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20 Questions: Veteran Player Entering Training Camp On The Roster Bubble?
Tuesday, July 04, 2017 9:01 AM CDT
The offseason practices are in the rearview mirror as the Cowboys are heading towards training camp, which begins on July 24 in Oxnard, Calif.
That’s usually the place where many of the questions regarding this team start to get answered.
The staff writers at DallasCowboys.com – Rob Phillips, David Helman, Nick Eatman and Bryan Broaddus – are attempting to answer 20 pressing questions as the team gets ready for camp and the 2017 season.
Today, we continue the series discussing which veterans could be pushed in training camp for a roster spot.
Helman: I’ve got my eye on Robert Blanton, the veteran safety the front office signed back in the spring. I don’t necessarily want to bet against him, because he’s experienced. He’s also great on special teams – and we know how highly that’s valued by this coaching staff. But if you look at the numbers, it starts to get interesting. You’re probably not going to keep more than nine or maybe 10 defensive backs on a 53-man roster. Orlando Scandrick, Anthony Brown, Nolan Carroll, Chidobe Awuzie, Jourdan Lewis, Byron Jones and Jeff Heath are all virtually locks to earn roster spots. That means that there’s two or maybe three roster spots up for grabs between the likes of Blanton, Kavon Frazier, Xavier Woods and Marquez White. Of the four guys I mentioned, three of them are youngsters playing on four-year deals. Blanton is a veteran playing on a one-year deal. If he’s going to make the team, he’s going to need to be excellent to beat out the youth movement.
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