OXNARD, Calif. – Chris Whaley is on his way back to Dallas after suffering a torn Achilles on Monday evening.
Whaley was carted off the field in the middle of the Cowboys’ Monday practice, causing concern that the team had suffered its first major injury of training camp. Those concerns have been confirmed.
It’s a particularly tough blow for Whaley, who missed his entire rookie season with a torn ACL. The Texas standout tore that tendon during his senior season with the Longhorns, and the Cowboys put him through a “redshirt” season of sorts after signing him as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2013.