Cowboys OL out after dropping 325 pounds on chest
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) _ Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Darrion Weems has been
sidelined after dropping 325 pounds on his chest while lifting weights.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Weems wasn’t seriously injured and should
return to practice soon. He didn’t practice Monday.
Garrett says Weems tried to lift the bar even though he couldn’t grip it
properly with one of his thumbs. The bar rolled off his hand on to his chest.
The Dallas coach says he’s seen lifting accidents where sometimes players have
to “throw the weight off of one side or throw the weight off the other side.”
Weems is a second-year player out of Oregon. The Cowboys signed him off
Denver’s practice squad last year.
COWBOYS-NEW HOME
Cowboys set to celebrate new training home
FRISCO, Texas (AP) _ The Dallas Cowboys are ready to celebrate with Frisco
officials a day after overwhelming approval of a $115 million deal to build an
indoor stadium and team headquarters in the Dallas suburb.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his son, executive vice president Stephen Jones,
were making a quick trip home from training camp in Oxnard, Calif., for a news
conference Tuesday to discuss the new practice facility expected to open by
2016.
Frisco is about 30 miles north of Dallas and ranks among the fastest-growing
cities in the country. It is home to FC Dallas of Major League Soccer, a minor
league affiliate of baseball’s Texas Rangers and the training facility for
hockey’s Dallas Stars.
The deal will end a four-decade relationship between the Cowboys and the suburb
of Irving.
TEXANS-EAGLES TRADE
Eagles get WR Maehl from Texans for OL Menkin
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ The Philadelphia Eagles have acquired wide receiver Jeff
Maehl from Houston for offensive lineman Nate Menkin.
Maehl, who played for Eagles coach Chip Kelly at Oregon, appeared in three
games for the Texans in 2011 and spent last year on the practice squad.
Monday’s move gives the Eagles another option at a position where they lost
starter Jeremy Maclin and potential backup Arrelious Benn to season-ending knee
injuries.
Maehl starred for Kelly at Oregon, catching 77 passes for 1,076 yards and 12
touchdowns in his senior season. He signed with Houston as a rookie free agent
in 2011.
Menkin originally signed with the Texans as an undrafted free agent and was
claimed off waivers by the Eagles last year. He didn’t play a down for
Philadelphia.