Published September 15, 2015
Jason Witten had nearly as many drops as catches through three games, back when his side still hurt just about every time he moved because of a lacerated spleen.
The Dallas Cowboys tight end dismissed the suggestion that the injury had anything to do with an uncharacteristic case of stone hands. The seven-time Pro Bowler didn't really even want to say how long it took to feel normal again after injuring the spleen in a preseason game.
Dallas coach Jason Garrett puts it somewhere around a month into the season. That's about when Witten started a career-best stretch that has him six catches from breaking Tony Gonzalez's tight end record of 102 in a season.
Witten could get it Sunday at home against New Orleans (6-8).
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cowboys-te-witten-closes-in-on-gonzalez-catch-record-despite-spleen-injury-slow-start