>> PREVIOUSLY ON "HARD KNOCKS"... >> "DEAR COMMISSIONER GOODELL, I WILL NOT REPEAT ANY OF MY MISTAKES. I HAVE TURNED A CORNER. PLEASE REINSTATE ME INTO THE NFL." >> PUT THE BALL IN THE OUTSIDE ARM. HIGH AND TIGHT. WE DO NOT FUMBLE. >> AMENDOLA FUMBLED THE FOOTBALL. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. >> WHEN YOU'RE AMENDOLA, YOU CAN'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES. >> DRAW TO LATTIMORE. BOBBLED IT. GATHERED IT IN. IF THAT TACKLE HAD BEEN BROKEN, HE WAS GOING TO SCORE. >> DON'T SHOW ME THAT, COACH! OH, MAN! >> LOWBER WIDE LEFT IN A THREE-WIDE SET. LOTS OF TIME. DEEP BALL FOR LOWBER. LITTLE COMEBACK, AND HE CAUGHT IT AT THE 50. 39 YARDS. IS HE EXCITED. >> MILES HAS GOT AN MCL. IT'S A GRADE III SPRAIN. IT'S GONNA BE A FOUR- TO SIX-WEEK DEAL. >> STANBACK IS DOWN. AUSTIN'S OUT. OH, WAIT. NOW STANBACK'S HURT. SO NOW WHAT DO YOU DO? [ KEYBOARD CLICKING ] [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] >> DALLAS COWBOYS. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. [ CLICK, TELEPHONE BEEPS ] [ KEYBOARD CLICKING ] >> THE DALLAS COWBOYS HAVEN'T WON A POSTSEASON GAME SINCE 1996. THEIR FUTURE IS NOW. BUT THEIR PAST IS NEVER FAR AWAY. >> SEEING THOSE TROPHIES, A TEAM THAT'S WON FIVE SUPER BOWLS -- I'VE NEVER BEEN PART OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SO IT'S A REALLY BIG THING FOR ME. >> WHEN YOU WALK DOWN THAT TUNNEL, WHEN YOU WALK ON THAT FIELD, SO MUCH HISTORY, SO MUCH TRADITION. >> THE GUYS THAT HAVE PLAYED BEFORE US -- THE EVERSON WALLS, THE TONY DORSETTS, THE ROGER STAUBACHS, THE BOB LILLYS. >> TROY AIKMAN AND EMMITT SMITH AND MICHAEL IRVIN RUN AROUND AND WIN ALL THESE SUPER BOWLS, AND IT'S GREAT TO ACTUALLY BE A PART OF SOMETHING SO SPECIAL. >> THAT'S THE MESSAGE YOU WANT TO GET TO THE PLAYERS -- CARRY THE TORCH. REPRESENT WHAT THEY DID AND CONTINUE THE HIGH STANDARD OF PLAY. >> IT'S JUST LIKE, "WOW." GUYS YOU GREW UP WATCHING, JUST TO BE OUT THERE ON THE SAME FIELD THEY'VE BEEN ON, THE SAME LOCKER ROOM. YOU KIND OF TAKE IT ALL IN AND YOU TRY TO MAKE YOUR OWN PIECE OF HISTORY TO THE DALLAS COWBOYS. >> A LOT OF GREAT GUYS PLAYED IN THIS FRANCHISE. IT'S JUST AN HONOR TO EVEN BE WALKING IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS. >> IT'S REALLY A DREAM FOR ME. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN TELL MY GRANDKIDS, YOU KNOW? DON'T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS, 'CAUSE DREAMS DO COME TRUE. >> THIS WEEK, THE DREAMS OF 22 MORE WOULD-BE COWBOYS WILL DIE. [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] >> WE MADE A FEW CUTS TODAY. WE CUT DOWN TO 75. YOU KNOW, ONE THING ABOUT NOT MAKING THIS FOOTBALL TEAM -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ASHAMED OF NOT MAKING THE DALLAS COWBOYS, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYERS. IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO CUT DOWN. THE GUYS THAT DON'T MAKE IT, I THINK WE ALL OUGHT TO THANK THEM FOR WHAT THEY DID FOR US. THIS TEAM WILL BE BETTER BECAUSE WE HAD THESE 75 GUYS HERE RIGHT NOW. OKAY. >> FOR LONG SHOTS LIKE RECEIVER TODD LOWBER, THIS IS IT -- THE LAST CHANCE TO MAKE THE TEAM. AND THE RECEIVER MAY HAVE CAUGHT A BREAK. >> DUDE, IT'S LIKE THE WALKING WOUNDED AROUND HERE, B. >> INJURIES TO WIDE RECEIVERS ISAIAH STANBACK AND MILES AUSTIN MAY HAVE OPENED A ROSTER SPOT. >> OBVIOUSLY, WHEN SOMEBODY GOES DOWN, SOMEBODY HAS TO STEP UP. I GOT TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY AND SHOW WHAT I CAN DO. >> YOU YOUNG GUYS, YOU'RE GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT OF PLAYING TIME THIS NEXT GAME. GET YOUR RUNNING IN. >> IF THERE'S ONE THING NUMBER 16<i> CAN</i> DO, IT'S RUN. >> I KNOW I HAVE THAT ABILITY TO BE DYNAMIC. OH, YEAH. I GOT TO SHOW IT, YOU KNOW? I REALLY GOT TO SHOW IT. THAT'S MY ONLY GOAL. PRESSURE JUST FEEDS ME. >> I DON'T KNOW. THIS KID, HE... HE'S SO TALENTED. >> HUT! >> ANY