FRISCO, Texas -- On Tuesday morning, Cowboys CB DaRon Bland underwent successful surgery on his left foot in Indianapolis in a procedure done by Dr. David Porter.
Bland played 12 games for the Cowboys in 2025 before being placed on injured reserve for the final three games of the year. He also missed Weeks 2 and 3 of the season with a right foot injury that he suffered in practice.
The newest surgery marks the second straight year that Bland has had a procedure done on his left foot. In training camp leading into the 2024 season, Bland suffered a fracture in his left foot, which led to the first surgery. He would go on to return and play seven games that season for Dallas.
Evidently, back-to-back seasons ending in surgery on the same foot is not what Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones or anyone wanted for Bland.
"I'm not a doctor... but I don't like that at all," Jones said. "I don't like the sound of that. You have to watch feet, relative to the future."
In August, the Cowboys signed Bland to a four-year, $92 million extension, two years removed from an All-Pro season where Bland set the NFL record for most pick-sixes in a season with five in 2023.
Despite two straight years of disappointing injury circumstances cutting Bland's seasons short, Jones and the Cowboys do not regret signing Bland to his extension that keeps him in Dallas long term.
"He has been everything you could ask for relative to his rehab, relative to his competes," Jones said in December. "He's done the best that he's had to work with as it turns out with his injury. He's thumb's up."
Now, the hope is that Bland is able to recover over the course of the offseason and get rid of the nagging foot issues with a full offseason ahead before he retakes the field for the Cowboys in 2026.
