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Bad luck seems to follow Marcus Spears at training camp.
After missing most of last year's camp with knee and ankle injuries, Spears left Saturday's camp-opening practice with a sprained knee. Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells couldn't give a specific diagnosis at his news conference but said the second-year defensive end will have an MRI later today.
Parcells said doctors' preliminary diagnosis is damaged meniscus. If Saturday's tests confirm the diagnosis, Parcells said Spears would have surgery on Sunday to repair the damage and probably misses two weeks of practice. But he also suggested Spears still would be able to play in three preseason games.
"Problem is he misses all that work and he needs it badly," Parcells said.
One of two first-round picks by the Cowboys in 2005, Spears moved into the starting lineup in Week 7 last season. He finished with 35 tackles, six quarterback pressures and 1.5 sacks.
Kenyon Coleman and Jay Ratliff currently are working behind Spears at left defensive end. If Spears misses time, Parcells said he wasn't sure whether he'd move third-round pick Jason Hatcher from the right side behind Chris Canty to the left side.
Bad luck seems to follow Marcus Spears at training camp.
After missing most of last year's camp with knee and ankle injuries, Spears left Saturday's camp-opening practice with a sprained knee. Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells couldn't give a specific diagnosis at his news conference but said the second-year defensive end will have an MRI later today.
Parcells said doctors' preliminary diagnosis is damaged meniscus. If Saturday's tests confirm the diagnosis, Parcells said Spears would have surgery on Sunday to repair the damage and probably misses two weeks of practice. But he also suggested Spears still would be able to play in three preseason games.
"Problem is he misses all that work and he needs it badly," Parcells said.
One of two first-round picks by the Cowboys in 2005, Spears moved into the starting lineup in Week 7 last season. He finished with 35 tackles, six quarterback pressures and 1.5 sacks.
Kenyon Coleman and Jay Ratliff currently are working behind Spears at left defensive end. If Spears misses time, Parcells said he wasn't sure whether he'd move third-round pick Jason Hatcher from the right side behind Chris Canty to the left side.
