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Just as things were going well for the Cowboys, they’ve caught a bad break.

Veteran right tackle Doug Free, the elder statesman of their talented offensive line, could miss up to a month.

During his weekly radio show on 105.3 The Fan, Cowboys owner and noted orthopedist Jerry Jones said Free had “a fracture” and would likely miss three or four weeks.

Free had to leave Sunday’s win over the Seahawks, but was able to come back and finish the game.

In his absence, Jeremy Parnell would step into the starting lineup for a group that has paved the way for the league’s leading rusher and protected a quarterback coming off back surgery during a 5-1 start.