Cowboys May โ€œShut Downโ€ WR Miles Austin To Allow His Hamstring To Heal

According to Cowboys HC Jason Garrett, there is a chance that WR Miles Austin could be โ€œshut downโ€ to allow him to recover from lingering hamstring issues, per Clarence Hill.

โ€œI thought Miles looked OK,โ€ Garrett said last week,via ESPN Dallas. โ€œHeโ€™s clearly working his way back into it. I donโ€™t think he looked as explosive as he did early on in the year. Heโ€™s clearly trying to get his hamstring healthy. He came through the game, looked like he was able to function, everything we asked him to do. But heโ€™s a work in progress coming back.โ€

After being held without a catch for the second straight week, it appears as though the Dallas offense is more productive with rookie Terrance Williams as the No. 2 receiver and Cole Beasley working in the slot. Add in Dez Bryant and Jason Witten and the Cowboys could get by without Austin in the lineup.

Until heโ€™s capable of making plays, there is really no reason to force him to play at less than 100 percent.

Austin, 29, signed a huge seven-year, $57.168 million contract with the Cowboys back in 2010. Heโ€™s under contract through the 2017 season with rather sizable base salaries. Dallas has some cap issues to address in the coming weeks, so thereโ€™s a chance that he could be on the chopping block next June.

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