{"id":30951,"date":"2025-08-20T22:56:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30951"},"modified":"2025-08-20T22:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:56:53","slug":"cowboys-te-luke-schoonmaker-is-in-concussion-protocol-after-tuesdays-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30951","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys TE Luke Schoonmaker is in concussion protocol after Tuesday&#8217;s practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6991,h_3932,x_0,y_202\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01k34rpnhhdmxbgeshyw.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys tight end Luke Schoonmaker reacts after wide receiver Jalen Tolbert's touchdown.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_37yjebj8o\">The Dallas Cowboys returned to practice on Tuesday, at it was their first practice in Dallas this preseason.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mjhsnyx2d\">Fans got the chance to celebrate the team&#8217;s return home, and got even better news when rookie Jaydon Blue was seen in full pads at practice.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_stgkywpc5\">However, the return home practice wasn&#8217;t all a dream. Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer revealed on Wednesday that backup tight end Luke Schoonmaker left Tuesday&#8217;s practice early and is in concussion protocol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_a6fbimo3o\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_u7lqughqy\">Details are still scarce on the situation, but it&#8217;s fair to say that Schoonmaker will not be in action when the team takes on the Atlanta Falcons this Friday in the preseason finale.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_yo0wcrzti\">Schoonmaker should be safe when it comes to roster cuts. The former second-round pick will be behind Jake Ferguson on the depth chart. However, the hope is that the third-year tight end can make the Cowboys offense even more dangerous by bringing another element to the pass game.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mobe6ry9e\">Last season. Schoonmaker was asked to step up to the plate as Ferguson suffered an injury in the team&#8217;s first game of the season. In 17 games, six in which he started, Schoonmaker finished with 27 receptions, 241 receiving yards, and one touchdown.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_slpf5ajo8\">The hope is this won&#8217;t linger on past the preseason.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_61zjw106s\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_d66lglwij\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_8001,h_5334,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01k34s4jr4jzf0vcwg4p.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer reveals backup tight end is in concussion protocol after Tuesday&#8217;s practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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