Injury Update: Resilient Cowboys pass catcher carted off field Monday

The Dallas Cowboys have been dealing with their fair share of training camp injuries a week into their trek to Oxnard, CA. Fortunately things have generally landed on the temporary side for most of the affected. On Monday, they had to add another name to the list as tight end Princeton Fant was forced to leave practice.

>On the first day of padded work, Fant had to be helped off and eventually he was escorted from the field on a cart. He was injured while blocking edge rusher Sam Williams, who pushed him back into the accelerating running back Israel Abanikanda.

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Princeton Fant left on a cart after this collision: pic.twitter.com/f5ZkkFTWyn

— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) August 3, 2026

Cowboys TE Princeton Fant headed to the locker room after taking a shot to the side of his leg on a run play pic.twitter.com/fbPwWL0wB7

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 3, 2026Fant is battling to be a depth piece for the Cowboys at a position without much certainty behind starter Jake Ferguson and No. 2 Brevyn Spann-Ford. Neither of the sure things for the roster offer tremendous offensive potential, leading to a lot of opportunity for TE3 and practice squad depth.

>That's where Fant has existed since being an undrafted free agent in 2023 out of Tennessee where he teamed up with current teammate, QB Joe Milton. Fant has spent three seasons on the practice squad, experiencing a couple game-day activations to help when injuries arose, but he's fought to maintain a place on the roster. There was one stretch, in the back half of the 2024 season, where he was fully promoted to the 53-man roster.

>This year he's competing with the likes of UDFAs Michael Trigg (Baylor) and DJ Rogers (TCU).

>Fant is scheduled to get an MRI to evaluate the extent of the injury.

>This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Injury Update: Resilient Cowboys pass catcher carted off field Monday