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According to Rapoport, the hope is that Hooker can return in less than six weeks. Hooker is meeting with a specialist to get a better sense of how long he could be out. Hooker missed five games last season due to a toe injury and is now set for another multi-game absence with this latest injury. Safety P.J. Locke is listed behind Hooker on the depth chart and played on 28 defensive snaps in Week 1 against the Giants.

Hooker hasn’t played since suffering a toe injury in Week 4 against the Packers. Hooker returns to a Cowboys defense that currently ranks 31st in both points and yards allowed, and that has been particularly bad through the air. Hooker has totaled 20 tackles in the four games he has appeared in this season.

Hooker picked up the injury in Sunday night’s game against the Packers. He was limited to a season-low 30 defensive snaps as a result of the injury, and could now miss a few weeks to recover. The Cowboys’ defense currently ranks among the worst in the league through four weeks, allowing the second-most points per game (33.0) and the passing yards per game and yards per attempt (8.5) through the air. His absence won’t do anything to help a team that already needs help in the secondary.