Overview
- The Cowboys announced the move to place Matt Hennessy on season-ending injured reserve after he recently underwent neck surgery, a development first reported Thursday, June 18, 2026.
- Hennessy is a seventh-year offensive lineman who signed with Dallas in March after spending the 2025 season with the San Francisco 49ers and has started 24 of 64 career games.
- The team will not have Hennessy available for Oxnard training-camp activities, and the decision came the same day Dallas canceled its final minicamp practice.
- Coaches had considered opening Hennessy on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, which can allow a delayed return, but placing him on injured reserve removes him from the 2026 active roster.
- Losing Hennessy trims veteran depth at interior offensive line and could prompt the Cowboys to rely on backups, free-agent signings, or spring-ball standouts to fill roster spots as camp approaches.