FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones confirmed Monday that center Cooper Beebe will miss six to eight weeks with a right ankle sprain.

"We're hoping it's on the shorter end of that," Jones told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.

Beebe does not have a high ankle sprain but is dealing with a lateral sprain and a fracture of a small bone in his foot, according to a source.

Beebe suffered the injury in the second half of the Cowboys' 40-37 overtime win against the New York Giants . After the game, his ankle was visibly swollen, and he had more tests Monday.

Brock Hoffman played the final 16 snaps against the Giants after Beebe, who is in his second year, was hurt. Hoffman started six games last year at right guard, plus one at center when Beebe missed a game

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