SAN ANTONIO � Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer is hoping for a better season after an injury kept him out of the starting lineup last year.

Spencer got off to a great start in training camp a year ago and then hurt a knee. He needed surgery and missed the entire preseason, plus two of the first three games. A hamstring problem cost him two more games. He never got the starting job back, finishing the season with only 1� sacks.
Now Spencer is going into his third year. He�s healthy, experienced and faces no competition.
He also plays opposite the NFL�s reigning sacks leader, DeMarcus Ware. That means offensive coordinators might not focus on Spencer.