Among the litany of issues the Dallas Cowboys have been dealing with these days, many of them self-inflicted, they have been bitten rather hard by the injury bug. This has been a recurring theme across this season as a number of different players have been affected. One injury that the team has been dealing with for a while now has been that to cornerback DaRon Bland. In late August it was revealed that he had a stress fracture in his foot.

Dallas opened the 21-day practice window for Bland ahead of the Detroit Lions game which was a week before the team’s bye. The looming bye made it a curious decision and the time since has as well given that it has been six weeks.

Whatever the case, according to Jerry Jones we can expect to see Bland make his debut on Sunday against the Washington Commanders.

It was this time last year when Bland was making himself a household name by returning interceptions for touchdowns left and right. Bland would famously go on to set the NFL record for most interceptions returned in a season during the team’s Thanksgiving Day game, incidentally a contest also against the Washington Commanders who the team will see on Sunday.

Obviously this season is a lost one for the Cowboys, but Bland is eligible for a contract extension for the first time in the offseason. It stands to reason that he would want to capitalize on his performances last year, you know how that thing goes.