DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - The Cowboys are getting some good news as they prepare to head out to Oxnard on Thursday.
All-Pro center Travis Fredrick will reportedly be active at the outset of camp and will not be placed on the NFI ("non-football injury") list, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
"I've been in the weight room for a while, and lifting, and moving well,'' Frederick told 105.3 the Fan's Mike Fisher at the end of the season. "I feel really good about next season.''
Frederick did not play a game in 2018 after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome during training camp last season. The autoimmune disease weakens the muscles by affecting the nervous system, and it impacted him enough that he was moved to IR in October and then ruled out for a return later in the year.
"I could probably play one or two snaps right now,'' Frederick told Fish, half-joking because in fact, his weight-room strength has returned to a fairly high level and his coordination is coming back as well. "But due to the endurance issue, that'd be about it.''
Frederick remained on the Cowboys' 53-man roster through October with him and the team holding out hope that he would return to the field earlier than anticipated. He'd initially lost a great deal of feeling in his extremities, and back in training camp began experience problems that led to the diagnosis of the rare ailment.
Frederick was happy and relieved that, the "illness was detected at a fairly early stage.''
Frederick, 27, started all 16 games in each of his five seasons since joining Dallas in 2013 as a first-rounder and is a four-time Pro Bowler.
