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Cowboys with healthy players from this class
April, 29, 2013
By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas -- The last few years, the Cowboys had draft picks who weren't ready to start practicing in the rookie minicamp.
Sean Lee, Bruce Carter, Matt Johnson and Morris Claiborne were some of the players whose careers were delayed by either post-college surgeries or some sort of injury occurring in the rookie minicamp.
This class doesn't appear to have those issues other than running back Joseph Randle's thumb injury. Randle will participate in the rookie minicamp in two weeks but will wear a brace.
Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said Randle most likely won't catch any passes, but should be fine for training camp.
The Cowboys can't afford to deal with any more injured draft picks. It's one thing to get hurt once you start working for the Cowboys, but it's another to having to deal with an injury before turning pro.
The Cowboys front office talked a lot over the weekend about how the seven draft picks could become starters at some point. The pressure on center Travis Frederick is great because of what the Cowboys did to get him, swapping first-round picks and getting a third rounder over a second rounder.
The rest of the 2013 class can morph into a starting role in the future but there's no pressure to do so now. However, becoming major contributors in 2013 is important to the success of the Cowboys.
In order to do that, the health of this class is vital.
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This is about all Watkins is qualified to write about.
April, 29, 2013
By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas -- The last few years, the Cowboys had draft picks who weren't ready to start practicing in the rookie minicamp.
Sean Lee, Bruce Carter, Matt Johnson and Morris Claiborne were some of the players whose careers were delayed by either post-college surgeries or some sort of injury occurring in the rookie minicamp.
This class doesn't appear to have those issues other than running back Joseph Randle's thumb injury. Randle will participate in the rookie minicamp in two weeks but will wear a brace.
Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said Randle most likely won't catch any passes, but should be fine for training camp.
The Cowboys can't afford to deal with any more injured draft picks. It's one thing to get hurt once you start working for the Cowboys, but it's another to having to deal with an injury before turning pro.
The Cowboys front office talked a lot over the weekend about how the seven draft picks could become starters at some point. The pressure on center Travis Frederick is great because of what the Cowboys did to get him, swapping first-round picks and getting a third rounder over a second rounder.
The rest of the 2013 class can morph into a starting role in the future but there's no pressure to do so now. However, becoming major contributors in 2013 is important to the success of the Cowboys.
In order to do that, the health of this class is vital.
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This is about all Watkins is qualified to write about.