Cowboys part ways with veteran WR Glenn

Jul 26, 2008 - 1:25 AM DALLAS (Ticker) -- The Dallas Cowboys released wide receiver Terry Glenn after a long dispute over an injury waiver, according to the Dallas Morning News on Friday.

As the Cowboys held their first practice in Oxnard, California, there were reports that Glenn had agreed to a split contract in which he would not receive his base salary of $1.7 million if he re-injured his twice-surgically repaired right knee.

Glenn and the Cowboys had been haggling for months over a $500,000 injury waiver - one owner and general manager Jerry Jones deemed necessary after the 34-year-old receiver missed all but one game last season while rehabbing the knee.

The 12-year veteran was barred from working out with the team during organized team activities after he refused to sign the waiver.

While, the decision has been made to release Glenn, Jones did not rule out a return.

"We will see what's down the road when we have a chance to go through the whole preseason," Jones told the newspaper. "If things go like we hope for Terry and like we hope for us, then you've got another decision to look at."

Glenn, who was acquired from Green Bay in 2003 for a sixth-round pick, posted consecutive 1,000-yard seasons with Dallas before the injury. The seventh overall pick of the New England Patriots in 1996, Glenn has accumulated 593 catches for 8823 yards and 44 touchdowns in 137 games with the Patriots, Packers and Cowboys.

With Glenn out of the mix for most of last season, Patrick Crayton emerged as a viable No. 2 receiver behind Pro Bowler Terrell Owens and will fill that role once again this season.