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Cowboys KR Rossum out 2 to 4 weeks with hamstring injury

IRVING, Texas -- Newly signed kick returner Allen Rossum is out two to four weeks because of a hamstring injury sustained on his first return with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Rossum was supposed to handle kickoffs and punts for the Cowboys, but he went down during the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Felix Jones will be the primary kickoff returner, and Patrick Crayton will handle punts. Crayton returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown against the Falcons.

Miles Austin used to be Dallas' kickoff returner, but his rapid rise as a wide receiver has made him too valuable for it.

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