Cowboys Camp: Dak vs. Defense: Guess Who's Winning?

Locked On Cowboys: Defense Dominates Tuesday Practice

Jeremy Brener | Jul 28, 2021

The Dallas Cowboys defense vs. the offense? Fans are surely feeling far more skeptical about the former. But this week's practices in Oxnard might have fans feeling a little bit different.

In particular, the secondary stood out and gave fans reason to celebrate.

The secondary had a lot of turnover during the offseason, with Dallas drafting two cornerbacks on Day 2 of April's NFL Draft. The team also recently signed former Indianapolis Colts safety Malik Hooker.

Kelvin Joseph, who played collegiately at Kentucky, was selected with the 44th pick in the draft and will compete for the starting cornerback job opposite second-year pro Trevon Diggs.

His primary competition includes his draft classmate Nahshon Wright, who was taken with the 99th pick in the draft. Wright played his college ball at Oregon State, recording 30 tackles, two picks, four passes defensed and one sack.

A bunch of those guys and more are getting their hands on the football in practice this week, though on Wednesday, in the padded session, it wasn't QB Dak Prescott who was victimized, as he took it to the locker room due to soreness. (Check out our coverage from the Oxnard sideline below.)

In this episode of the "Locked On Cowboys" Podcast, Marcus Mosher and Landon McCool discuss the recent success at practice, including the defense's domination from Tuesday.

Landon and Marcus also discuss who else stood out, including tight end Blake Jarwin, who tore his ACL in Week 1 last season and has had a fantastic start to training camp.

The guys also discuss rookie Kelvin Joseph's ceiling and the amount of versatility he can bring to the roster.

Marcus and Landon deal with all that more on this episode of "Locked On Cowboys." Join us here!

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Published Jul 28, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.