Dallas Cowboys Injury Report: Marc Colombo May Miss Up to Four Weeks

The Dallas Cowboys now head to California for the second part of their camp, however the injury bug has followed them. 

Lineman Marc Colombo was injured during the second portion of Sunday's back-to-back practices and took himself out of the practice.

Early indications are that the 31-year-old guard will need a knee scope to clear out some debris, and that will put him on the shelf for two to four weeks, making an already hurt line even worse. 

Swingman Alex Barron is still out with an ankle injury although Coach Wade Phillips said that he could play this weekend against the San Diego Chargers. That leaves Robert Brewster, who has impressed coaches with his work so far in camp and rookie Sam Young. 

Although there are a lot of injuries, there is some good news.

Martellus Bennett has returned to practice after a minor setback with his ankle. If everything goes well Bennett could finally see some preseason action this weekend.

"The trainers have been doing a great job," Bennett said. "They're trying to get me back on the field as soon as possible, so we have been doing everything we can to get back out here."

If Bennett can't go, the Cowboys signed tight ends Jason Pociask and DajLeon Farr to take the reps. 

Safety Akwasi Owusu-Ansah will also be seeing his first action of the season this weekend as he's expected to returning both punts and kicks. Owusu-Ansah returned kicks, punts at IUP and returned four touchdowns in his career. 

"Kick returning and punt returning has always been natural to me," he said. "Any time the ball is in my hands I think it is a natural ability that I have. I'm just ready to make a play like I always did my four years at IUP. So, hopefully I can translate it to the next level and I guess we have to wait and see."

However, it's still unknown if Sean Lee will be playing this weekend, he's been practicing, but Wade Phillips is still hesitant about letting him play. 

In other injury news, on Sunday, lineman Doug Free was poked in the eye, tight end Jason Witten had the wind knocked out of him, receiver Jesse Holley strained his hamstring, and Victor Butler missed the practice with a neck strain.

Free and Witten both returned to practice a few plays later and the rest are expected to be back by the end of the week.