Cowboys Injury Report: August 6th

August 6, 2010   ·   Derek Major   ·   Jump to comments

The Cowboys were enjoying a week of returning players and no injuries but during yesterday's practice Marcus Spears and Alex Barron were injured and one could prove to be serious. 
Defensive end Marcus Spears sprained his left MCL Thursday when a player rolled on Spears leg during a running play. The Cowboys have said that the early diagnosis will put Spears out of action for 4-6 weeks making him the second player in as many weeks to suffer a month long injury.
Spears has never missed a game in his five years as a Cowboy proving that if nothing else he stays on the field. Backups Jason Hatcher (who just came back from injury this week) and Stephen Bowen will get the reps while Spears is out.
Spears will want to comeback asap as he could be in danger of losing his starting job to Hatcher (who will make more than Spears this season) if he has a good preseason.
Backup Alex Barron, who is having a solid preseason, appeared to have dislocated a finger on h...

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