Updates from Cowboys training camp.
Day 2 of the Cowboys’ 2025 training camp is in the books, and it came with some concerning moments. Thankfully, one turned out to be a positive and the other doesn’t appear to have any lasting consequences.
The first worrisome jolt came when it was reported that DaRon Bland was missing from practice. Given Bland’s injury history and the current state of the cornerback position, there was a natural rush to panic among some in Cowboys Nation. But thankfully, we soon found out the joyous reason why Bland had to be away.
DaRon Bland was not at Wednesday’s practice as he awaited the birth of his child. Andrew Booth and Caelen Carson saw some time with the first team, while Kemon Hall worked in the nickel, too.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) July 23, 2025
Bland probably had a much better day welcoming his new child than trying to cover CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. The rest of Dallas’ available corners didn’t have such luck, getting torched by the new dynamic WR duo for multiple highlight moments.
But as so often happens in football, the fun stopped fast when Pickens was lying on the ground surrounded by teammates and staff. He stayed down after getting hit by CB Andrew Booth, who was going for the breakup on an attempted sideline catch.
George Pickens took a shot at the end of this catch and is down on the sideline pic.twitter.com/dXDyrCoXR0
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) July 23, 2025
Scary moment for the #Cowboys as George Pickens goes down on a catch attempt. Appears to be a cramp (?).
Walked off under his own power to be evaluated and is now on the sideline watching — likely done for the day.
Good sign: Pickens was in good spirits after practice. pic.twitter.com/qbiXwxEnqX
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) July 23, 2025
All reports since this have been good, with Pickens working with training staff and showing no sign of serious injury. We’ll see if he’s back to his usual workload tomorrow or if the team takes it easy with Pickens on Day 3.