Overview
- Princeton Fant suffered a torn ACL and a partial MCL and will have surgery that ends his 2026 season, the team confirmed after initial testing and an MRI.
- The injury happened during the Cowboys' first full-padded practice when Fant was driven backward and took a knee-on-knee hit while engaged on a blocking rep.
- Fant was helped to the sideline unable to bear weight and was carted off the field for evaluation before the team announced the surgical plan.
- The loss removes a veteran special-teams contributor who had made 11 game appearances since joining Dallas as an undrafted free agent in 2023 and thins the tight-end room behind starter Jake Ferguson.
- The Cowboys are expected to place Fant on injured reserve, open a roster spot, and redistribute tight-end and special-teams reps while evaluating internal and external options to replace his role.