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Cowboys news: Mike McCarthy reveals why Dante Fowler was benched in his Cowboys preseason debut

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Like the fans who watched, McCarthy was fed up with the penalties.

After committing an NFL-high 141 penalties in 2021 (including 14 in their playoff loss), the Cowboys got called for 17 infractions during Saturday’s loss to the Denver Broncos.

One of them led McCarthy to bench Dante Fowler.

The newly acquired edge-rusher got called for a personal foul when pushing an opposing player off a pile.