TAMPA, Fla. - Dallas Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne injured his right hamstring early in the second quarter and wasn't able to play in the second half Sunday against Tampa Bay.
Claiborne said he hurt his hamstring with 10:26 left in the second quarter when he was called for defensive pass interference against Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans. The penalty down the left sideline cost the Cowboys 45 yards.
"That's when it started kind of pulling on me. After that, it just got worse and worse as it went on," Claiborne said. "I couldn't even run at one point."
Claiborne finished the second quarter but went into the locker room early and couldn't finish the game. He said he would have an MRI on his right hamstring on Monday to find out how much time he'll miss.
"But as of now, apparently it wasn't good because I couldn't finish the game," Claiborne said. "It can't be that good because I didn't finish the game."
When Claiborne injured his hamstring, he caught the flag that was thrown by the official for the pass interference penalty and tossed it back to the official.
Claiborne, the sixth overall pick in the 2012 draft, has played well in what could be his last season with the Cowboys. First-round pick Byron Jones replaced him at cornerback in the second half.