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08-01-2012, 08:25 AM
Aug 1
8:00
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By Todd Archer (http://search.espn.go.com/archer_todd/) | ESPNDallas.com
OXNARD, Calif. -- It's Day 3 of Cowboys training camp, which means training camp is really here because the players will be in pads for the first time.
The pads come on: NFL rules prevent teams from wearing pads the first two days of camp, so today’s three-hour session should be popping.
“Usually from my past experience the attitudes in the locker room change,” linebacker Dan Connor (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11308/dan-connor) said. “Everybody gets a little more serious. It’s more like a game environment … Once you throw them on it raises up the level and guys know you’ve got to be precise mentally and be precise physically on every play.”
With the pads comes aggravation, which can lead to some heated exchanges between players. Coach Jason Garrett doesn’t want the players getting into scrapes with each other because the work suffers.
Marathon men: Running back Felix Jones (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11256/felix-jones), safety Brodney Pool (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8448/brodney-pool) and wide receiver Andre Holmes (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14403/andre-holmes) will get their second crack at running the conditioning test after flunking it on Sunday.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4694478/w2w4-time-for-the-pads-to-go-on
8:00
AM CT
By Todd Archer (http://search.espn.go.com/archer_todd/) | ESPNDallas.com
OXNARD, Calif. -- It's Day 3 of Cowboys training camp, which means training camp is really here because the players will be in pads for the first time.
The pads come on: NFL rules prevent teams from wearing pads the first two days of camp, so today’s three-hour session should be popping.
“Usually from my past experience the attitudes in the locker room change,” linebacker Dan Connor (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11308/dan-connor) said. “Everybody gets a little more serious. It’s more like a game environment … Once you throw them on it raises up the level and guys know you’ve got to be precise mentally and be precise physically on every play.”
With the pads comes aggravation, which can lead to some heated exchanges between players. Coach Jason Garrett doesn’t want the players getting into scrapes with each other because the work suffers.
Marathon men: Running back Felix Jones (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11256/felix-jones), safety Brodney Pool (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8448/brodney-pool) and wide receiver Andre Holmes (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14403/andre-holmes) will get their second crack at running the conditioning test after flunking it on Sunday.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4694478/w2w4-time-for-the-pads-to-go-on