Cowboys’ Travis Frederick improving, but gains have been slow
11:02 am | October 11, 2018 | Go to Source | Author:
1:19 PM ET
FRISCO, Texas — Travis Frederick is not ruling out a return later in the Dallas Cowboys’ season, but the four-time Pro Bowl center acknowledged he still has a long way to go before he will be ready to play.
Frederick was placed on injured reserve last week as he continues to battle the effects of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system. Frederick was diagnosed with the disease late in training camp, but the Cowboys opted to keep him on the active roster for the first four games.
The earliest he can return to game action is Dec. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Going on injured reserve “has nothing to do with where I’m going and how I’m getting better,” Frederick told ESPN.com. “It’s more about what I’ve missed so far. Basically, what it comes down to is the longer you spend not doing anything — and now I’m doing some stuff, but I’m not running and doing any football movements — the harder it is to get back and the longer it takes to get back. So we’re approaching the point where it was going to be another 4, 6, 7, 8 weeks of that sort of stuff on top of the recovery.”