The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are set to square off on “Sunday Night Football” for their Week 8 matchup. Unfortunately, Dallas will be without leading rusher Rico Dowdle.
The announcement came just hours before the game was set to start.
However, Dowdle was seen outside the tunnel signing autographs for Dallas fans before the game.
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Of course, that’s very strange if he’s suffering from an illness, and everyone is calling him out and even speculating a wild conspiracy theory that owner Jerry Jones made the illness up so that Dalvin Cook could play instead.
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If that is the case, then there’s a possibility of a rift growing between Dowdle and the Cowboys organization. This situation is bad for Jones, who has already gotten a lot of heat for his recent actions.
The Cowboy’s Run Game Has Gone Through Rico Dowdle.
If the conspiracy theory is true, it’s a head-scratcher, considering Dowdle leads the team in rushing yards, carries, and yards per carry.
It wouldn’t make much sense for a team that already struggles with its rushing offense to make a move like this.
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