The Dallas Cowboys have been playing short-handed on defense all offseason, but as the games don’t matter, they’ve been able to sustain. Now, the team will get a chance to see what they really can do as the cavalry is starting to round the corner, a good trait for their defensive ends.

According to ESPN’s Todd Archer, close friends and defensive ends DeMarcus Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford are both set to be activated from the PUP list today.

The Cowboys are planning to activate defensive linemen DeMarcus Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford from the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday, according to a source. They will work through individual drills in their first steps on the field before… https://t.co/5ti6khivey — Todd Archer (@toddarcher) August 20, 2019

Both were sidelined after offseason surgery; Lawrence on a shoulder labrum and Crawford on his hip.

While this isn’t unexpected news, it’s still extremely welcome. If neither were able to come off the PUP list in time for Week 1, they would have been forced to miss six regular season games. Instead, becoming active with more than two weeks until the Cowboys take the field in meaningful action means they will have time to fine tune their games on the practice field.

The list of players who haven’t hit the practice field in training camp (or longer) finally dwindled. Other players the Cowboys are currently waiting on to return to the fold include: Ezekiel Elliott (holdout), Byron Jones (hip), Amari Cooper (heel), and Zack Martin (back).