FRISCO, Texas – It happens on occasion during the grind of training camp, but Wednesday’s list of absentees felt awfully lengthy.
Between injuries and veterans’ rest days, the Cowboys saw 19 of 90 players sit out of practice on Wednesday afternoon. That’s roughly 20 percent of the roster sidelined for practice, which is bound to put a strain on a practice.
Nowhere is that strain being felt more than the secondary, where hamstring injuries have left the Cowboys quite short-handed during practices. With Orlando Scandrick taking a veteran’s day on Wednesday, five of the Cowboys’ 16 defensive backs sat out of practice.