The Cowboys are still processing what happened on the field in Cincinnati Monday night, with a practice squad running back offering unique insight into the person Damar Hamlin is. Mike McCarthy has dealt with tragedy in the locker room before; hear how he organized the team in a way that supports his players emotionally. Plus, Micah Parsons takes issue with one analyst’s finger-pointing over the scary incident.
Elsewhere, a look at how T.Y. Hilton showed up at just the right moment for the Cowboys offense, the Cowboys make a roster move at wide receiver, and one defensive star shares what’s motivating him through a physically rough season. All that, plus Cowboys legends take a step toward football immortality, the Commanders make a late call- and then a switch- at quarterback, and the injury report shows Dallas at nearly full strength in a game they are treating like the playoffs. That’s in News and Notes.
Calling it “a heavy, sensitive day,” McCarthy said the team spent Wednesday talking about the Damar Hamlin incident and getting guidance from the team chaplain. “I just want to make sure that the support and love for one another is at the forefront, because at the end of the day, we’re family and football, in that order,” McCarthy said. The coach has been through tragedy before, both in 2020 when Markus Paul suffered a fatal heart attack at the Cowboys facility, and in 2005 when 49ers offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed and died in the San Francisco locker room.
Monday’s frightening collapse of Bills safety Damar Hamlin hit Cowboys practice squadder Qadree Ollison especially hard. The two were teammates and friends at the University of Pittsburgh. “You never want to see someone that you’re friends with or that you consider a brother go down like that,” Ollison said. “But I try to stay optimistic. My optimism is high. I know who he is. I know he’s going to come out on the other side of this.”
Tyler Biadasz did not practice Wednesday; nor did Kelvin Joseph, listed with a tooth issue. DeMarcus Lawrence and Leighton Vander Esch were limited. Tony Pollard participated in full, signalling a return in the season finale. Washington had 11 players with a DNP designation. Ahead of the other NFC East matchup that Cowboys fans will be watching, Jalen Hurts was among Philadelphia’s limited participants; Giants safety Xavier McKinney practiced…
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