Dallas Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant has been cleared to play in the team's final preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday, according to the *Fort Worth Star-Telegram*.
Bryant, the Cowboys' first-round draft pick, injured his right ankle during a July 30 training-camp practice in San Antonio and has been sidelined since. He ran routes before Saturday's game against the Houston Texans and told the Star-Telegram he ran full speed last week.
Cowboys coach Wade Phillips plans to play his starters for some amount of time against the Dolphins, but he has yet to give any official indication that Bryant will play.
"He’ll be ready to go. It’s a question of is it worth some of the risk," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. "If we end up playing our regulars, then that might make a difference. We typically have not played a full set of our players, so that might be something we might consider since we’ve got a chance to have our starters out there."
Bryant, the former Oklahoma State star, is ready to show the Cowboys what he can do.
"I'm very anxious to get back on the field," Bryant said. "At the same time, I know it's a work in progress. I have to do everything everybody asks me to do to get to 100 percent. I know how calm I am about the game of football. I just have to be smart. Hopefully, when the trainers give me that go call, I'll be ready to go."
Bryant arrived before the start of camp after becoming the first of the NFL's first-round picks to agree to a contract. He received a five-year, $11.8 million deal that guarantees him at least $8.3 million.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.