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Posted this in the IDP forum too but Newman means much more to the DALLAS D then he does in IDP circles...IF and that is a BIG IF but IF Newman is forced to miss time due to this injury I can see the Cowboy D getting downgraded....

 

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IRVING – Terence Newman's preseason is over, but Cowboys coach Wade Phillips expects the starting cornerback to be fine for the Sept. 9 regular-season opener against the New York Giants.

 

Newman has been bothered for the last two weeks by plantar fasciitis in his right foot and did not play last week vs. Denver. Veteran Aaron Glenn will replace Newman in the starting lineup Saturday at Houston.

 

"It's a little worse than we thought it was," Phillips said.

 

Newman was originally diagnosed with a bruised right heel, but after attempting to practice Tuesday, he was re-examined and it was determined he has plantar fasciitis.

"It is something he needs to stay off of," Phillips said, "so that's what we're going to do."

 

Newman is one of three regulars expected to miss the last two preseason games, joining receiver Terry Glenn (knee) and linebacker Greg Ellis (Achilles). The injury could also keep Newman from returning punts against the Giants and affect how many cornerbacks the Cowboys will keep on their 53-man roster.

 

Phillips said backups such as Jacques Reeves, Joey Thomas, Nate Jones and Alan Ball will see more time against the Texans and in the preseason finale against Minnesota.

 

"It just gives the other guys a chance to play and see who should be on the team, really, and who we could count on playing if we have somebody out, whether it's [Newman] or another corner," Phillips said. "We have some competition. I think it's real close between a lot of guys at cornerback. We can play those other guys against good competition."

 

Playing time: The bulk of the starters should play into the third quarter Saturday, but Phillips might hold back receiver Terrell Owens. However, Phillips wants tackles Flozell Adams and Marc Colombo, who only played two series vs. Denver, to play more.

 

"There is a certain amount of work for certain veterans that can play," Phillips said. "They know what to do. They've shown they know what to do, [so] you have to be careful to a certain extent. You can't overplay them. Each guy is an individual. You talk about Flo or Colombo, now they haven't played very much."

 

Kickoff coverage: In the preseason opener vs. Indianapolis, the Cowboys gave up an average of 29 yards per kickoff return. Against Denver, they allowed 22 yards per return.

 

The Cowboys are continuing to look at combinations on the different units before the final cuts, but special teams ace Keith Davis wants whoever is covering kicks to take it seriously.

 

"We've lost some guys, like [Ryan] Fowler from last year, but we've got a lot of guys back," Davis said. "Abe Elam, Miles Austin, Sam Hurd, we've got guys who can cover. We want to keep them under 20 yards on every kick."

 

Briefly: Fullback Oliver Hoyte (stinger) was to undergo a test after Thursday's practice to determine his availability for the Texans game, although Phillips does not believe Hoyte will play Saturday. Tight end Anthony Fasano, who re-injured his right shoulder vs. the Broncos, might also sit out, but he has practiced all week. ... Newly signed running back Arliss Beach is unlikely to play, but with Jackie Battle out with an ankle injury, Beach could see plenty of work Aug. 30 vs. Minnesota.

 

 

Plantar Fasciitis

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Treatments

 

Rest is the first treatment for plantar fasciitis. Try to keep weight off your foot until the inflammation goes away. You can also apply ice to the sore area for 20 minutes three or four times a day to relieve your symptoms. Often a doctor will prescribe nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication such as ibuprofen. A program of home exercises to stretch your Achilles tendon and plantar fascia are the mainstay of treating the condition and lessening the chance of recurrence.

 

 

In one exercise, you lean forward against a wall with one knee straight and heel on the ground. Your other knee is bent. Your heel cord and foot arch stretch as you lean. Hold for 10 seconds, relax and straighten up. Repeat 20 times for each sore heel.

 

In the second exercise, you lean forward onto a countertop, spreading your feet apart with one foot in front of the other. Flex your knees and squat down, keeping your heels on the ground as long as possible. Your heel cords and foot arches will stretch as the heels come up in the stretch. Hold for 10 seconds, relax and straighten up. Repeat 20 times.

 

 

 

About 90 percent of people with plantar fasciitis improve significantly after two months of initial treatment. You may be advised to use shoes with shock-absorbing soles or fitted with a standard orthotic device like a rubber heel pad. Your foot may be taped into a specific position.

If your plantar fasciitis continues after a few months of conservative treatment, your doctor may inject your heel with steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (corticosteroid). If you still have symptoms, you may need to wear a walking cast for 2-3 weeks or positional splint when you sleep. In a few cases, you might need surgery to release your ligament...

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http://www.dallascowboys.com/news.cfm?id=A...95006902979F2C5

 

i cut and paste the pertinent info:

 

IRVING, Texas - The goals of the preseason have basically been accomplished so far.