DOUBTERS THAT DON'T THINK THIS IS POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT<i> IS</i> POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE FAITH AND YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING. IT'S JUST ANXIETY, JUST TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE. >> YOU HAVE ANY INSIDE INFORMATION? >> DANNY AMENDOLA IS ANOTHER YOUNG RECEIVER ON THE BUBBLE LOOKING FOR ANY EDGE TO HELP HIM MAKE THE CUT. >> I'VE BEEN GOING AGAINST ALL THESE ODDS, BEING A FREE AGENT AND PLAYING FOR A GREAT, SUPER BOWL-CALIBER TEAM. HOPEFULLY IF I MAKE IT, I'M GONNA CELEBRATE, FOR SURE. SO WE'LL SEE. >> THE ONLY THING ABOUT DANNY IS HE RUNS SUCH GOOD ROUTES WHEN THEY'RE OFF OF HIM. I WANT TO SEE HIM PLAY THIS GAME, TOO -- THROW THE BALL SOME AND GIVE HIM A CHANCE. >> THIS LAST PRESEASON GAME IS GONNA BE A BIG CHALLENGE BECAUSE YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE THAT STAFF IS LOOKING AT IT AND SAYING, "WHO'S THIS RECEIVER THAT CAN FILL THE VOID FOR WEEK 1 TO WEEK 4? IS THAT GUY ON THIS TEAM RIGHT NOW?" AND I SEE DANNY STAYING AFTER PRACTICE EVERY DAY, TRYING TO FIND ANYTHING HE CAN DO TO BE BETTER. >> JUST RELAX. JUST RELAX. YOU GET ALL TIGHT. >> I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER -- >> I ASK YOU A QUESTION -- [ GROANS ] YOU GET ALL TIGHT AND TENSE. JUST RELAX. >> IT'S GONNA BE TENSE, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES. IT'S A BUSINESS. IT'S THE GREATEST BUSINESS IN THE WORLD, AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO DO MY BEST AND RUN MY ROUTES AS HARD AS I CAN, AND HOPEFULLY I DON'T GET CUT. BUT I'M GONNA HAVE NO REGRETS, BECAUSE I KNOW I WENT ALL OUT. >> I GOT ABOUT FOUR SPOTS THAT... >> YEAH. >> ...YOU KNOW, COULD GO ANYBODY, REALLY. >> DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE AFTER THE GAME ON THURSDAY. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW THIS GAME GOES. >> YEAH. >> FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, ADAM JONES HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE NFL TO REINSTATE HIM. HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE. >> MARILYN, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ROGER GOODELL, HAVE I? >> NO, SIR. >> OKAY. DADGUM IT. >> ARE THEY REINSTATING -- IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE WAITING ON? >> YEAH. YEAH. [ CELLPHONE RINGING ] HEY, ADAM. >> HEY, BOSS MAN. >> HEY. JUST CHECKING BACK WITH YOU. I KNOW YOU CALLED. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A WORD FROM THE LEAGUE, BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW THE SECOND I HEAR SOMETHING FROM ROGER. >> AS THE FINAL PRESEASON GAME APPROACHES, INJURIES, NOT VICTORIES, WEIGH ON THE HEAD COACH'S MIND. >> WILL THE FIRST GROUP GO AT ALL? >> NO. I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE WITTEN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE... >> A RECEIVER. >> YEAH. A RECEIVER. >> WITH SO MANY RECEIVERS INJURED, EVEN BACKUPS LIKE NUMBER 17, SAM HURD, WILL BE TREATED WITH EXTRA CARE. >> WE'LL DEFINITELY PROBABLY MAYBE GIVE YOU THE FIRST QUARTER AND SEE HOW THAT GOES. AND THEN THAT'LL BE IT, ALL RIGHT? I'M NOT GONNA LET SAM GO VERY LONG. I'LL JUST LET HIM GET A LITTLE BIT AND GET HIM OUT OF THERE. LET THOSE OTHER FOUR GUYS JUST TAKE THE REST OF THE GAME. >> FOR THE VETS LIKE DeMARCUS WARE, THINGS ARE LOOSENING UP. SOME USE THIS WEEK TO HEAL THEIR BODY, OTHERS TO SING ABOUT IT. >> ♪ HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES, KNEES AND TOES ♪ ♪ HEAD AND SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES, KNEES AND TOES ♪ ♪ EYES AND EARS AND MOUTH AND NOSE ♪ ♪ HEAD AND SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES, KNEES AND TOES ♪ YEAH. YOU LIKE THAT SONG? HUH? [ SMOOCHES ] >> IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A BIT OF A MINI MENTAL VACATION THIS WEEK? >> NO, JUST 'CAUSE YOU