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Cowboys rookie DL Chauncey Golston and WR Brandon Smith will have offseason ankle surgery

With the Cowboys season ending, the reports of guys getting their offseason surgeries have already started to trickle out. In his end of the year press conference, Mike McCarthy told the media that two rookies will both be scheduled for ankle surgery on Thursday. Rookie DL Chauncey Golston and practice squad WR Brandon Smith will both get procedures done on their ankles.

Cowboys rookie DE Chauncey Golston and practice-squad WR Brandon Smith are scheduled for ankle surgery Thursday, coach Mike McCarthy said.

— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) January 19, 2022

Golston, a 2021 third-round pick out of Iowa, had a solid first season for the Cowboys, playing as a rotational defensive end in Dan Quinn’s defense.