Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said a "new scenery" is sometimes what a player needs. We liked what Orlando Scandrick was doing in the nickel and obviously we thought we were getting a heckuva chance to get a good player in Mo Claiborne. So it was just one of those things we made some decisions to move away from Terence Newman and Mike and hopefully when we get all three out there at the same time and firing on all cylinders it will pay off for us.
Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Choose Blog Mike Jenkins references a 'personal vendetta'. The team did just that, moving up to 6 overall to select Morris Claiborne. Brandon Carr was also signed from the Kansas City Chiefs that off season. Jenkins had been a big part of the Cowboys defense over the previous seasons, but the Cowboys commitment to bring in reinforcements at his position caused him to skip out on off season activities.
While he was rehabbing another injury, Jenkins was also unhappy with his situation in Dallas, and started just 3 games in — his final season with the team. Carr and Claiborne took over as starters, with Orlando Scandrick still in place, and those three defenders still make up the Cowboys core of corners entering Jenkins, meanwhile, started 5 games for Tampa Bay in It was his second year with the team, after he spent with the Oakland Raiders. Hill did a little bit of everything, both good and bad, for the Cowboys in his two years with the team.
When on the field, he found a home mostly at the nickel corner position — but also was a key special teams player and kick returner. San Diego Chargers backup running back Branden Oliver suffered a gruesome looking Achilles injury Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings and won't return to the game.
Former No. His training camp hit an early snag in the road though. Packers running back Eddie Lacy sat out practice after suffering a concussion in Green Bay's loss to the Seahawks. The hard-charging runner leads off our Wednesday injury report.
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