Dallas Cowboys: Travis Frederick doubtful to return this season

According to Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, it’s doubtful that All-Pro center Travis Frederick plays this season.

The Dallas Cowboys suffered a major blow to their offensive line right before the start of their regular season. The Cowboys found out they would be without the services of one of their team’s top players for the unforeseeable future.

Back in late August, it was revealed that All-Pro center Travis Frederick had been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disease.

GBS is a rare neurological disorder in which the immune system attacks the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord. It can result in feeling brief weakness ranging all the way up to paralysis according to the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Prior to the diagnosis, Frederick hadn’t missed a single game for the Cowboys in his five-year career. Hopeful that he could make a quick recovery, Dallas opted to leave the four-time Pro Bowler on their active roster through the first few weeks of the season.

But as it became clearly evident Frederick would need more time to recover, the Cowboys opted to send him to Injured Reserve on October 6th. He would be able to return to the team to play in their final three games of the season. But according to the team’s executive vice president Stephen Jones, Frederick is now doubtful to make a return this season.

It is an unfortunate but expected outcome as Frederick himself revealed mid-November that tinglings had just recently replaced the numbness in his hands. And that sensation in his feet had not yet returned.

In Travis Frederick’s place, veteran backup center Joe Looney has played well. But there is little doubt that the Dallas Cowboys troubling first half of the season was due in part to missing Frederick along their offensive line.