Rolando McClain Injury: Updates on Cowboys LB's Groin and Return

Updates from Sunday, Oct. 12 

After the Cowboys' upset win over the Seahawks, Rolando McClain talked about his status via Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News:

ESPN's Calvin Watkins previosuly revealed McClain was active for Week 6:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 10

Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News has the latest on McClain:

Brandon George of The Dallas Morning News has an update on McClain's status: 

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 9

Todd Archer of ESPN reported on Rolando McClain's status from Thursday's practice:

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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain is missing his second straight practice with a groin strain, but coach Jason Garrett said the hope is McClain can do more in his rehab in an effort to play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. 

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Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 7

Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News provides owner Jerry Jones' latest thoughts on McClain's injury:

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But Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was optimistic about his starting middle linebacker’s injury when asked about it Tuesday morning.

“Rolando looks good, according to our trainers,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. “[Monday] he came in and we were pleasantly surprised. But we’ll see obviously when he really starts working in. He’ll have some limitation in practice, but there is a possibility [he could play Sunday in Seattle].”

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Updates from Monday, Oct. 6

Despite playing in Weeks 4 and 5, McClain aggravated his groin injury during the Cowboys' win against the Texans yesterday. Drew Davison of Star-Telegram.com provided a statement from McClain discussing his injury following the game:

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The doctor said 2-4 weeks and it obviously hasn’t been that long. Coming back and playing after one week, you’re going to have your ups and downs. It’s all a part of the game. You need to be out there. We need everybody out there.

I think everybody is hurting at this point. It’s such a physical season, we play physical teams everywhere, and the way we try to play offense and defense we are physical too. Everybody is a little beat up. That’s just a part of the team. We’ve got a fighting spirit, so we’ve got to keep fighting.

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Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News passed along comments from Jason Garrett on McClain's status:

Updates from Sunday, Sept. 28

Rolando McClain's status for Sunday's game against the Saints has been confirmed, via Ramon Antonio Vargas of The Advocate:

Updates from Friday, Sept. 26

Brandon George of The Dallas Morning News reported on Rolando McClain's status for Week 4 vs. New Orleans:

Earlier, Drew Davidson of the Star-Telegram reported on McClain from Cowboys practice:

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McClain, who tweaked his groin in Week 2 at Tennessee, participated in practice in a limited role for the first time Friday. What, exactly, did he do?

“I was able to do what they asked me to do,” McClain said.

Which was?

“Work on the field. I did it,” McClain said.

McClain refused to say whether he did enough to return to game action, but did say his groin felt better Friday than it did Thursday. But he wasn’t ready to say if it was good enough to play.

“I don’t make those decisions,” McClain said. “Guys above me make them and I follow them.”

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Updates from Wednesday, Sept. 24

Desmond Purnell of NFL Network has an update on Rolando McClain's status:

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 23

Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram provides an update on Rolando McClain's injury:

Updates from Monday, Sept. 22

Jerry Jones spoke about Rolando McClain's health for Week 4 (via Clarence Hill of the Star-Telegram):

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Owner Jerry Jones is hopeful that linebacker Rolando McClain, who missed the Rams game with a groin injury, and defensive end Anthony Spencer, who has been out since last season because of microfracture surgery, will both play against the New Orleans Saints next Sunday.

"Hopefully Spencer will get some snaps next week," Jones aid. "Hopefully 55 (McClain) gets some snaps next week."

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Updates from Sunday, Sept. 21

The Dallas Cowboys reported on Rolando McClain's status for Sunday's matchup vs. St. Louis:

Earlier, Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com reported on McClain's status for Week 3:

Updates from Friday, Sept. 19

Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News has McClain's thoughts on his status:

Todd Archer of ESPN provided news on McClain's practice status for Friday:

Brandon George of The Dallas Morning News has an update on McClain:

Machota adds more:

Updates from Thursday, Sept. 18

Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has more on his status for practice Thursday:

Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News has an update on McClain:

Original Text

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain has been one of the pleasant surprises in the NFL through two weeks, but his status for Week 3 against the St. Louis Rams is up in the air.    

According to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, McClain is dealing with a groin injury:

Hill later reported more on his status for the week:

McClain, 25, leads the Cowboys with 15 total tackles and is tied for the team lead with one sack through two games. He retired from the NFL last year at the age of 24 after spending three years in Oakland and spending time in the offseason with Baltimore before making a comeback this season.