NFL Notes: Buccaneers, Cowboys, & Jets

Buccaneers

• Ian Rapoport reports that Buccaneers RT Demar Dotson is out roughly 6 weeks with an MCL sprain.

Cowboys

• Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that he doesn’t think first-round DB Byron Jones’ shoulder injury is serious, but he’s still unlikely to play in their second preseason game. (Todd Archer)

Jets

• Jets HC Todd Bowles “wasn’t happy” when he was informed that QB Geno Smith recently began throwing on his own after undergoing surgery on his broken jaw. (Manish Mehta)

• Jets second-round WR Devin Smith told reporters that his punctured lung is back to normal, but there’s still no updated timetable for his return from broken ribs.