Cowboys star forced off with ankle injury

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Dallas Cowboys were in the middle of a key defensive situation Thursday when their leader went down.

Linebacker Micah Parsons grabbed his left ankle on a third down play with less than four minutes left as Dallas ultimately led the New York Giants to a 20-15 victory.

Members of the Dallas training staff helped him walk carefully off the field as he struggled to put weight on his left leg. He was later carried into the locker room with his left shoe removed.

Parsons charged at Giants center John Michael Schmitz, who blocked him against Greg Van Roten as the right guard fell to the ground. Parsons lay beneath Van Roten and immediately appeared to be in pain.