Cowboys add Tyron Smith, Anthony Brown to COVID list

Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith (77) blocs Houston Texans outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins (50). Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Cowboys add Pro Bowl LT Tyron Smith, CB Anthony Brown to reserve/COVID-19 list

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated Jan 6, 2022 12:15 PM ET

The Dallas Cowboys found out Wednesday that star linebacker Micah Parson was going on the reserve/COVID-19 list. On Thursday, it was reported that a crucial member of their offensive line and a starting member of their secondary will join Parsons.

Micah Parson isn’t the only high-profile #Cowboys player to land on the COVID-19 list. Per me and @MikeGarafolo, LT Tyron Smith tested positive, as well.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 6, 2022

#Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy just added CB Anthony Brown to Covid list
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) January 6, 2022

Slater further reported that she was told a few players were feeling "under the weather" on Thursday. In brighter news, the NFL Network reporter tweeted out that Brown's wife gave birth to a baby boy on Thursday morning.

Smith has made eight Pro Bowls during his 11-year NFL career with the Cowboys and was named First-Team All-Pro in 2014 and 2016 as well. Brown has spent his entire six-year professional career in Dallas as well and has recorded career-highs in tackles (71), passes defended (17) and interceptions (three) this season through 16 games played.

The Cowboys are 11-5, have clinched the NFC East and will likely be the conference's No. 4 seed in the postseason. However, this is a slight chance that Dallas could move up to the No. 3 or No. 2 seed with a win in Week 18 over the Philadelphia Eagles, plus some help from a few other teams.

Victor Barbosa

Victor Barbosa is a passionate follower of MLB, the NBA and NFL, with a deep interest in Boston-area teams. He graduated from Springfield College -- The Birthplace of Basketball -- in 2013 with a degree in Communications-Sports Journalism. Previous bylines include FanSided, Heavy and Syracuse

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