* Brian Waters done for season
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* Brian Waters done for season
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] starting right guard [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] will miss the remainder of the season because of a triceps injury, owner/general manager Jerry Jones said on his weekly radio show.
"It looks like he's out for the year," Jones said on KRLD-FM on Tuesday morning.
A source told ESPNDallas.com that Waters wants to attempt to play through the injury but that team officials are telling him he needs his triceps repaired.
Waters suffered injuries to his ribs, knee and triceps in Sunday's loss to the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
"Just trying to make it out of Detroit alive, man," Waters said Sunday.
When asked on Monday if he made it, Waters joked, "Yeah."
This is a major blow to the Cowboys' offensive line. Dallas tried to improve the interior by signing Waters prior to the start of the season.
Waters replaced [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in the starting lineup and was credited with helping the younger players on the line -- rookie center [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and second-year guard [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] -- improve their respective games.
"He's done a lot," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Monday. "Maybe as much as anything else, it's his demeanor. He's a guy that plays the game the right way. He's physical, he's tough, he knows what to do, he plays with a little bit of an edge to him -- and that's a positive thing. I've talked to our team about it -- it's contagious."
"It looks like he's out for the year," Jones said on KRLD-FM on Tuesday morning.
A source told ESPNDallas.com that Waters wants to attempt to play through the injury but that team officials are telling him he needs his triceps repaired.
Waters suffered injuries to his ribs, knee and triceps in Sunday's loss to the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
"Just trying to make it out of Detroit alive, man," Waters said Sunday.
When asked on Monday if he made it, Waters joked, "Yeah."
This is a major blow to the Cowboys' offensive line. Dallas tried to improve the interior by signing Waters prior to the start of the season.
Waters replaced [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in the starting lineup and was credited with helping the younger players on the line -- rookie center [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and second-year guard [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] -- improve their respective games.
"He's done a lot," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Monday. "Maybe as much as anything else, it's his demeanor. He's a guy that plays the game the right way. He's physical, he's tough, he knows what to do, he plays with a little bit of an edge to him -- and that's a positive thing. I've talked to our team about it -- it's contagious."
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Re: * Brian Waters done for season
That is a big time blow to that offense. Waters has really done a nice job this season and had really helped to improve that OL along with Tyron Smith and Travis Frederick.
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