Stark announced that Tolbert suffered a dislocated finger.

“We saw Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert get injured at the end of the first half,” Stark said. “He left the field shaking his hand as he went into the locker room. He was late coming out, he was getting X-rays on his finger. When he came out of the locker room, he had his ring and his pinky finger taped on his left hand. He is questionable to return with a dislocated finger.”

Before the injury, Jalen Tolbert made a big impact on the game, catching two passes for 20 yards and one touchdown. The 25-year-old has put together a solid 2024 season, catching 42 passes for 482 yards and six touchdowns in 15 games. Earlier this year, Tolbert had the best game of his career as he caught seven passes for 87 yards and one touchdown in the 20-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Jalen Tolbert had a huge day against the Steelers

“I work hard for this,” said Tolbert after the game, per the Cowboys’ official website. “Obviously, God has given me the talent and ability to be able to continue to work and continue to get better, and so I give him all the glory for it. I’ve been working for years for this and waiting on my opportunity, waiting on the time where I would be able to get more offensive snaps or get more targets, whatever it may be.

“Whenever that moment comes, you’ve got to be able to be ready for it. I think that’s something that we emphasized all week.”

“Super proud [of Tolbert],” Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said at the time. “The ups and downs — I mean, it was just down early in his career and the guy had high standards for himself. We did as well. And he just didn’t quite start out the way he wanted to, but I think that’s a great story for a lot of guys in this league to understand that just because it doesn’t start the way you want it to, that you’re in control, you can rebound from that.”