Adam Schefter answers reader questions in his mailbag on Wednesdays during the NFL season. Got a query of your own? Submit it here.
Q: Adam, what are you hearing on Sean Lee? Is he out for the year? What kind of impact does that have on the Dallas Cowboys' defense and their playoff chances?
-- Tom (Connecticut)
A: Done for the year, Tom. Lee needs surgery on his big toe. It's a real painful injury, one that can threaten a player's career. Felix Jones once had the surgery and bounced back from it, and the Cowboys believe Lee will do the same. It just won't be this season. It's a big loss for the Cowboys, who are losing their leading tackler and a playmaking linebacker. Lee has been one of the NFL's most underrated players.
Q: I'm a Tennessee Titans fan who is excited for Jake Locker's career, but how can the coaches not stick with Matt Hasselbeck right now? With the AFC wild-card race wide open and his playoff credentials, why not take a chance and see if he can catch lightning in a bottle? He's earned it, right?
-- Seth (Tennessee)
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Adam Schefter joined ESPN in August 2009 as a football reporter and analyst. In his role with the network, he is a regular contributor to ESPN.com and ESPN Insider. He appears regularly on numerous ESPN programs. Prior to joining ESPN, Schefter was a reporter and analyst for the NFL Network, which he joined in 2004 after 15 years as an award-winning reporter for The Denver Post. He was named the Colorado Sports Writer of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
The former president of the Pro Football Writers of America, Schefter is also the author of four books. His latest, "The Class of Football," was released this summer by Harper Collins. The married father of two is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He resides in New York.
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