Shavon Revel injury update is bad news as Cowboys rookie suffers setback

Dallas Cowboys rookie cornerback Shavon Revel Jr. has suffered a setback with his knee and is now not expected to be ready for the start of the 2025 NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Shavon Revel Jr. goes through a drill during practice at the Ford Center at The Star | Chris Jones-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys' secondary has been decimated by injuries, with pre-existing injuries and injuries suffered during training camp in Oxnard, California, piling up.

All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs, rookie Shavon Revel, and veteran Josh Butler started camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list or non-football injury (NFI) list, and now one has suffered another setback.

According to Revel's father, the third-round pick out of East Carolina suffered a setback with his knee and is not expected to suit up during training camp after initial optimism.

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Instead, he told 105.3 The Fan that Revel is expected to miss another six to eight weeks.

Michigan wide receiver Cornelius Johnson gets tackled by East Carolina defensive back Shavon Revel | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

Revel's college career ended just three games into his final season at ECU after suffering a torn ACL. Prior to the injury, Revel was viewed by many as a potential first-round pick.

Cowboys’ team physician, Dr. Dan Cooper, is the man who performed Revel's knee surgery before the NFL Draft, where the Cowboys selected him in the third round.

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That leaves the Cowboys' secondary even thinner than before, especially with news that last year's fifth-round pick Caelen Carson is expected to be out four to six weeks with a hyperextended knee.

We'll have to see how everything plays out over the next few weeks leading up to the regular season opener on Thursday, September 4.

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