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Vander Esch
LB - Free Agent
| Age | 29 |
| Exp | 7th Season |
| HT/WT | 6'4" / 256 LBS |
| Bye | 7 |
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LB - Free Agent
| Age | 29 |
| Exp | 7th Season |
| HT/WT | 6'4" / 256 LBS |
| Bye | 7 |
| Rank | |
| ADP | |
| FPTS | |
| TIER |
| GAME | TACKLES | FUMBLES | INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | OPP | TOT | TCK | AST | SACK | TFL | SFTY | FF | FR | TD | INT | PD | TD |
| 1 | @NYG | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | NYJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | @ARI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | NE | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @SF | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEASON | TACKLES | FUMBLES | INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | GP | TOT | TCK | AST | SACK | TFL | SFTY | FF | FR | TD | INT | PD | TD |
| 2018 | 16 | 141 | 103 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 60 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 77 | 48 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 90 | 54 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vander Esch (neck) announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
The Cowboys released Vander Esch (neck) with a failed physical designation Friday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
Vander Esch (neck) is officially out for the season, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stated Tuesday, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
Vander Esch (neck) remains without a concrete timeline for a potential return from injured reserve, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
The Cowboys placed Vander Esch (neck) on injured reserve Monday.
Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday that Vander Esch (neck) will be placed on injured reserve, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.
The Cowboys are expected to place Vander Esch (neck) on injured reserve, Michael Gehlken and Calvin Watkins of DallasNews.com reports.
Vander Esch (neck) is questionable to return to Sunday's contest with the 49ers, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Vander Esch recorded a team-high seven tackles (four solo) and returned a fumble 11 yards for a touchdown in Sunday's 38-3 win over the Patriots.
Vander Esch recorded six solo tackles in the Cowboys' 40-0 win over the Giants on Sunday night.
Vander Esch is set to re-sign a two-year deal with $11 million with the Cowboys, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Vander Esch recorded 90 tackles (54 solo) including one sack, with one pass defended and one forced fumble, over 14 regular-season games in 2022.
Vander Esch (neck) was a full participant during the Cowboys' practice Thursday, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that he's "very optimistic" about Vander Esch's (neck) status heading into the wild-card round of the playoffs, Patrik Walker of the team's official site reports.
Vander Esch (neck) has been ruled out for Sunday's matchup against the Commanders.
Vander Esch (neck) has been ruled out for Thursday's matchup against the Titans, Jane Slater of NFL Network reports.
Vander Esch (neck) did some resistance work at practice Tuesday but was labeled as DNP and isn't expected to play Thursday versus Tennessee, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy ruled out Vander Esch (shoulder) for Saturday's game against the Eagles, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
Vander Esch suffered a right shoulder stinger in Sunday's 40-34 loss to the Jaguars, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Vander Esch (neck) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Patrik Walker reports.
