Roughly nine days after having surgery to repair a bone in his right foot, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant's recovery process seems to be moving along steadily.

Bryant was seen in the Cowboys locker room Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of the team's midweek practice. According to WFAA's Mike Leslie, Bryant was walking around completely barefoot without a cast, walking boot, or any type of wrap. Bryant wasn't doing anything the doctors haven't told him not to do and the receiver appeared to be comfortable applying pressure on his surgically repaired foot, per Leslie.

The procedure to repair the fifth metatarsal in Bryant's foot involved a bone grafting and a screw placement to help speed up the recovery process. The Cowboys opted out of placing Bryant on the short-term IR because the team believed he'd be back before eight weeks after the injury occurred in the season opener.

A little over a week ago, Falcons wide receivers gave insight on Bryant's injury saying that it would take the receiver "weeks" before he'd be able to apply any kind of pressure on his foot or even start walking around. NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday that Bryant was expected to be out for 10-12 weeks.

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But with Bryant already walking around and appearing to be comfortable without any type of bracing, the star wideout might be back much sooner than some anticipated.