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Report: Dumervil to have surgery

Dallas’s Brandon Sharpe dives into the end zone on an interception return in the Hall of Fame Game. (Ron Schwane/ Associated Press)

Associated Press / August 9, 2010

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The Denver Post reported last night that Broncos outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil will have surgery tomorrow to repair a chest injury that will keep him out for most, if not all, of the season.

Broncos physician Ted Schlegel is scheduled to perform the operation. Dumervil, who led the NFL with 17 sacks last season and who signed a five-year, $58.33 million contract extension before the start of training camp, visited 49ers team physician Michael Dillingham on Friday for a second opinion. Dumervil then returned to Denver and the surgery was scheduled.

The newspaper indicated that the damage to the pectoral muscle will be examined in the surgery — it can be difficult to assess all of the damage in that muscle, even in an MRI, because of the size and thickness of the tissue — and the pectoral tendon will be reattached.

Normal recovery time is 4-5 months before a player is ready to return to the field from such an injury, though Broncos officials were not going to rule out a return date until after the surgery.

Jenkins out 4-6 weeks

Falcons wide receiver Michael Jenkins will miss 4-6 weeks with a right shoulder injury.

The team did not say if Jenkins, who was hurt in a scrimmage Friday night, will need surgery or whether his shoulder might be separated or dislocated.

“You are always concerned any time your player goes down with an injury,’’ coach Mike Smith said in a statement released by the team. “One thing I am certain of is that Michael will work very hard to get back on the field as soon as possible.’’

Jenkins is entering his seventh season. He has appeared in 92 games with 235 receptions for 3,007 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Raiders sign Brennan

The Raiders signed free agent quarterback Colt Brennan and could have the former Hawaii star on the field for Thursday’s exhibition opener at Dallas.

Brennan took a handful of snaps with the second-team offense yesterday, completing 4 of 6 throws.

Brennan was Washington’s sixth-round draft pick in 2008, but was cut by the Redskins last Monday after they traded for John Beck.

Backup quarterbacks Bruce Gradkowski (groin) and Charlie Frye (wrist) are questionable to play against Dallas, leaving starter Jason Campbell and backup Kyle Boller as the healthy quarterbacks on the roster. Oakland coach Tom Cable didn’t rule out Gradkowski or Frye playing against the Cowboys.

Cowboys win

The Cowboys forced four turnovers, got three field goals from David Buehler, and an interception return for a touchdown by Brandon Sharpe for a 16-7 victory over the Bengals in the Hall of Fame Game last night in Canton, Ohio. Former Dallas receiver Terrell Owens had two receptions for 18 yards in a short stint for Cincinnati, who registered five sacks, but committed 12 penalties for 90 yards . . . Top Broncos draft pick Demaryius Thomas apparently injured his left foot Saturday night in practice — the same one he broke in predraft workouts — and underwent medical tests yesterday. The team was concerned initially because it was the same foot Thomas fractured in March. But a person with knowledge of the diagnosis told the Associated Press that Thomas wasn’t seriously injured and that he won’t be out long term . . . Indianapolis police arrested Colts defensive lineman John Gill after finding him passed out in a ditch on the side of a road about 4 a.m. yesterday. In the police report, Officer Ricardo Flores Jr. said he called out to Gill, who tried to stand up, but couldn’t and kept falling over. Flores says he eventually leaned Gill against his police car to keep him from falling. Flores described the barefoot 23-year-old’s blue shirt and khaki shorts as disheveled and soiled. Gill was arrested for public intoxication.