Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence injury: Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy shares concerning update

The Cowboys got some bad injury news on Friday night, with Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy revealing that DeMarcus Lawrence’s foot sprain is worse than Micah Parsons’ ankle injury. The head coach said that both players will receive second opinions, and that both injuries are worse than they originally anticipated, according to Jon Machota.

Earlier on Friday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported that Lawrence was expected to miss multiple weeks after the injury. Lawrence limped off the field during the third quarter. He then made his way to the locker room to get an X-ray, which came back negative. Lawrence didn’t appear to be too overly concerned about the injury.

“I’ll be back in no time,” Lawrence said after the game.

He added: “Sh*t hurts, but it’ll be all right.”

Given Pelissero’s timeline, however, it looks like Lawrence will miss the Week 5 road tilt against the Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0), as well as the Week 6 home contest versus the Detroit Lions (2-1). The Cowboys have a bye in Week 7, which will give Lawrence plenty of time to rest and heal up for the second half of the season.

DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons are both banged up

Unfortunately for Dallas, Lawrence isn’t the only key defensive piece they could be without against Pittsburgh and Detroit. Star linebacker Micah Parsons was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain Friday and his status going forward is to be determined.

Parsons initially underwent X-rays on his left ankle which were negative. He sustained the injury in the fourth quarter after Giants offensive lineman Greg Van Roten fell on his leg while he was rushing the passer. Parsons had to be carted off the field and was seen walking gingerly when the team arrived back in Dallas Friday morning.

“Right now, I just iced it,” Parsons said. “I know very little. I’ve got an MRI [Friday], and I’m going to try to get back next week.”

Parsons was relatively held in check by New York’s offensive line, tallying just two tackles and zero quarterback hits. Lawrence, meanwhile, recorded the Cowboys’ only sack.

On3’s Nick Geddes also contributed to this article.