Morris Claiborne Injury: Updates on Cowboys CB's Knee and Return

Updates from Friday, Oct. 3

Veteran NFL reporter Brian McIntyre has the latest on Claiborne:

Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News has an update on Morris Claiborne's status:

Updates from Monday, Sept. 29

Desmond Purnell of NFL Network passed along details from Dallas Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones on cornerback Morris Claiborne's knee injury:

Head coach Jason Garrett later spoke about Claiborne's injury, via Clarence Hill of the Star-Telegram, Todd Archer of ESPN Dallas and the Cowboys: 

Bleacher Report's Will Carroll weighed in on Claiborne's injury:

Original Text

The maligned Dallas secondary took a hit Sunday night when Cowboys corner Morris Claiborne left the team's showdown against the New Orleans Saints with a knee injury.

Claiborne, who was demoted days earlier in favor of Orlando Scandrick and Brandon Carr, needed help off the field after a play in the first quarter. Clarence Hill of the Star-Telegram described the scene:

The team followed suit shortly after:

Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News shared additional details:

After the game, Tim MacMahon of ESPN Dallas provided a troubling update: 

The No. 6 overall pick of the 2012 NFL draft, Claiborne was outplayed by his teammates to start the season, ranking as the No. 95 corner in the NFL at Pro Football Focus (subscription required) on a list that ranked 100 players.

For now, his quest to regain the starting job in a secondary that entered Sunday surrendering an average of 250.3 passing yards per game is on the shelf. Benched or not, Claiborne was a key contributor the team will miss in the coming weeks against Houston, Seattle and the New York Giants.

Scandrick and Carr will remain in their current roles for the time being, while Sterling Moore and Tyler Patmon take on bigger jobs until Claiborne can return.

Statistics and info courtesy of ESPN.