Terry Glenn's Got Some Decisions to Make

Terry Glenn ain't happy about the idea of missing the season because of a knee injury. In fact, he's weighing two options: having season-ending surgery, or cleaning up his knee in the hopes of returning in four weeks. Door No. 2 seems like the obvious choice, but there's a caveat:

"I want play this year, and I really feel I have chance so I'm really leaning toward taking the [damaged] piece out and trying to play this year even though I'm risking the rest of my career by doing that ... My Super Bowl chances are running out, so that's what I will probably do. But I know there's a great percentage risk that I could do that, ruin my knee, never play again and have to limp the rest of my life."

In one sense, it's kinda refreshing to read about a professional athlete actually wanting to, you know, win ... at almost any price; then there's the whole conversation that starts, "Man, Glenn could have a limp for the rest of his life -- is it worth it?"

It's easy to forget that these guys have lives after football. Glenn is 33; is the 2007 season -- a season where the Cowboys aren't thought to be a Super Bowl contender -- worth possibly hobbling around for the next 40 or so years?

Whatever, this is a big loss for Dallas. The upside, I guess, is that the team can get a good long look at Patrick Crayton, And who knows, maybe we'll see more of Isaiah Stanback "Slashing" it up too.

Hat tip: Blogging the Boys