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08-16-2012, 12:42 AM
Two Ankle Injuries Have Defined Nagy’s Career With Cowboys
By Jonathan Auping
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/article-JonathanAuping/Two-Ankle-Injuries-Have-Defined-Nagy’s-Career-With-Cowboys/1dba985d-d53f-4fcd-93a9-762aa3fb5bde
OXNARD, Calif. - The spleen injury to Jason Witten has caused quite the domino effect.
One of the repercussions of the injury was that Bill Nagy’s chance to be a part of the team this year has line officially died.
In order to bring Harry Flaherty onto the roster for another option at tight end, the Cowboys chose to waive/injured Nagy, who was suffering from a high ankle sprain. He is exposed to waivers for a 24-hour period, and if he isn’t claimed by one of the other 31 teams, the Cowboys can place him on their Injured Reserve, protecting his rights.
Nagy’s failure to make it through his first two NFL seasons has more to do with bad luck than anything else. Dallas used their seventh round draft pick on him in 2011 and Nagy was impressive enough in his rookie training camp and preseason to earn a starting job on opening day. He started four games at left guard before breaking his left ankle against the Patriots in Week 6.
He came into the 2012 season hoping to push Phil Costa for the starting center job. Were it not for his own ankle injury, suffered during the first week of practice, Nagy would likely be getting first-team reps at while Costa nurses a back injury.
Unfortunately, the same ankle that Nagy broke last season will require surgery...
By Jonathan Auping
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/article-JonathanAuping/Two-Ankle-Injuries-Have-Defined-Nagy’s-Career-With-Cowboys/1dba985d-d53f-4fcd-93a9-762aa3fb5bde
OXNARD, Calif. - The spleen injury to Jason Witten has caused quite the domino effect.
One of the repercussions of the injury was that Bill Nagy’s chance to be a part of the team this year has line officially died.
In order to bring Harry Flaherty onto the roster for another option at tight end, the Cowboys chose to waive/injured Nagy, who was suffering from a high ankle sprain. He is exposed to waivers for a 24-hour period, and if he isn’t claimed by one of the other 31 teams, the Cowboys can place him on their Injured Reserve, protecting his rights.
Nagy’s failure to make it through his first two NFL seasons has more to do with bad luck than anything else. Dallas used their seventh round draft pick on him in 2011 and Nagy was impressive enough in his rookie training camp and preseason to earn a starting job on opening day. He started four games at left guard before breaking his left ankle against the Patriots in Week 6.
He came into the 2012 season hoping to push Phil Costa for the starting center job. Were it not for his own ankle injury, suffered during the first week of practice, Nagy would likely be getting first-team reps at while Costa nurses a back injury.
Unfortunately, the same ankle that Nagy broke last season will require surgery...