SAN ANTONIO -
When the day started, Roy Williams thought he would miss practice, but the thought of him on the other end of the rehab cord with the trainer on the sideline changed his mind in a hurry.
"Going in for treatment the trainer said, you're going to run cords with Britt (Brown) and I said. No I'm not" said Williams who sprained his left wrist going after a pass and landing on it in Sunday's first work out. Williams then opted to play through the pain instead of going through the rehab. "It's a good thing i did, my confidence level went sky high because thought the ball would take my hand and break my wrist. Thank God I have strong hands" Williams said.
He had a tough time sleeping with the soft cast last night and did practice with the wrist heavily taped and he thinks he accomplished his goal of leading by example by not missing the only practice of the day.
"I practiced not only for my teammates and coaches but also for the media side of it as well" said Williams. "If i miss camp , it's a big deal. I don't want to be the guy that doesn't practice because of this or that. I've come to far not to go through camp, we're almost done, so get it over with, go through the pain, catch the football and do what i do."
What Terence Newman does is bat away the football, and he had a some break ups today returning to the field after missing eleven practices due to a strained groin.
Courtney Brown had the best day of the defensive backs with several good pass coverages and an interception. Brown had a rough outing in the game against the Raiders and has struggled throughout camp making the transition from cornerback to safety.
"I like that" said Cowboys secondary coach Dave Campo. "One of the keys with the younger guys, sometimes they can beat down with us talking about things they're doing wrong. Sometimes they don't rebound from that. I thought he did today and did a nice job."
Maybe the most surprising sight from today's practice came from five time pro-bowler Jason Witten. He and draft pick Stephen Hodge got in some good battles and when a red zone completion ended, Witten heaved the ball at the rookie out of TCU.
"The first time I grabbed his shoulder pads, since tight ends most likely push, so I grabbed his pads, and next go around and I guess he thought I was trying to tackle him" said Hodge who returned to practice this week after missing time with a knee injury. " I was just trying to get the ball out and he threw it at me but it's not a big deal" Hodge said.
At least Witten knows who he is now.
Much more from day 17 of Dallas Cowboys Training Camp tonight on The 33 News at 9:00pm
"Going in for treatment the trainer said, you're going to run cords with Britt (Brown) and I said. No I'm not" said Williams who sprained his left wrist going after a pass and landing on it in Sunday's first work out. Williams then opted to play through the pain instead of going through the rehab. "It's a good thing i did, my confidence level went sky high because thought the ball would take my hand and break my wrist. Thank God I have strong hands" Williams said.
He had a tough time sleeping with the soft cast last night and did practice with the wrist heavily taped and he thinks he accomplished his goal of leading by example by not missing the only practice of the day.
"I practiced not only for my teammates and coaches but also for the media side of it as well" said Williams. "If i miss camp , it's a big deal. I don't want to be the guy that doesn't practice because of this or that. I've come to far not to go through camp, we're almost done, so get it over with, go through the pain, catch the football and do what i do."
What Terence Newman does is bat away the football, and he had a some break ups today returning to the field after missing eleven practices due to a strained groin.
Courtney Brown had the best day of the defensive backs with several good pass coverages and an interception. Brown had a rough outing in the game against the Raiders and has struggled throughout camp making the transition from cornerback to safety.
"I like that" said Cowboys secondary coach Dave Campo. "One of the keys with the younger guys, sometimes they can beat down with us talking about things they're doing wrong. Sometimes they don't rebound from that. I thought he did today and did a nice job."
Maybe the most surprising sight from today's practice came from five time pro-bowler Jason Witten. He and draft pick Stephen Hodge got in some good battles and when a red zone completion ended, Witten heaved the ball at the rookie out of TCU.
"The first time I grabbed his shoulder pads, since tight ends most likely push, so I grabbed his pads, and next go around and I guess he thought I was trying to tackle him" said Hodge who returned to practice this week after missing time with a knee injury. " I was just trying to get the ball out and he threw it at me but it's not a big deal" Hodge said.
At least Witten knows who he is now.
Much more from day 17 of Dallas Cowboys Training Camp tonight on The 33 News at 9:00pm
