Dallas players undergo surgeries
■ NFL: Cornerback Deion
Sanders’ playoff injury will
be operated on today
By Denne H. Freeman
The Associated Press
IRVING, Texas — A year ago,
the Dallas Cowboys were prepar
ing for the Super Bowl. Now in
stead, they are preparing for or
undergoing surgeries, including
Wednesday’s successful removal
of bone spurs from running back
Emmitt Smith’s right ankle.
Today, it will be cornerback
Deion Sanders’ turn as a surgeon
repairs the damage to his right or
bital bone which occurred when
he was tackled during the Cow
boys playoff loss to the Carolina
Panthers.
Offensive tackle Mark Tuinei
underwent successful surgery last
week to repair a torn ligament in
his left knee which had hampered
him most of the season. Tuinei
was expected to be ready by train
ing camp in July.
Defensive end Chad Hennings
had both elbows scoped for bone
fragments last Friday and should
be ready for the regular season.
Defensive tackle Charles Haley,
who had his second back surgery
in 13 months last November, met
with Dr. Robert Watkins in Cali
fornia to discuss his situation.
Later in February, tight end Jay
Novacek, who missed the season
with back problems, will seek
Watkins’ counsel.
Rookie cornerback Wendell
Davis had arthroscopic surgery
Friday on his right knee to repair
torn cartilage.
Defensive lineman Hurvin Mc
Cormack is expected to have rota
tor cuff surgery on his right shoul
der on Feb. 23.
Smith, who underwent his
surgery at Roosevelt Hospital in
New York City, gained only 3.7
yards per carry this season, rush
ing for 1,204 yards on 327 carries
and 12 touchdowns.
Trainer Jim Maurer said Dr. Bill
Hamilton removed three bone
fragments which Smith had
played with during the season.
Smith will remain in New York
until Friday and will rest for two
weeks before he starts his rehabil
itation work.
“We’re shooting for trying to
get him back for training camp
right now,” Maurer said. “It’s a
wonder he played as well as he
did this year with the bone frag
ments in his ankle.”
The ankle problem made Smith
a half-step slow and negated his
usual explosive bursts into the
line. The Cowboys offense
slumped to 24th in the NFL and
was ineffective inside the 20-yard
line and on short yardage plays.
Sanders got hurt while running
a reverse in the second-half of the
26-17 loss to the Panthers. He was
kept overnight in a Charlotte hos
pital for observation before being
flown back to Texas.
Coach: Players suspected move after
DeBartolo hinted at possible changes
■ Continued from Page 7
1 quarterback in NFL history to play in the Pro Bowl.
“There’s no doubt the bulk of my success in the
NFL has been due to Steve Mariucci,” Favre has said.
“1 wouldn’t be where I am today without his coach
ing.”
The formal announcement of the coaching change
came during a late afternoon news conference, but
word of the change swept earlier in the day through
the locker room where 49ers players had come to
work out.
“It’s a big surprise, a shock,” cornerback Tyronne
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planned or a spur of the moment-type thing.
“From what I understand, Seifert is always under
pressure to win the Super Bowl. It keeps mounting
each year he doesn’t win it. That’s part of the busi
ness. You take it as it comes.”
Certainly, Seifert’s departure signals wide-ranging
changes for the 49ers, whose season ended in a 35
14 playoff loss at Green Bay two weeks ago.
Defensive coordinator Pete Carroll, a candidate for
the St. Louis Rams job, was passed over and the
move appears to seal the fate of offensive coordina
tor Marc Trestman, whose departure has been ru
mored after players grumbled about his play calls.
Defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield said the team
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owner Eddie DeBartolo said as much in an address
to the club.
“Everybody knew that around the locker room,”
Stubblefield said. “No matter if it was coaching staff
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thing had to change. There was something in the mix
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“We players knew that. We knew that something
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be George.”
“It’s a cold day in January,” said tackle Steve Wal
lace. “I’m left speechless. I don’t know the reason.
He’s a great coach, a class person. It’s a sad day for a
lot of49ers fans.”
“They must feel that he has a great young mind to
give him a position like that,” Wallace said of Mari
ucci. “They must feel he has all the credentials. But
he’s going to be under a lot of pressure. He’s going to
be compared to Bill Walsh and George Seifert.”
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