 

Figure out who can play and who can't? For the most part, check.

 

Other than the last few spots, find out who will actually make this team? Check.

 

Execute, both on offense and defense, to the point of having confidence entering the regular season? Check.

 

Survive the preseason without major injury? Check?

 

More like, check back on Sept. 9.

 

At this point, injuries are starting to take their toll. The Cowboys haven't had a bad one yet. And that sound you just heard was probably a collective knock on wood coming out of Valley Ranch.

 

But while the Cowboys haven't had any major injuries, there are a few question marks on the injury front surrounding this team with the season opener less than two weeks away.

 

Head coach Wade Phillips seems confident that cornerback Terence Newman and linebackers Greg Ellis and Kevin Burnett can be ready to return for the Giants game on Sept. 9. As for kicker Martin Gramatica, who strained his hamstring in Houston game, it doesn't appear he will be ready for another two weeks, if he even remains on the roster.

 

The Cowboys have been without wide receiver Terry Glenn and rookie offensive tackle Doug Free for most of training camp and the preseason, but Phillips said he expects both to return to practice Saturday.

 

But the injury concerns start with Newman, who has missed the last two preseason games, and won't play Thursday at Minnesota, because of a partial tear in the plantar fascia of his right foot. However, the bigger issue is his status for the Giants game. And according to Newman, he isn't so sure he'll make it back in time.

 

"My foot is about the same, it's not getting better yet," Newman said. "It's something that's probably going to be bothering me all year. But at the same time, there are things we can do that can limit the pain. Right now, the problem I have is there's no way I can plant on my foot."

 

That's an important thing for any player to deal with, especially a cornerback.

 

One player who knows what Newman is feeling is wide receiver Patrick Crayton, who had a similar injury in his rookie season.

 

"It's rough, regardless what position," Crayton said. "It's like every step, every plant I made, it was like a knife on the bottom of my foot. So it hurts."

 

Crayton said rest is "pretty much" the best remedy for the injury, and he was fortunate his occurred during a spring mini-camp.

 

But the Cowboys are running out of time to give Newman too much rest. He won't play Thursday in Minnesota, and will then have a full 10 days to get ready for the opener.

 

If the pain persists for Newman, some of the short-term options would be to give the cornerback a cortisone shot to relieve the pain. He also said that numbing the foot on game-day could also be an option.

 

The question the Cowboys and Newman might have to answer is how important it will be for him to practice, especially early in the season. They must decide whether to have Newman push through the practice days of Wednesday and Thursday, or try to rest the foot for the weekend.

 

"Certainly it's a concern when your corner who you put man-to-man and trust him to cover his guy and help with other people (isn't) in there," Phillips said. "There is not a whole lot I can do about it except work other people and get other people ready. But it's tough to lose a good player and that's what (Newman) is."

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http://www.star-telegram.com/332/story/214280.html

 

COWBOYS NOTES

Newman injury leaves secondary struggling

By Rick Herrin

Star-Telegram staff writer

 

HOUSTON -- While starting cornerback Terence Newman stayed in Dallas to rest a plantar fascia tear in his right heel, the Cowboys backup cornerbacks struggled in a 28-16 loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday night

 

 

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...or.2eb4601.html

 

Injury to Cowboys' Newman a concern

06:21 PM CDT on Monday, August 27, 2007

 

HOUSTON – It's too early to panic. Let's make that perfectly clear.

 

But Terence Newman's plantar fasciitis in his right foot means the Cowboys have problems at cornerback. They're not significant problems just yet, but it wouldn't take long for them to reach crisis status.

 

Understand this: You can't successfully play the scheme Jerry Jones hired Wade Phillips to implement with subpar cornerback play.

 

It simply won't work.

 

Please don't waste your time trying to convince yourself it will.

 

Phillips' aggressive scheme relies on blitzing and stunting to pressure quarterbacks. To succeed with that high-risk scheme, you must regularly put your cornerbacks in one-on-one situations. If they can't handle it, you'd better get used to seeing a lot of end zone dances.

 

DeMarcus Ware is the most important player on the Cowboys defense. Newman is right behind him.

 

While he hasn't made the Pro Bowl in his first four seasons, Newman remains one of the better cornerbacks in the league.

 

He'll probably disagree, but he's on the second tier behind guys such as Champ Bailey and Lito Sheppard.

 

Newman has the ability to cover anyone one-on-one, which allows Phillips and defensive coordinator Brian Stewart to be creative.

 

They can give Anthony Henry safety help or use Roy Williams as an eighth defender near the line of scrimmage more often. If Newman is not in the lineup, then the safeties must play more cautiously because Henry and Aaron Glenn, Newman's replacement, can't consistently cover one-on-one without giving up big plays.

