Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dex Bryant may play in the team's preseason finale. Dallas will face off against Miami on Thursday night. Bryant hasn't played in the preseason because of a high right ankle sprain. "I'm very anxious to get back on the field," said Bryant, who suffered the injury July 30 and hasn't practiced since. "At the same time, I know it's a work in progress. I have to do everything everybody asks me to do to get back to 100 percent. I know how calm I am about the game of football. I just have to be smart."

Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant has been ruled out for this week's preseason game against the Texans, but he's lobbying to play in the finale against the Dolphins. He suffered a high-ankle sprain last month. "I'm excited," Bryant said. "I am ready for it. I know I can (cut on the ankle)." Dallas has maintained all along that he'll likely be ready for the regular season opener on Sept. 12.

Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant has not been cleared to practice and won't play again until the start of the regular season. Bryant suffered a high ankle sprain in the opening week of camp, an injury Dallas said would keep him out for four-to-six weeks, but he had a goal of playing in the team's final two preseason games.

Cowboys starting left guard Kyle Kosier suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee during Wednesday morning's practice and could miss 4-6 weeks, according to sources. Kosier, also the backup center, limped off the practice field during team drills in the morning.

Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant may not play in the preseason because of the high ankle sprain he suffered on July 30. The right ankle sprain was initially expected to sideline him for four-to-six weeks. Bryant wants to return for the Aug. 28 game against the Texans, which would allow him to play in the final two preseason games. "I just think it'd be best for me to go out there to get some work in," said Bryant. "I just feel like I need the feel of the game. I need to get a hit or something." Dallas owner Jerry Jones expressed hope over the weekend that Bryant could play two preseason games, but he preached caution on Monday. "We have got to watch getting too overanxious with him," Jones said. "But yet we know it would be helpful to him to get him work and get him in a couple of these preseason games. It's going to be a decision that is additive to a medical decision, no matter how we look at it."

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he's feeling better and headed toward a full recovery after undergoing what he called major surgery on July 20. Jones, 68, wouldn't be specific about what the surgery was for, other than to say it wasn't life-threatening or heart-related. "The bottom line is I have been kinda easing it around a little bit, but that's about over with," Jones said. "With a couple of limitations."

Dallas starting right tackle Marc Colombo was carted off the field following practice on Saturday with a right knee injury. Colombo was injured toward the end of the day's second practice when his knee locked up. If he undergoes arthroscopic surgery to clean it up loose cartilage, he could miss two to four weeks.

Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant may not like to carry pads, but he has no problem buying shoes. Bryant bought the Cowboys' receiving corps pairs of Air Jordan Olympic 7s. His refusal to carry Roy Williams' shoulder pads at the beginning of training camp morphed into a media firestorm.

Sunday night's Hall of Fame game between the Bengals and Cowboys drew the highest preliminary television rating for a preseason NFL game in six years. It earned a 7.6 overnight rating and 13 share. It was the best preseason rating since an 8.2/13 for a Titans-Cowboys game in 2004 and up 31 percent from a 5.8/10 for last year's Buffalo-Tennessee Hall of Fame game.

The Raiders signed free-agent QB Colt Brennan and could have the former Hawaii star on the field for Thursday?s preseason opener at Dallas, according to an Associated Press report. Brennan took a handful of snaps with the Raiders? second-team offense Sunday, completing 4 of 6 throws. He also spent time with coach Paul Hackett after practice before heading to his room for a crash course in Oakland?s offense.