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Vikings at Cowboys Injury Report: Amari and Vander Esch Plan for Sunday

Vikings at Cowboys Injury Report: Amari Cooper and Leighton Vander Esch have made their Plans for Sunday
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Vikings at Cowboys Injury Report: Amari and Vander Esch Plan for Sunday
Vikings at Cowboys Injury Report: Amari and Vander Esch Plan for Sunday

FRISCO - One Dallas Cowboys offensive standout, Amari Cooper, and one Dallas defensive standout, Leighton Vander Esch, progressed through Friday's workout here at The Star and both expect to play on Sunday night against the visiting Minnesota Vikings.

Cooper has contended all week that his knee is "fine,'' and that physically he plans on being a "10'' by the time Sunday night arrives. In the meantime, his MRI apparently revealed nothing more than a knee bruise; Amari tells SI.com, "Everything is OK.''

Cooper had a TD contribution in Monday's 37-18 win despite the knee problem. In that same game, Vander Esch sat out with a neck stinger sustained in the previous pre-bye-week win over the Eagles. Sean Lee played in Vander Esch's place in that game, and while Lee sat out Friday's practice, that is a "maintenance'' issue only, and despite his pec strain, Lee is good to go for Sunday.

The full and final practice/injury report for Dallas and Minnesota also features, of course, Vikings receiver Adam Thielen:

It's the 5-3 Cowboys and 6-3 Vikings on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. Stick with CowboysSI.com all weekend and we will take you inside.

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MIKE FISHER

Mike Fisher - as a newspaper beat writer and columnist and on radio and TV, where he is an Emmy winner - has covered the NFL since 1983 and the Dallas Cowboys since 1990, is the author of two best-selling books on the Cowboys.

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