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Cowboys tight end Fant leaves practice after apparently suffering a knee injury
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· August 3, 2026
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Dallas Cowboys tight end Princeton Fant left practice early after apparently suffering a knee injury Monday. Fant took a knee-on-knee hit to his left leg after being blocked backward into running back Israel Abanikanda during a team period as the Cowboys were in full pads for the first time in tr...
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Key takeaway Fant took a knee-on-knee hit to his left leg after being blocked backward into running back Israel Abanikanda during a team period as the Cowboys were in full pads for the first time in tr...
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What is this story about? Dallas Cowboys tight end Princeton Fant left practice early after apparently suffering a knee injury Monday. Fant took a knee-on-knee hit to his left leg after being blocked backward into running back Israel Abanikanda during a team period as the Cowboys were in full pads for the first time in tr...
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