FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys will be without starting tight end Jake Ferguson and No. 2 running back Tyler Goodson for "multiple weeks," according to coach Brian Schottenheimer.
According to sources, Ferguson suffered a sprained posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament in his left knee in the third quarter of Sunday's 27-23 win against the Indianapolis Colts. Goodson suffered a knee injury in the second quarter but managed to return in the second half. He finished with 12 carries for a career-high 77 yards.
Ferguson, who is second on the team in touchdown catches (four), was hit awkwardly on an 11-yard catch and immediately grabbed at his knee. He remained on the sideline after getting his knee taped up but did not return.
"A lot of these guys, they play on adrenaline and this is a guy that has been incredible for us really the last two weeks," Schottenheimer said of Goodson. "And these guys, they want to tough it out. They care. They want to win. They want to do whatever it takes. And just doing some more exams and scans and things like that, a few things showed up that we'll keep an eye for."
Complicating matters for the Cowboys is the fact they have just one slot remaining on their injured reserve/designated to return list, having put the designation on seven players. A player misses at least four games if he is placed on injured reserve/DTR.
"We're working through it," Schottenheimer said.
Tight end Luke Schoonmaker (groin) has missed the last two games, but Schottenheimer said he will be available this week to help alleviate Ferguson's absence.
The Cowboys only have fullback Hunter Luepke on the 53-man roster behind Javonte Williams, but they do have Israel Abanikanda and Jashaun Corbin on the practice squad.
"There's a lot of different ways to do it," Schottenheimer said of the running back breakdowns. "I have a lot of confidence in Izzy. We'll be looking at a lot of different potential moves that we can make, but I'm not going to pretend that losing Goody doesn't affect us. The guy's been playing great football and again."
Wide receiver George Pickens (shoulder, hamstring), cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (ankle) and linebacker DeMarvion Overshown (back, hamstring) were inactive against the Colts, and Schottenheimer said they will follow a similar practice plan this week, by being limited, before a decision is made on their availability for the San Francisco 49ers.
Safety P.J. Locke has been ruled out for this week after suffering a concussion for the second straight week. Wide receiver Jonathan Mingo was unable to finish the Colts game and his status is uncertain. Wide receiver KaVontae Turpin (ribs) will work into practice this week but has missed the last three games.
"Busy week in the training room for us," Schottenheimer said.