Cowboys C Andre Gurode Loses Starting Job To C Phil Costa?

Discussion in 'Dallas Cowboys' started by BigBlueBruiser, Aug 27, 2011.

  1. Apparently, the injury to Phil Costa that will keep him out 2-4 weeks is more of an issue than it initially seemed. That is because veteran center Andre Gurode will not be in the lineup Saturday night against the Vikings, despite it being the dress rehearsal to the regular season. Cowboys VP Stephen Jones said the club is holding out Gurode because of a “business decision,â€￾ likely meaning his future with the team is in jeopardy. The Cowboys could be looking at possible trade opportunities for Gurode and don’t want to risk an injury. "He got pushed," Jerry Jones said, an indication that Costa had already won the preseason competition with Gurode, who missed the first two weeks of camp following a June knee surgery. Gurode, a five-time Pro Bowler who was ranked 57th in the NFL Network’s Top 100 list voted on by the players, is the longest-tenured Cowboy, a second-round pick in the 2002 draft.

    Source: DallasCowboys.com
     
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  2. Agent Zero

    Agent Zero I rode the short bus

    Disappointing.. But business is business..
     
  3. Article updated.......

    Gurode's $5.5M salary will likely be unattractive to teams in a trade........
     
  4. Agent Zero

    Agent Zero I rode the short bus

    FML..
     
  5. cKlass

    cKlass Rookie

    Explains why the were looking to trade him. They probably should of kept this to themselves because now his trade value might go down since teams know he was in jeopardy of losing his starting job.