Morris Claiborne injury update: Cowboys cornerback out for the season with torn patellar tendon
Morris Claiborne had injury added to insult as his poor season is now officially over after the Dallas Cowboys cornerback suffered a torn patellar tendon in the Sunday night win against the New Orleans Saints.
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Following the game, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones feared Claiborne had suffered a torn ACL which would have sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Despite Dr. Jones initial diagnosis being wrong, Claiborne will miss the rest of the year as he recovers from the torn tendon.
Claiborne recently lost his starting job when Orlando Scandrick was reinstated from his suspension and temporarily left the team when he found out he would no longer be starting. He returned to the team the next day and apologized for his temper tantrum, but the damage had already been done.
Stephen Jones says Mo Claiborne's season is over due to a torn patellar tendon.
— Desmond Purnell (@DesmondPurnell) September 29, 2014
The former No. 6 overall pick in the NFL Draft, Claiborne has been a major disappointment since the Cowboys traded up from No. 14 to get the St. Louis Rams pick in the 2012 draft after an All-American junior season with the LSU Tigers that saw him win the Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back.
Last week Jones said he believed Claiborne still has what it takes to be a starter in this league, he just needed to prove it ot the team, but unfortunately for Claiborne that will have to wait until 2015.
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