Dez Bryant

Cowboys not ruling Dez Bryant (knee) out despite missed practice Friday

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (knee) did not practice Friday.

What It Means:

Head coach Jason Garrett has refused to rule Bryant out for Sunday's contest against the San Francisco 49ers. Owner/general manager Jerry Jones claims Bryant's issue is a "pain thing," implying the receiver could play through it. We don't expect Bryant to be active for Week 4, but it sounds like there's a slim chance after he received "great feedback" from Dr. James Andrews on Thursday in regards to the knee injury.

Bryant has had a slow start to the season, and ranks second on the Cowboys -- behind Beasley -- in both Reception Net Expected Points (NEP) and Reception NEP per target.