Spot still there for Dallas Cowboys' Glenn
Wideout needs to show he can make cuts, explode out of breaks
11:32 PM CST on Monday, December 3, 2007
By ALBERT BREER / The Dallas Morning News
abreer@dallasnews.com
IRVING – Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones wouldn't say unequivocally that receiver Terry Glenn will return to the field this season.
But he agreed that it's a good sign the Cowboys have kept Glenn on the roster through 13 weeks of the season, given that all 53 spots are precious.
"It shows what impact that we feel he can make on our team," Jones said. "And secondly, it shows we think there's a realistic chance he can come back and help us."
While Jones was speaking, Glenn passed through on his way to the weight room with associate trainer Britt Brown, and Glenn wasn't favoring his injured right knee.
Glenn originally injured the knee Sept. 5 in practice. He had surgery to remove a cyst in August, then had another surgery in September after swelling surfaced to remove loose cartilage. During the second surgery, it was determined Glenn didn't need to undergo season- and possibly career-ending microfracture surgery.
Jones declined to put a timetable on Glenn's return, saying "It has to be a feel thing." The Cowboys can activate Glenn at any point, provided he remains on the 53-man roster. Glenn has been running, but he still needs to prove he can make cuts and explode out of his breaks.
On Monday, receiver Patrick Crayton credited Glenn with being a "big brother" in his development as a pro and said his return would be a big boost to the NFL's second-ranked offense.
"For one, it'd be a set of fresh legs," Crayton said. "And it's another playmaker for a defense to have to game-plan. Regardless of whether it's his first game back, no defense is going to ignore that."
11:32 PM CST on Monday, December 3, 2007
By ALBERT BREER / The Dallas Morning News
abreer@dallasnews.com
IRVING – Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones wouldn't say unequivocally that receiver Terry Glenn will return to the field this season.
But he agreed that it's a good sign the Cowboys have kept Glenn on the roster through 13 weeks of the season, given that all 53 spots are precious.
"It shows what impact that we feel he can make on our team," Jones said. "And secondly, it shows we think there's a realistic chance he can come back and help us."
While Jones was speaking, Glenn passed through on his way to the weight room with associate trainer Britt Brown, and Glenn wasn't favoring his injured right knee.
Glenn originally injured the knee Sept. 5 in practice. He had surgery to remove a cyst in August, then had another surgery in September after swelling surfaced to remove loose cartilage. During the second surgery, it was determined Glenn didn't need to undergo season- and possibly career-ending microfracture surgery.
Jones declined to put a timetable on Glenn's return, saying "It has to be a feel thing." The Cowboys can activate Glenn at any point, provided he remains on the 53-man roster. Glenn has been running, but he still needs to prove he can make cuts and explode out of his breaks.
On Monday, receiver Patrick Crayton credited Glenn with being a "big brother" in his development as a pro and said his return would be a big boost to the NFL's second-ranked offense.
"For one, it'd be a set of fresh legs," Crayton said. "And it's another playmaker for a defense to have to game-plan. Regardless of whether it's his first game back, no defense is going to ignore that."
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