Matt Waletzko has been on the field for exactly one snap with the Cowboys offense as a rookie.
At least the play was a big one; it will likely be Waletzko’s only offensive snap of the season.
Both the team and the rookie tackle have known he would need surgery to repair a recurring shoulder issue.
He had hoped it would wait until the offseason, but on Thursday, the 6-foot-8-inch lineman’s luck ran out.
Waletzko suffered a sublaxation- his third in a year- during practice and is expected to miss the rest of the 2022 campaign
, as per Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News.
The fifth-round draft pick first suffered the injury to his left shoulder during his senior year at North Dakota and missed the final game of the 2021
college season. He was able, though, to play in the Senior Bowl and participate at the scouting combine.
He was escorted off the field by trainers and missed most of the rest of training camp.
The 22-year-old finally made his Dallas debut in the team’s third preseason game against Seattle.
The 22-year-old finally made his Dallas debut in the team’s third preseason game against Seattle.
The 22-year-old finally made his Dallas debut in the team’s third preseason game against Seattle.
Waletzko and the beefed-up Cowboys line helped spring Ezekiel Elliott for a 1-yard touchdown run in the 23-16 primetime win.