A ring of the phone turned from fright to joy as Turpin is one of seven Dallas Pro Bowl selections.
When KaVontae Turpin’s phone rang on Tuesday night and it was Cowboys’ owner/general manager Jerry Jones on the line, he wasn’t quite sure what to expect.
“The first thing that hit my mind was ‘Dang I got cut,’” Turpin said. “Because most people don’t get calls from the owner, but that was the first thing that came to my mind. That I had gotten cut.”
Quite the opposite, actually. Instead, it was Jones calling to personally congratulate the Cowboys’ electric rookie return man on his selection to the 2022 Pro Bowl, making him the first player in franchise history to earn the honors primarily as a punt/kick return specialist and one of seven Cowboys’ players to be selected on Wednesday.