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Jason Garrett: Health issue keeps Scandrick out of starting lineup
Cowboys Corner Blog
Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick played 54 of 74 snaps, with Anthony Brown earning the start. Michael Ainsworth AP
BY CHAREAN WILLIAMS
cjwilliams@star-telegram.com
Orlando Scandrick has battled a sore foot, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett revealed Friday. Although the cornerback did not appear on the injury report, Scandrick’s health issues are the main reason he didn’t start against the Vikings, Garrett said.
Rookie Anthony Brown started and played all 74 snaps. Scandrick played 54 snaps in the team’s substitution packages.
“As much as anything else with Orlando, it’s just a health issue throughout the year,” Garrett said. “He just hasn’t been able to practice the way he needs to practice. He’s done a really good job fighting through it. Our reasoning was more about what we had done with him earlier in the year. When you’re coming off an injury like that and dealing with some health issues, we wanted to put him in a nickel role where he’s going to play a ton of plays. He’s going to play north of 40, 50, 60 snaps in the game and allow Anthony to play the outside position and just hopefully get [Scandrick] comfortable as he’s dealing with these injuries.”
Scandrick missed last season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his right knee during training camp. He started the first two games this season before straining both hamstrings, forcing him to miss four weeks.
Scandrick started five games after returning, playing 285 of 326 snaps. Brown played only in the substitution packages, with Scandrick moving inside.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports...rner-blog/article118613758.html#storylink=cpy
Cowboys Corner Blog
Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick played 54 of 74 snaps, with Anthony Brown earning the start. Michael Ainsworth AP
BY CHAREAN WILLIAMS
cjwilliams@star-telegram.com
Orlando Scandrick has battled a sore foot, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett revealed Friday. Although the cornerback did not appear on the injury report, Scandrick’s health issues are the main reason he didn’t start against the Vikings, Garrett said.
Rookie Anthony Brown started and played all 74 snaps. Scandrick played 54 snaps in the team’s substitution packages.
“As much as anything else with Orlando, it’s just a health issue throughout the year,” Garrett said. “He just hasn’t been able to practice the way he needs to practice. He’s done a really good job fighting through it. Our reasoning was more about what we had done with him earlier in the year. When you’re coming off an injury like that and dealing with some health issues, we wanted to put him in a nickel role where he’s going to play a ton of plays. He’s going to play north of 40, 50, 60 snaps in the game and allow Anthony to play the outside position and just hopefully get [Scandrick] comfortable as he’s dealing with these injuries.”
Scandrick missed last season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his right knee during training camp. He started the first two games this season before straining both hamstrings, forcing him to miss four weeks.
Scandrick started five games after returning, playing 285 of 326 snaps. Brown played only in the substitution packages, with Scandrick moving inside.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports...rner-blog/article118613758.html#storylink=cpy
