Dallas Cowboys COO Stephen Jones believes former first-round pick Morris Claiborne has a shot at having a big year.

Claiborne, 25, is coming off a knee injury which halted his 2014 season in Week 4. As the cornerback has been rehabbing and getting ready for training camp in late July, Jones has a hopeful feeling for the former LSU star.

“He’s had a really good offseason and I think he feels better than he’s ever felt,” Jones said Tuesday at the grand opening of the Dallas Cowboys Club at DFW Airport. “He really has a chance to have a big year for us.”

In June it was reported that Claiborne was ahead of schedule with his knee rehabilitation. Claiborne was able to participate in the offseason workout program but in a limited fashion. Jones believes Claiborne could actually be ready for the training camp start on July 30.

It hasn't exactly been the easiest process in less than a year for the cornerback to make his comeback. He's hit some bumps along the way.

"What if all the work I put in [and] something else goes wrong?" Claiborne said after a June minicamp session. "Nothing, [what] no one can take away from me is my work ethic. I know the way I work, and I plan on doing this no matter what type of hole I fall in. I plan on doing this 'til I die. So that's just period, point blank. No matter what happens to me I plan on fighting until I can't fight no more."

Claiborne will have some competition in the secondary this season. Orlando Scandrick and Brandon Carr are both looking to start. The Cowboys drafted defensive back Byron Jones in the first round. But the Cowboys plan on using Jones at multiple positions and Scandrick is versatile in the secondary.

Still, Claiborne will have to bring his 'A' game this fall.

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