Johnston Out for Season?

Dallas Cowboy fullback Daryl Johnston, who has never missed a game in his nine-year NFL career, will undergo surgery to repair a bulging disk in his neck and sit out the rest of the season, according to a broadcast report.

CNN-SI reported Thursday night that Johnston is being advised by doctors to not play again and he would be risking paralysis if he plays after the surgery.

Cowboy owner Jerry Jones told CNN-SI that nothing was definitive.

“All those types of things, surgery, retirement are premature at this point,” he said. “In the morning, they may not be true.”

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A Wisconsin lawmaker says the Green Bay Packers are at risk of becoming elitist or arrogant.

The Super Bowl champions’ proposed stock sale violates the spirit of community ownership that makes the Packers unique in the NFL, Rep. Marlin Schneider said.

The suggested cost of $200 a share puts working families out of the market, said Schneider, a Wisconsin Rapids Democrat.

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New Orleans Saint guard Chris Naeole, the team’s first-round pick in the 1997 draft, underwent surgery to repair ligament damage to his left ankle and will sit out the rest of the season . . . San Francisco 49er defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield has been arrested for investigation of drunken driving. The California Highway Patrol took Stubblefield, 26, into custody just after 11 p.m. Sunday on Highway 101 in Redwood City.