News: BTB: 27-Day Warning: Everything Counts For Cowboys Players Battling For Roster Spot

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In 27 short days, the Dallas Cowboys kick off the 2013 NFL season against the New York Giants. As fans, most of us will be happy when the preseason is over, and the "real" football starts. After all, "it's just preseason," isn't it?

While that may be technically true, don't tell the Cowboys players battling for a roster spot that what they are doing "doesn't count."


27 days may sound like there is still ample time for the down-roster players to make a push for a spot on the 53-man roster, but the reality is that first cuts are just a short 16 days away. That doesn't leave too many opportunities to impress the coaches enough to secure a roster spot, but also means that every single practice, every single meeting and every single snap counts from here on out.

Here's an overview of the key dates left on the Cowboys' preseason schedule.

Date Football Position
Sunday, August 11
Training camp practice No. 14 - 5:15 p.m. PT​
Monday, August 12
Training camp practice No. 15 - 4:00 p.m. PT​
Tuesday, August 13
Training camp practice No. 16 - 4:00 p.m. PT​
Wednesday, August 14
Training camp practice No. 17 - Hump day practice is closed to the public so OCC goes fishing.​
Thursday, August 15
Training camp practice No. 18 - 5:15 p.m. PT. Final padded practice of camp​
Friday, August 16
Cowboys break camp in Oxnard after final walkthrough at 9:00 am​
Saturday, August 17
Preseason game No. 3 vs Arizona Cardinals. Kickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET at University of Phoenix Stadium. The game will be broadcast on NFL Network.​
Saturday, August 24
Preseason game No. 4 vs Cincinnati Bengals. Kickoff at 8:00 p.m. ET at newly minted AT&T Stadium in Dallas. This game will be the preseason home opener and will also be the "dress rehearsal game" in which the starters play the majority of snaps.​
Tueday, August 27
First cuts: Prior to 4:00 p.m. ET, the Cowboys must reduce their rosters to a maximum of 75 players on the Active List.​
Thursday, August 29
Final preseason game vs Houston Texans at AT&T Stadium at 8:00 p.m. ET.​
August 31
Final roster cuts: Prior to 6:00 p.m. ET, Cowboys must reduce roster to a maximum of 53 players on the Active/Inactive List.​
September 1
Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 p.m., New York time.​
September 1
Beginning at 12:00 p.m., New York time, clubs may establish a Practice Squad of eight players by signing free agents who do not have an Accrued Season of free agency credit or who were on the 46-player Active List for less than nine regular season games during each of any Accrued Seasons. A player cannot serve on the Practice Squad for more than three seasons.​
September 8
Regular Season opener: The Cowboys take on the Giants at home in a Sunday Night Football game. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ET.​

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