The latest Dallas Cowboys training camp news is here.
[UPDATE]: Tyler Guyton’s MRI intact, he has bone fracture (out 4-6 weeks) and NOT a torn ACL – RJ Ochoa, Blogging The Boys
The second-year left tackle avoided the worst possible news at Monday’s padded practice, but will still miss valuable reps.
UPDATE: 8:15pm ET
NFL Network reported that Tyler Guyton was “feared” to have suffered a torn ACL during Monday’s practice. Thankfully, this is not the case. ESPN’s Todd Archer noted that Guyton’s MRI results showed that the injury here is a bone fracture that will sideline Guyton 4-6 weeks.
It goes without saying that this is an incredible turn based on where things were with Tyler Guyton for about 30 minutes. Hope seemed a bit lost for the Cowboys season already and now we are talking about a situation where he may only miss a couple of regular season games.
This almost never happens. We caught a bit of good luck.
Trevon Diggs expects to return to the field by September – Charean Williams, PFT
Diggs might miss less than four games.
He might not make it back by Sept. 4 for the first game against the Eagles, but Diggs is ahead of schedule in his rehab and hopes to be on the field sometime in September.
Diggs told Clarence Hill of All City DLLS he will not need to be placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, which would keep him out at least four games. He missed six games with his knee injury last season.
Cowboys’ Rob Jones has broken neck bone, will miss 2-3 months – Todd Archer, ESPN
The Cowboys will be without one of their veteran OL depth signings for a while.
Dallas Cowboys guard Rob Jones suffered a broken bone in his neck in Sunday’s practice that will keep him out two to three months, the team announced.
Jones, who signed a one-year, $3.75 million deal with the Cowboys as a free agent in March, was hurt late in practice but he spent time post-practice working with first-round pick Tyler Booker on their craft.
Booker has taken most of the snaps with the starters at left guard, but Jones was with the starters on Saturday.
Each NFL team’s biggest challenge: Will Bengals play defense in ‘25? Did Chiefs, Texans fix offensive line? – Jeffri Chadiha, NFL.com
The challenge of building a strong ground game in Dallas under new offensive coaching just got even harder with these OL injuries.
Biggest challenge: Building a reliable running game.
Dallas has done a nice job of adding young talent to its offensive line, drafting three first-round picks for the unit over the last four years, including this year’s selection, guard Tyler Booker. Now we need to see how the players carrying the ball behind those blockers operate. The Cowboys’ running back room isn’t going to blow anybody away at this stage. The two most accomplished players — Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders — haven’t averaged 4 yards per carry since the 2022 season. Texas product Jaydon Blue is promising but he’s still a rookie. There’s a good chance that Dallas’ passing attack — with George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb paired at wide receiver — can force opponents to lighten the box for more effective rushing opportunities, but it would be better if the runners were to become true difference-makers. The ‘Boys must be creative here because new head coach Brian Schottenheimer likes a balanced offense. A dependable running attack would help immensely.
Stephen Jones on Ferguson deal, Micah Parsons, camp standouts and more – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com
It’s still very early in camp, but the Cowboys brass has liked what they’ve seen from their new running backs so far.
Without pads on, it’s hard to tell a lot about some of the position groups on the roster given how the staff wants to see them handle contact. Still, Dallas’ new-look running back room has shown positive flashes in Jones’ eyes.
“I think the running backs certainly got the coaches smiling,” Jones said. You’ve got to remember though, we’ve been out there in shorts and tees. The real football starts today, and that’s when you really judge and we’ll see how that goes.”
With one week of training camp in the books, the Cowboys are looking to continue to have fast, physical practices and ideally, dry some ink on new deals for key players on the roster.
2025 Dallas Cowboys training camp: Latest intel, updates – Todd Archer, ESPN.com
Some more notes on the Cowboys OL status, and other observations from Monday’s practice.
Prescott finished the day going 15-of-21. He was repeatedly harassed by the Cowboys’ pass rush but was still able to make some plays. In one six-play stretch, he connected with WR KaVontae Turpin three times.
Lamb and Pickens appeared to have their reps limited some on Monday. Given the amount of running they do, that’s not a surprise to see their snaps monitored.
Cornerback DaRon Bland returned to practice following the birth of his son last week. He did not go through team drills, since he had only one practice under his belt. Right tackle Terence Steele (ankle) returned to practice and took some team snaps but was replaced late by Hakeem Adeniji.
‘It’s amazing’ – Brian Schottenheimer can’t stop talking about ‘incredible’ Cowboys player in line for huge role in 2025 – Mauricio Rodriguez, A to Z Sports
Paying attention to the players that have caught the eye of Brian Schottenheimer has been a smart way to follow Cowboys camp so far, especially ones with position flexibility on offense.
“I’m gonna say it again—you guys don’t have to write it down because I know you’re tired of hearing it—but Hunter Luepke is an incredible football player,” Schottenheimer said Monday. “He really is. It’s amazing.”
“Just his instincts for the game and what he does and what he brings—and the fact that he’s able to play three, four positions—is incredible to me,” Schottenheimer added. “I can’t say enough great things about him.”
Schottenheimer explains Hunter Luepke’s instincts as a blocker
“We run an outside zone play to our right—the offense’s right. And basically, (Luepke) is supposed to block the support player, the strong safety who started down on the snap. The safety went running back because our defense does a really good job of disguising and rotating their shells, changing it up. So he started down, and Hunter’s thinking, ‘Okay, I’ve got to go block that guy. That’s my assignment.’
“Then the safety leaves. So he ends up becoming a surf player. What he does is get around the end—there was a jumbo tight end, I don’t remember which one it was—and he gets around the edge. There’s a little bit of color off the tight end because the defensive end is trying to set the edge, and he just very subtly, very simply shoots his left hand and puts the defensive end back onto the tight end, because his threat wasn’t there. Then he carries on to the second level and blocks his safety.”