December 15, 2011 – United Football League (UFL)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Thursday, December 15, 2011 – Quarterback CHRIS GREISEN, who led the Virginia Destroyers to victory in the 2011 United Football League Championship Game, has rejoined the Dallas Cowboys.

Greisen, who also reached the 2010 UFL Championship Game as the starting quarterback for the Florida Tuskers, spent time on the Cowboys roster during the 2010 season and has signed to the NFL club’s practice squad following a season-ending injury to Jon Kitna.

“It’s always cool when an NFL team calls you up and says we want you to play for our team,” Greisen told his hometown Green Bay Press Gazette. “It’s the highest level of football, and one of the marquee franchises in the league.”

Greisen completed 61 of 87 pass attempts for 695 yards, 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in four games for the Virginia Destroyers in 2011. In the 17-3 Championship Game victory over the Las Vegas Locos he completed 21 of 31 passes for 154 yards.

“Chris Greisen has all the qualities that are important to a team, especially leadership,” said Destroyers head coach MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER. “Chris has an instinct for the game that jumped right out at me.”

Prior to signing with the Cowboys on December 27, 2010, he connected on 58 of 84 pass attempts for 664 yards, 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions for the Florida Tuskers. Having won the starting job under center, he passed for 346 yards and rushed for two touchdowns in a 23-20 defeat to the Las Vegas Locos in the 2010 UFL Championship Game.

Greisen joins JOSH MCCOWN (Chicago Bears / Hartford Colonials 2010), RICHARD BARTEL (Arizona Cardinals / Sacramento Mountain Lions 2010), JEFF GARCIA (Houston Texans / Omaha Nighthawks 2010) and 2009 UFL Championship Game winner J.P. LOSMAN (Miami Dolphins / Las Vegas Locos 2009) among former UFL quarterbacks currently with NFL clubs.

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IRVING, Texas (AP)

The Dallas Cowboys have put Jon Kitna on injured reserve, ending the quarterback’s 15th NFL season and possibly his career.

The 39-year-old Kitna, in his third season as Tony Romo’s backup, hasn’t played since Nov. 13 because of a back injury.

Kitna’s most extensive action with Dallas came last season after Romo broke his collarbone. In 10 games, he threw for 2,365 yards with 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Kitna has thrown for 29,745 yards with 169 TDs and 165 interceptions in 141 NFL games with Seattle, Cincinnati, Detroit and Dallas.

The move was among three made Wednesday by the Cowboys, who activated receiver Dwayne Harris and replaced him on the practice squad with quarterback Chris Greisen.

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Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware returned to practice on a limited basis after siting out Tuesday’s practice due to a neck injury he suffered last week against the Arizona Cardinals. It is expected that Ware will be in the lineup in Sunday night’s NFC East showdown against the New York Giants. 

Wide receiver Laurent Robinson was expected to practice on Thursday, but he ultimately did not participate and missed his second straight practice with a shoulder injury. In positive wide receiver news, the Cowboys are expected to get back Miles Austin who is back at practice after missing the past month with a hamstring injury.

DALLAS COWBOYS
PLAYER	INJURY	WED	THU	FRI	GAME STATUS
Miles Austin, WR	Hamstring	LP	LP
Martellus Bennett, TE	Ribs	DNP	DNP
Josh Brent, NT	Knee	DNP	DNP
Abram Elam, S	Not Injury Related/ Personal		DNP
Tony Fiammetta, FB	Illness	LP	LP
Jon Kitna, QB	Back	DNP	DNP
Kyle Kosier, G	Foot	DNP	LP
Sean Lee, LB	Wrist	FP	FP
Mat McBriar, P	Foot (Left)	FP	FP
Danny McCray, S	Ankle	DNP	DNP
Laurent Robinson, WR	Shoulder	DNP	DNP
Phillip Tanner, RB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP
DeMarcus Ware, LB	Neck	DNP	LP

For more insights on the Dallas Cowboys, check out SB Nation blog Blogging The Boys.

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Laurent Robinson didn’t practice Wednesday because of a slightly separated right shoulder suffered in the first half of the 19-13 overtime loss versus the Arizona Cardinals. In four games since Miles Austin went down, Robinson has scored five touchdowns for Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys offense. Austin himself was limited in practice as he prepares for the showdown with the New York Giants.

Here is the full practice report on Wednesday for the Cowboys as they prepare for the Giants:

Did Not Participate in Practice

TE Martellus Bennett (Ribs)
NT Josh Brent (Knee)
QB Jon Kitna (Back)
G Kyle Kosier (Foot)
S Danny McCray (Ankle)
WR Laurent Robinson (Shoulder)
RB Phillip Tanner (Hamstring)
LB DeMarcus Ware (Neck)

Limited Participation in Practice

WR Miles Austin Hamstring
FB Tony Fiammetta (Illness)

Full Participation in Practice

LB Sean Lee Wrist
P Mat McBriar (Left foot)

For more insights on the Dallas Cowboys, check out SB Nation blog Blogging The Boys. For more on the New York Giants, check out SB Nation blog Big Blue View.