The Dallas Cowboys competition at wide receiver suffered an important loss yesterday, as rookie Cedrick Wilson was placed on injured reserve with a torn labrum. Wilson dealt with the same shoulder injury in college, causing him to miss time at Boise State, and was limited at the Cowboys earlier OTAs and mini camp.
Looking to put this behind him and make a name for himself, Wilson's rookie season is unfortunately over before it really began. While teams can recall two players from their IR now, this new rule does not apply to players placed on the list during the preseason.
Wilson was the second receiver drafted by the Cowboys this year. Despite going 127 picks after standout Wide Receiver Michael Gallup, Wilson drew plenty of hype as a potential deep threat in the Cowboys offense.
Wilson was one of eleven receivers on the Cowboys roster before his injury. The team has maintained this depth by signing Ricky Jeune in his absence. An unknown commodity, Jeune was signed by the Rams as a UDFA but released in July.
The 6'2″ target out of Georgia Tech didn't play a large part in their run-first offense, but did manage to increase his production every year as a starter from 2015-17. Putting up 25 receptions in consecutive years, Jeune totaled a career high 545 yards as a Senior to go with six touchdowns.
A long shot to make the Cowboys roster, Jeune will have a chance to join in on Sanjay Lal's unique drills and gain experience with a team in need of bodies at the position.
Cowboys WRs and WR coach Sanjay Lal continue to end practice by walking with 25-pound bricks in each hand pic.twitter.com/5b7rY7ndfx
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 1, 2018
Jeune joins Gallup as the only other first-year receiver on the Cowboys. Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson are also in their first season with Dallas.
