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Cowboys news: Optimism for the return of Keanu Neal and Carlos Watkins on defense

More playmakers are on the way for this already impressive Cowboys defense.

The Cowboys’ full list of injuries is a long one, so they won’t have everyone back this weekend. But team chief operating officer Stephen Jones did offer some optimistic timelines on Monday afternoon, starting with Keanu Neal.

Sunday was Neal’s second-straight missed game after being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Sept. 22. As Jones illustrated, Neal was initially placed on the list as a close contact, but he eventually tested positive later in that week. Having to restart that isolation period so close to the Sept.