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Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper went through a pain-free practice Monday, his first since Aug. 3. He is expected to play Sunday.

According to the story, Cooper said he did a good amount at practice Monday. He added he didn't do everything but did enough and didn't feel any pain. Cooper is working his way back an from intrinsic muscle strain in his left heel.

How can a player with 319 career receptions and 3,271 receiving yards qualify as a breakout candidate? Because for the first time in his career, he's on a team that prioritizes him in the passing game. The Bills want quarterback Josh Allen to take fewer shots downfield in 2019, and signed Beasley as an incentive for him to do so. He's shifty, gets open nearly at will and has reliable hands. Don't be surprised if he beats the 75/833/5 line he put up during his career-best season in 2016.

The Bills are a hard team to get overly excited about offensively, but Josh Allen should improve this season and Cole Beasley will be a big part of that improvement. Beasley was a favorite target of Allen's this preseason and I expect beat reporter Marcel Louis-Jacques is correct in his assessment above. And the good news is that Beasley can be had for a song in drafts.

WR Amari Cooper getting better. Won’t practice this week but on schedule to play Week 1 per Cowboys HC Jason Garrett.

Cooper told this reporter last week he would play. He can run full speed, the left foot injury is just impacting “cutability” right now and he's just being careful, as are the Cowboys.

Amari Cooper isn’t too concerned about his foot issue. Has had it before and played through it.

The tweet went on to say Cooper mentioned having a 1,000-yard season his rookie year while playing with it. Also dealt with it his sophomore year at Alabama the tweet said. Cooper is hoping for another big season as he's up for a new contract.

Bills TE Tyler Kroft, currently on PUP due to foot surgery, is "moving in the right direction," Sean McDermott said.

Related players: Dawson Knox, Lee Smith

Kroft has done a ton of work behind the scenes, according to the tweet. However there is no timeline for a return to the field so he could be in danger of missing games in the season. Knox and Smith are up next on the depth chart.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that Amari Cooper is dealing with a heel sprain and he hasn't been ruled out completely for preseason.

We've heard a few different theories on Amari Cooper's heel injury, but I'll take Ian Rapoport's reporting as the best source we can use and he is reporting that Cooper still has a shot to play in the preseason. Cooper should remain in your draft rankings as-is for now.

Amari Cooper left practice early on Aug. 3 with what was described by the Dallas Cowboys as a heel bruise, and head coach Jason Garrett had hopes on Aug. 6 that Cooper would return to practice that afternoon. He's since missed every practice and the preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers, however, and new information points to an issue that may be more concerning than a simple bruised heel. The injury to Cooper is reportedly "more of a ligament thing," team insider Mickey Spagnola told 105.3FM the Fan on Aug. 13, which would explain why extra rest is needed.

This is the same issue that was called plantar fascia irritation yesterday by sources, so this all seems clear as mud. Beat writer Patrik Walker does have sources that tell him the "ligament thing" is closer to the truth than the earlier reports and that Amari Cooper is unlikely to play this preseason. Any damage to a ligament is concerning, but it appears the team feels good about him getting back before Week 1. Hopefully, all of these reports will get the team to clarify a timetable for Cooper's return.

Dallas Cowboys star Amari Cooper has missed a week of training camp due to what the team has officially defined as a “heel bruise.” A source tells me, however, that the Pro Bowl receiver is actually suffering from “plantar fascia irritation” - while also noting, “He’ll be fine.”

Plantar fasciitis has a scary ring to it, the story said. It's a “very small muscle strain” of the plantar fascia, which is the a ligamentous connective tissue that runs from the heel bone to the ball of the foot. There are different levels of potential injury there, all the way up to a tear. It's being described as an "irritation" or "inflammation."

Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper is struggling with a foot injury.

Cooper injured his foot 10 days ago and has missed six consecutive practices, Ed Werder of ESPN reports. However, the team does not believe it will be a long-term injury.

Cooper will want to get healthy in time to have a big season, especially if he’s expecting to hit free agency in March or even earn an extension with the Cowboys.

Beat writer Max Henson delves into Curtis Samuel's fantastic camp in his latest article on the team's website.

“When I’m in my zone,” Samuel said, “I don’t feel I can be stopped.” It’s not just talk. Unstoppable is an accurate way to describe the third-year wideout right now.

"He's light years from where he was when he came in as a rookie." head coach Ron Rivera said of the former second-round pick. "One thing that I talk about is that we have a group of young guys that do need to take that step, and he is one of them.

The praise for Curtis Samuel has been consistent and effusive throughout training camp, with one beat writer saying that Samuel looks like the Panthers No. 1 receiver. I still expect D.J. Moore to lead the team in targets, but Samuel shouldn't be far behind and his ability after the catch should make every reception a good one for his fantasy stats.