 

The Cowboys want you to believe Newman's injury isn't that big a deal. Greg Ellis was supposed to be back on the field in June and two months later, he has yet to complete a single practice.

 

When a club thinks a player will be ready to perform and when that player starts performing can be two different timetables.

 

The Cowboys said Newman would be fine in a couple of days when he missed the second preseason game. Later, they indicated he would miss the rest of the preseason. Is there some law that says the week of the opener they couldn't say Newman is going to miss more time than originally thought?

Nope.

 

Every injury is unique. And every player has a different pain threshold. Don't underestimate Newman's injury just because it doesn't sound as distressing as a torn ligament or broken bone.

 

This is a serious injury for a player who makes his living with his feet. No one runs, changes direction and stops and starts more than cornerbacks.

 

Some who have had plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot, say it feels like someone is stabbing your foot every time you take a step.

 

You can never anticipate an injury, but the Cowboys were so concerned about their depth at cornerback that they considered drafting a cornerback with the 22nd pick of the first round . Ultimately, they traded down and acquired Anthony Spencer.

 

The front office's concerns exist because Glenn has struggled at times during training camp. Although he is in superb condition, he is 35 and you never know when the 14-year-veteran will lose just enough of a step to make him a liability.

 

He couldn't cover Andre Johnson in Houston's 28-16 win Saturday. Johnson had a 6-yard touchdown catch and several other receptions. But Glenn is a former first-round pick and a veteran, so he receives the benefit of the doubt.

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I'm not overly concerned. It is more about the pain than anything else. If the pain is kept in check it shouldn't slow him down. They will just shoot up his foot prior to the game, and he will be good to go. On Sirus NFL they stated that the planter is the appendix of tendons, and that if they can't control the pain through injections they will just go in with a scope an remove it. I see them trying the injections for the first half of the year, and if it persists removing the tendon during the bye week if they have too. Sirus NFL had Mickey Spagnola on about 20 minutes ago talking about this.

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I'm not overly concerned. It is more about the pain than anything else. If the pain is kept in check it shouldn't slow him down. They will just shoot up his foot prior to the game, and he will be good to go. On Sirus NFL they stated that the planter is the appendix of tendons, and that if they can't control the pain through injections they will just go in with a scope an remove it. I see them trying the injections for the first half of the year, and if it persists removing the tendon during the bye week if they have too. Sirus NFL had Mickey Spagnola on about 20 minutes ago talking about this.

 

Injuries

Player Pos Status Date Injury Expected Return

Kevin Burnett LB Out Aug 27 ankle Ready for Week 1

Martin Gramatica K Out Aug 26 hamstring Status Uncertain

Terence Newman DB Out Aug 23 heel Out indefinitely

Doug Free T Out Aug 10 knee Out 2-4 weeks

Terry Glenn WR Out Jul 30 knee surgery Questionable for Week 1

Greg Ellis DL Out Jul 26 achilles Out indefinitely

 

Perch or any other Dallas homers hear anything more on this?

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This is one position that has several question marks, but it starts with Newman, who said last week he was unsure how ready he would be for the Sept. 9 opener against the Giants because of a partial tear in his plantar fascia. But the best remedy for that injury is rest and Newman has received that, missing the last two weeks of practice and the final three preseason games. But the Cowboys have game-day options for Newman to help alleviate some of the pain. He might not be right at 100 percent, but the Cowboys are expecting Newman to be out there against the Giants

 

cowboys.com.

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Jeff Armstrong, Austin, Texas: I don't understand why the Cowboys haven't already given Newman a cortisone shot in the heel. Having had three of them for my own plantar problems, I know how effective they are. It's like the "wonder" drug when coupled with rest and no running for awhile. They can also follow-up with a second injection a couple of weeks later.

 

Mickey: I'm guessing they just didn't want to immediately give Newman that painful shot if it isn't necessary, but push is coming to shove with the Cowboys staging their first practice Saturday in preparation for next Sunday's season opener. They will work out again Monday, and then Wednesday-Friday, with the final walk-through practice on Saturday. If rest and treatment haven't improved Newman's right heel, that shot might be on the way.

 

"Mick's mail".....cowboys.com

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I didn't realize that Glenn was still playing corner (thought he had moved over to safety?). They might be OK with Glenn there. History suggests that being able to bring an effective pass rush matters more than whether or not Newman is on the field.

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The Cowboys' D screwed me in so many leagues in the final two or three weeks of last year ( or ff playoffs, can't remember exactly) that every time I found myself thinking of drafting them, I punched myself in the nuts.

