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PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : Cowboys May Be Able to Use Haley

By BILL PLASCHKE
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The Cowboys were given an emotional lift Monday--as if they really needed it--when defensive end Charles Haley was pronounced fit to practice and will be listed as at least “questionable” for Sunday’s NFC championship game with the Green Bay Packers.

Haley, who underwent back surgery earlier this year, was given the OK during a checkup in Los Angeles with back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins.

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The buzz around Dallas on Monday was that Deion Sanders finally began returning punts full-time for the Cowboys on Sunday because of reasons other than simply, his legs felt good.

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The word is that owner Jerry Jones, who has more on the line in their Super Bowl quest than anyone, suggested to the coaches that Deion be given the chance.

The coaches, wishing to stay employed, complied.

Can you blame either one?

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Bill Plaschke

Bill Plaschke, an L.A. Times sports columnist since 1996, is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame and California Sports Hall of Fame. He has been named national Sports Columnist of the Year nine times by the Associated Press, and twice by the Society of Professional Journalists and National Headliner Awards. He is the author of six books, including a collection of his columns entitled “Plaschke: Good Sports, Spoilsports, Foul Balls and Oddballs.” Plaschke is also a panelist on the popular ESPN daily talk show, “Around the Horn.” He is in the national Big Brothers/Big Sisters Alumni Hall of Fame and has been named Man of the Year by the Los Angeles Big Brothers/Big Sisters as well as receiving a Pursuit of Justice Award from the California Women’s Law Center. Plaschke has appeared in a movie (“Ali”), a dramatic HBO series (“Luck”) and, in a crowning cultural moment he still does not quite understand, his name can be found in a rap song “Females Welcome” by Asher Roth.

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