Cowboys Linebacker Keith Brooking Leaves Preseason Game with Shoulder Injury
August 22, 2010 by Aaron Kirn
Filed under Blog Network, Dallas Cowboys, NFC, NFC East
Dallas Cowboys veteran linebacker Keith Brooking suffered a strained right shoulder in the first half of Saturday’s preseason game against the Chargers. In a sideline interview, Brooking said the X-rays were negative and that he would have continued playing in a real game. Second-round draft pick Sean Lee replaced Brooking in the starting lineup. Lee missed the Cowboys’ first two preseason games with a strained quad, so Brooking’s injury was quite timely since the rookie could see some first-team action. Lee recorded three solo tackles and tallied five assists during his work with the starting unit....