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Morris Claiborne is aiming for late-season return
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Todd Archer
ESPN Staff Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas – Dallas Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne isn’t sure he will be able to return during the regular season because of a groin injury suffered Oct. 30 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
In addition to the groin injury, Claiborne said he broke a piece of his pelvis on the non-contact play. He contemplated surgery after getting hurt but opted to hold off to see if it would heal without the operation.
“I don’t think I’m still out of the dark with [returning in the regular season] because I tore a piece of bone, so it’s supposed to be able to heal,” Claiborne said. “Just the whole time we’ve been giving it time to heal and in a couple of weeks we’ll get another MRI to see how it has come and see what the next step is from there. But I feel like it’s healing pretty good.”
Claiborne said he started doing resistance training last week for the first time, which gives him some hope. The Cowboys have replaced Claiborne in the starting lineup with Orlando Scandrick and used rookie Anthony Brown as the third cornerback.
Claiborne, who will be a free agent when the season ends, was off to the best start of his career. He was credited with 36 tackles by the coaches, with two tackles for loss, an interception, five pass deflections and a fumble recovery.
"I’m still shooting for this season,” Claiborne said. “Whether it’s the next-to-last game, the last game, playoffs, that’s what I’m still shooting for.”