Report: Cowboys CB Newman could miss six weeks
editor1 |Oct 09,2008
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BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) -- Dallas Cowboys cornerback
Terence Newman has a sports hernia and could miss a minimum of
six weeks, according to a report posted Thursday on ESPN.com.
Citing a source close to Newman, the web site reports the
Cowboys have forwarded results of his MRI and other medical
tests to Philadelphia-based specialist Dr. William Meyers to
determine if surgery is necessary.
If the test results are confirmed, Newman will have surgery
immediately and miss at least six weeks.
Meyers has performed sports hernia surgery on Philadelphia
Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and Phoenix Suns forward Grant
Hill.
Newman on Wednesday was ruled out of Sunday's game against the
Arizona Cardinals with an abdominal strain, after missing last
week's 31-22 win over the Cincinnati Bengals due to what was
considered a groin injury.
"It had been painful, but it wasn't something in those first two
games where I felt I was really hurting myself," Newman told
ESPN.com. "It was kind of a dull pain, not something that
affected me a whole lot. But last week, it really hurt and I
couldn't open up and run and that's why I didn't play."
Coming off his first Pro Bowl selection, Newman has nine tackles
in three games this season and will likely be replaced by Adam
Jones, who is back in the headlines following an altercation
with his personal bodyguard late Tuesday night at the Joule
Hotel in downtown Dallas.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported on Wednesday that Jones
was attending a party hosted by rapper Ludacris and got into a
fight with bodyguard Tommy Jones, damaging a bathroom in the
process. Police were eventually called, but reportedly no
arrests were made.
The 25-year-old cornerback was just reinstated on August 26 by
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell following a one-year suspension
for violating the league's personal conduct policy. He has a
history of legal problems - including six arrests - since
entering the league as a first-round draft choice of the
Tennessee Titans in 2005.
Since joining the Cowboys in an April 23 trade, Jones had
managed to stay out of trouble. He has been a major contributor
in the secondary, leading the club with 11 pass deflections.
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