FRISCO, Texas – The Cowboys signed Justin Durant in mid-July as veteran insurance at the linebacker position.
Last Saturday, starting middle linebacker Anthony Hitchens suffered a tibial plateau fracture in his right knee that will sideline him eight weeks.
Two weeks before the regular season, the 31-year-old Durant’s time is now – again.
“They brought me here obviously for a reason. I think the reason is here,” he said this week. “So I have to be ready to step up and do what they need me to do.”
This is Durant’s third stint with the Cowboys.