Rico Dowdle

Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle (illness) is inactive for Week 8 against the 49ers.

Reports surfaced Sunday morning of an illness being dealt with by the Cowboys’ starting running back, which will ultimately hold him out for the team’s Week 8 meeting with the 49ers on Sunday Night Football. Dalvin Cook was elevated to the active roster on Saturday and should see significant run in conjunction with Ezekiel Elliott out of the backfield. Also inactive for the Cowboys are DE Micah Parsons, QB Trey Lance, CB Caelen Carson, CB Andrew Booth, and OT Matt Waletzko.