KaVontae Turpin remains one of the most explosive players on the Dallas Cowboys.
But in recent weeks, they’ve been going in other directions.
In Week 10, for example, Ryan Flournoy played about three-quarters of the WR3 snaps. That ate directly into Turpin’s chances.
On Monday Night Football in Week 11, Turpin is encountering a similar problem against the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Yes, Turpin is playing on Monday night.
He’s been out there returning kicks.
He just hasn’t gotten a target on offense as a receiver.
Turpin has received some offensive snaps, but none that have gone his way yet.
George Pickens, CeeDee Lamb and Jalen Tolbert are the three Cowboys WRs who got targeted in the first half.
Turpin could get one chance to break a play in the second half, but he’s no longer being used consistently as a wide receiver.
Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle