Friday Notes: Owens Has Finger Repaired Terrell Owens played several games with a torn tendon in his right ring finger. IRVING, Texas - Despite the risk of permanent damage, Terrell Owens forged through the final weeks of the season with a torn tendon in his right ring finger and planned to delay surgery until the off-season.
Owens underwent successful surgery to repair the torn tendon Thursday in Miami, according to reports, and told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram he'll be ready for next season.
Owens, who led the Cowboys with 85 catches for 1,180 yards and an NFL-best 13 touchdowns, refused to use the injured finger as an excuse amidst criticism for dropping multiple passes throughout the year.
The torn tendon hindered flexibility at the tip of his finger, but the surgery could restore movement and strength.
"The doctor is very optimistic," Owens told the newspaper. "I am happy I had the surgery. I am happy with the news he gave me that I will return to 100 percent."
Owens just completed the first year in a three-year, $25 million contract he signed with Dallas last March. He's due a $3 million roster bonus this June, but Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has said repeatedly he wants to bring back Owens and receiver Terry Glenn, who's due a $5 million bonus in March.
No Hurry
Six days have passed since the Cowboys' season ended with a 21-20 loss to Seattle, and head coach Bill Parcells still hasn't announced whether or not he'll return for a fifth season.
Parcells, 65, has said he planned to meet with team owner and general manager Jerry Jones about his future, and Jones told The Ticket (KTCK-AM, 1310) Friday he is entirely comfortable waiting for Parcells to make his decision.
"If I really wanted to push that, I could have an answer tonight and be happy with it," Jones said. "I just don't have an issue with it right now in terms of time frame."
Jones has reiterated he wants Parcells to return next year. Parcells still has one year left on the new two-year deal he signed last January.
Safety Option
Jones also said during Friday's radio segment that the club might consider moving starting corner Anthony Henry to safety next year.
The Cowboys rotated multiple players at free safety alongside Roy Williams this past season, including rookie Pat Watkins and veterans Keith Davis and Marcus Coleman.
Henry, who signed a five-year, $25.2 million deal in 2005 that included a $10 million signing bonus, just recorded the most single-season pass breakups by a Cowboys defensive back (23) since Everson Walls in 1984.
Jones has said he'd like to see Williams move closer to the line of scrimmage at safety next year. The Cowboys' safeties struggled in pass coverage, and Henry played free safety his first three years at South Florida before moving to corner as a senior.
"We hope that either through the evolving of somebody that's on campus right now, on our roster, or bringing them on, certainly you've got to defend deep if you bring Roy up (closer)," Jones said.
Short Shots
Jones said the Cowboys could be in the market for a backup quarterback this off-season. When asked if he expects Drew Bledsoe to retire or join another team, Jones said, "I don't know that he'll retire. That would surprise me, but it probably is not realistic to think that we could work something out here." . . . Last weekend marked only the second time all four wild-card teams won at home since the NFL instituted four wild-card games per season starting in 1990.
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