The Beacon Brief, one report

InjuryWeek 1Out

Cowboys RB Malik Davis ruled out of Sunday's game vs. the Giants because of a hip injury suffered in Friday's practice.

Injury: hip injury suffered in Friday's practice
Status: ruled out of Sunday's game
Opponent: Giants
Notes: undergoing further examination to determine severity

Malik DavisRB, DAL Dallas Cowboys New York Giants

Later reports on this story

InjuryWeek 1Injured reserveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Cowboys running back Malik Davis to have hip surgery Saturday and be placed on injured reserve after practice injury.
Player
Malik Davis
Team
Cowboys
Injury
Hip injury
Surgery
Scheduled Saturday
Status
Placed on injured reserve
Event
Injured in today's practice
Malik DavisRB, DAL Dallas Cowboys
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 11, 2026, 8:56 PM EDT
Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open Permalink: Cowboys running back Malik Davis to have hip surgery Saturday and be placed on injured reserve after practice injury.
TransactionWeek 1Injured reserveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Cowboys placed RB Malik Davis on injured reserve and signed RB Israel Abanikanda to their active roster from their practice squad.
Placed on IR
Malik Davis
Signed to active roster
Israel Abanikanda
From
practice squad
Malik DavisRB, DAL Israel AbanikandaRB, DAL Dallas Cowboys
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 12, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT
Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open Permalink: Cowboys placed RB Malik Davis on injured reserve and signed RB Israel Abanikanda to their active roster from their practice squad.