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I'll been striken with plantar fasciitis for the last two months and it hasn't limited my marathon training. I average 70 miles per week. Sure it's sore and not a lot of fun but it's not as crippling as they would have you believe. With aggressive treatment it's possible to maintain my training [including speedwork] and racing schedule. If this 50 year old guy can do it somoene half my age should too.

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I'll been striken with plantar fasciitis for the last two months and it hasn't limited my marathon training. I average 70 miles per week. Sure it's sore and not a lot of fun but it's not as crippling as they would have you believe. With aggressive treatment it's possible to maintain my training [including speedwork] and racing schedule. If this 50 year old guy can do it somoene half my age should too.

 

 

This is where you guys are mistaken. It's not plantar faciitis (inflamed the tough, fibrous band of tissue (fascia) connecting your heel bone to the base of your toes). It's been diagnosed as a torn plantar fascia (the entire plantar fascia ligament becomes torn, as opposed to plantar fasciitis when it is only small tears in the tissue). This is much more difficult to deal with than a little inflammation, and most often requires surgery for proper healing and resolution of pain...

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpag...NFL&id=2708

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This is where you guys are mistaken. It's not plantar faciitis (inflamed the tough, fibrous band of tissue (fascia) connecting your heel bone to the base of your toes). It's been diagnosed as a torn plantar fascia (the entire plantar fascia ligament becomes torn, as opposed to plantar fasciitis when it is only small tears in the tissue). This is much more difficult to deal with than a little inflammation, and most often requires surgery for proper healing and resolution of pain...

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpag...NFL&id=2708

 

I'll trust Mickey Spagnola the one of the Cowboys beat writers more than I would rotoworld. Mickey says it is only a partial tear, not a complete tear.

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This is where you guys are mistaken. It's not plantar faciitis (inflamed the tough, fibrous band of tissue (fascia) connecting your heel bone to the base of your toes). It's been diagnosed as a torn plantar fascia (the entire plantar fascia ligament becomes torn, as opposed to plantar fasciitis when it is only small tears in the tissue). This is much more difficult to deal with than a little inflammation, and most often requires surgery for proper healing and resolution of pain...

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpag...NFL&id=2708

 

That's entirely different. He's on the shelf for a while. Either he had a acute injury or he ignored / misdiagnosed the iniflamation of the fasciitia.

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Glenn was cut today... I don't get it...

 

Veteran Aaron Glenn will replace Newman in the starting lineup Saturday at Houston.

 

:D

 

Neither do I. If your Pro Bowl-caliber starting CB may need surgery on his foot, why cut a veteran CB who was at #3 on the depth chart? Unless either (1) they think that Newman can play through it with cortisone shots or (2) Glenn not longer has the speed to play CB effectively.

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:D

 

Neither do I. If your Pro Bowl-caliber starting CB may need surgery on his foot, why cut a veteran CB who was at #3 on the depth chart? Unless either (1) they think that Newman can play through it with cortisone shots or (2) Glenn not longer has the speed to play CB effectively.

I guess they're happy with Reeves and think Newman will be ready? :D

 

 

 

 

If he is not claimed by another team, the Cowboys could have the option of re-signing Glenn after the first game of the season. NFL rules state that vested veteran such as Glenn is guaranteed a full season of salary if they are on the roster for the first week of the season. Glenn was scheduled to make $1.7 million this season, although $500,000 is guaranteed.

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newman practiced some

http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/2007/...n_practice.html

 

Ellis and Newman practice

 

OLB Greg Ellis and CB Terence Newman are practicing today. Both sat out some of the drills during the 30 minutes the media was allowed to watch.

 

Newman declined to talk to reporters today. Like last week, he'll wait until Friday to discuss whether he might be able to play with a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot.

 

Ellis, who is battling bursitis while recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon, said he still considers himself week-to-week.

 

"I'm still having problems with it," Ellis said this morning. "I'll just see what I can fight through today."

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Terrence Newman can be 90-95% from this injury if he stays off of it for two weeks and finds the right shoe. He should be up to 100% within a month. In 90 percent of the cases, this comes from a shoe issue, where the shoe is either too hard or isn't cut right for a person's sole...or most likely a combination of the two. It also very possibly be his street shoes and not his football cleats that is causing it. Once they get the problem diagnosed correctly he will be full speed in no-time.

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Probably so but they didn't look terrific against Eli & Burress. Chambers and Berrian could do some damage.

well it is a story, one way or the other....

1. the boys missed him vs the giants...if he is practicing then that means he could play so it is important to note that he is practicing....or

2. its a story if he does continue to miss time because they gave up 35 points to the giants who lost their starting RB early in the game and had their replacement corner get abused by Plax

 

major tom is correct that chambers and berrian could do some damage if newman isnt back.

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