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ARLINGTON, Texas – Regardless of Sean Lee's status, the NFL and OTAs roll on – “next man up,” as has become a popular phrase around Valley Ranch. At Wednesday’s practice, rookie linebacker Anthony Hitchens
stepped in for Lee as the first-team middle linebacker. Hitchens, a weak side linebacker in college, said Tuesday he wouldn’t be ready for the role if the Cowboys played this weekend. One day later, he didn’t back down from the responsibility of preparing.
“I’ve still got to get my alignments down and just play fast and just try to learn as quick as I can,” Hitchens said. “They’re not here to hold my hand and walk me through this stuff, so I’ve got to take a lot of time on my own to learn this playbook.”
“We always want to be able to look at the entire landscape of who’s available to us,” he said. “But we felt like we’ve added some resources to our team at that position – we want to give guys a chance and see what they can do.”
Pressed for specifics aside from Hitchens,who was drafted as a potential backup for Lee, Garrett noted two of his backup middle linebackers from 2013 – both of whom were pressed into service by injuries to the squad.
“DeVonte Holloman
played some Mike linebacker for us last year, so we would see him working in that spot. Justin Durant
has played different spots for us and played different spots in his career,” he said. “But again we want to evaluate what Sean’s situation is first, then we’ll give some other guys an opportunity to get in there and show us what they can do.”
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stepped in for Lee as the first-team middle linebacker. Hitchens, a weak side linebacker in college, said Tuesday he wouldn’t be ready for the role if the Cowboys played this weekend. One day later, he didn’t back down from the responsibility of preparing.“I’ve still got to get my alignments down and just play fast and just try to learn as quick as I can,” Hitchens said. “They’re not here to hold my hand and walk me through this stuff, so I’ve got to take a lot of time on my own to learn this playbook.”
“We always want to be able to look at the entire landscape of who’s available to us,” he said. “But we felt like we’ve added some resources to our team at that position – we want to give guys a chance and see what they can do.”
Pressed for specifics aside from Hitchens,who was drafted as a potential backup for Lee, Garrett noted two of his backup middle linebackers from 2013 – both of whom were pressed into service by injuries to the squad.
“DeVonte Holloman
played some Mike linebacker for us last year, so we would see him working in that spot. Justin Durant
has played different spots for us and played different spots in his career,” he said. “But again we want to evaluate what Sean’s situation is first, then we’ll give some other guys an opportunity to get in there and show us what they can do.”Continue reading...
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