IRVING, Texas -- Jason Witten has had five tight ends coaches in his prolific career with the Dallas Cowboys. Mike Pope is the first to make him wear swimming goggles in pass-catching drills. "You can't see out of the corner of your eyes so it makes you focus on your head has got to take you to the ball," Witten said. Whatever works. It's not the only odd drill Pope has incorporated. He has the tight ends working with medicine balls, in which they start at a low position and then throw them in the air to simulate bringing their hips while blocking.
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