Cowboy's Backup QB Suffers Broken Leg

By ESPN

Dallas Cowboys backup quarterback Kellen Moore suffered a broken right leg in Tuesday's practice, which puts even more stress on a position many believed needed help behind Tony Romo already.

On what was scheduled to be Moore's second-to-last team snap of practice Tuesday, guard Jared Smith was pushed back by defensive lineman Lawrence Okoye and stepped on Moore's right ankle as the QB was making a throw to the sideline. Moore remained on the ground for a bit before he was able to limp off. He was helped to a trainer's table and later carted to the locker room with an immobilization splint on his right leg.

After practice, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the initial diagnosis was a broken leg, and Moore would get X-rays at a local hospital. Jones was unsure whether Moore would require surgery and how much time he would miss.

A source said Moore suffered a broken right fibula and will need surgery. He is looking at a two- to three-month recovery, depending on surgery findings, according to a source.

"It's regrettable, and we'll basically just take a look at it and address it there," Jones said. "I don't have any comments about what, if anything, we'll be doing there."

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain has yet to report to training camp, and there are real questions as to whether he will play in the NFL again.

Sources confirmed that McClain's recent 10-game suspension is not for a failed marijuana test but for an opiate commonly referred to as "purple drank" -- a combination of Sprite, cough syrup and codeine. Other sources said the suspension was not marijuana related.

"Even we don't know all the details," Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said when asked about McClain as he walked off the field after Tuesday's walkthrough. "We just don't know."

When asked whether McClain's career is over, coach Jason Garrett said, "We're focused on the guys who are here."

Ravens Waive Richardson

The Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday waived running back Trent Richardson, ending what might have been the former first-round pick's last opportunity to return to the NFL.

Richardson, 26, the No. 3 pick in the 2012 draft, has been on four teams in the past four seasons and has not played in the league since 2014. His career average is 3.3 yards per carry.

Despite bouncing around from Cleveland to Indianapolis to Oakland, Richardson was confident in his chance to get his career back on track. In June, Richardson said his story would end by "putting on a yellow jacket," referring to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Still, Richardson lasted only three months with the Ravens because of the same conditioning and injury issues that have marred his career. A hamstring injury sidelined him for the first week of offseason workouts, and a knee scope caused him to start training camp on the physically unable to perform list.