barry

This ****s. I thought he was only gonna be out two weeks. The OL troubles
continue.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/sports/6490150.htm

Barry

observer

The http://www.dallascowboys.com/ website is currently
(as of 4:18 pm CT) reporting the following:

Johnson Likely Out For The Season

Cowboys rookie center Al Johnson could miss the
entire season after tests reveal serious damage to
his left knee. Johnson suffered the injury last week-
end in a practice against the Texans, which will re-
quire immediate surgery. The second round draft
pick was already working with the first team offense
at center before the injury.... More details to come.

barry

I agree, but I'm still worried.

Barry
Even if he's out

observer

Per the latest report at http://www.dallascowboys.com ...

"... Friday's initial exploratory surgery revealed more significant
degeneration of the cartilage, prompting Dr. John Steadman to
continue with the microfracture surgery, which attempts to regen-
erate cartilage growth in the knee. Former Cowboys linebacker
Kevin Hardy was able to return last year from a similar surgery
performed by Dr. Steadman in December of 2001. Hardy played
all 16 games, and parlayed the decent season into a new contract
with the Bengals this off-season.

While there is a good chance Johnson will need four to six
months of rehab, the Cowboys don't have to decide if Johnson
will be placed on injured reserve until the team cuts the roster to
53 players the end of August. ..."

- - -

So, he might need less than 4 months of rehab, and he might
need more than 6 months of rehab. 4 months from today is
December 8th. It seems unlikely the Cowboys would hold
a spot for him unless they're fairly confident he would be
rehabbed by December 8th or earlier.

- - -

jedbartlet2002

Not to drag an argument (that isn't mine) from another thread into
this discussion, but is this something other than the legendary
cynicism we've heard about lately?

LOL

Jason

ford prefect

Bummer.

stoerner in 2003

Still not near the carnage that happened last season. At least they signed a
viable Center a couple of days ago.

If a couple more go down for 4+ games, then we'll need to hold a vigil.

© Clint Stoerner in 2003 project

allan guyton

Who are you and what have you done with Slydrule?

You seem to have had an optimism injection... LOL

Allan