Safety Malik Hooker suffered fractured forearm, will have surgery and miss weeks
Cowboys starter Malik Hooker sustained a fractured forearm in Week 1, will have surgery and be sidelined for weeks, creating an immediate vacancy in the safety rotation.
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Left game in second half after collision with a blocker
Initial X‑rays in stadium; team said more testing would follow
Coaching staff confirmed a fracture and that Hooker will have surgery
Team projects he will miss multiple weeks (noted as ‘some weeks’)
Cowboys will increase snaps for P.J. Locke in Hooker’s subpackage role
Rookie Caleb Downs expected to see more regular snaps alongside Jalen Thompson
Coaching staff noted they will adjust schemes and rotations while Hooker recovers