HAVE BYE WEEKS SOMETIMES AND IT JUST ALLOWS YOU TO GET A CHANCE TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF A HEAD START ON THE OPPONENT THAT YOU'RE GONNA PREPARE FOR. FOR US, THAT'S CLEVELAND. >> FOR TONY ROMO, THERE WILL BE NO OFF WEEKS. NOT UNTIL HE FINISHES THE JOB. AND FOR AN NFL QUARTERBACK, THAT MEANS ONE THING. >> HE HASN'T WON A PLAYOFF GAME YET, BUT HE'S ONLY PLAYED IN TWO OF THEM. I COMPARE HIM A LOT RIGHT NOW WITH WHERE HE'S AT TO WHERE PEYTON MANNING WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. PEYTON CAME INTO HIS FIRST THREE SEASONS AND MADE THE PLAYOFFS AND DID NOT WIN A PLAYOFF GAME. SOMEONE HAD ASKED ME ABOUT PEYTON, AND I SAID, "NOT ONLY DO I THINK PEYTON WILL WIN<i> A</i> SUPER BOWL, I THINK HE'LL WIN MULTIPLE SUPER BOWLS." AND I THINK THE SAME IS TRUE FOR TONY ROMO. >> ALWAYS PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE DESTINATION AND TRYING TO GET THERE. WE COULD FAST-FORWARD THROUGH THIS PRESEASON, THROUGH THE REGULAR SEASON AND GET TO THE PLAYOFFS AND GET TO THE SUPER BOWL OR WHATEVER AND BE THERE NOW. BUT SO MUCH OF THE FUN AND SO MUCH OF THE EXCITEMENT IS THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. YOU KEEP IT UP, OKAY? >> HEY, THANKS A LOT, ROMO. APPRECIATE IT, BUDDY. YOU'RE A...OF A GUY. >> I MEAN, IT'S THE OLD SAYING. THE JOURNEY IS THE FUNNEST PART. >> SOME CONSIDER THE NFL SEASON A MARATHON. OTHERS PREFER A SPRINT. >> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. IF I WAS IN THE 100 METERS, I WOULD NOT COME IN LAST. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ME RUN? >> YES, I HAVE. >> WHEN I PICK UP AND PUT THESE THINGS DOWN, I MOVE. >> WHO DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BEAT? >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE FINALS, T. >> YOU GIVE ME A 20-YARD HEAD START, I'LL BEAT USAIN BOLT. >> OOH! [ LAUGHTER ] >> I'M WORKING OUT FOR THEM 2012 OLYMPICS, BABY! WHOO-HOO! USAIN BOLT, HERE I COME. [ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ] [ LAUGHTER ] >> NOT EVERYONE'S CUT OUT FOR DANCING. SOMETIMES FOOTBALL REQUIRES HEAVY LIFTING. AND FOR THAT, IT'S BETTER TO TURN TO A TANK. >> MY GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO BE A...IN THE MIDDLE AND GET TO HAWAII. >> MM-HMM. >> THAT WOULD BE A GREAT MOMENT. >> OH, YEAH. >> ONCE A RECLAMATION PROJECT, TANK JOHNSON MAY FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN HIS CAREER BACK ON TRACK. >> THE GUY CAN PLAY ALL THREE DOWNS FOR YOU. HE'S PROBABLY BEST SUITED TO BE A FIRST- AND SECOND-DOWN PLAYER AS A NOSE, BUT HE CAN RUSH AND PLAY FOR YOU IN SUB. I THINK THE GUY'S PRODUCTIVE AND EFFECTIVE AND WILL BE GOOD FOR US. >> I KNOW THE MAIN THING FOR ME IS JUST CONSISTENCY. IT'S NOT A SECRET. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO SHOW EVERY SUNDAY OF THIS YEAR IF I WANT THIS DEFENSE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND I WANT MYSELF TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND GET TO THE PRO BOWL. >> TANK, HE TENDS TO FREELANCE. >> MM-HMM. >> HE MIGHT KNOCK OFF A LINEBACKER AND A DEFENSIVE TACKLE. HE'LL KNOCK OFF HIS OWN GUYS. A BASEBALL ANALOGY, BUT HE'S GONNA HIT A HOME RUN OR STRIKE OUT. HE'LL MAKE THE GREAT PLAY, OR HE MIGHT GET IN SOMEONE'S WAY FROM MAKING THE PLAY. >> THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR ME. THIS IS THE YEAR THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO COME INTO MY OWN. RIGHT NOW I JUST COME HOME AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO TO ENHANCE MY ROLE. WE HAVE SUCH A TALENTED TEAM. I JUST WANT TO BE HERE AND BE A PART OF IT. JERRY GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY. HE KIND OF DUG ME OUT OF A BAD SITUATION. AND THE OPPORTUNITY WAS JUST ONE THAT I REALLY NEEDED. TO BE ABLE TO COME TO AMERICA'S TEAM, THE COWBOYS, IT WAS JUST A DREAM FOR ME. >> DID ANY OF THEM COME TO Y'ALL AS VETERANS AND KIND OF ASK FOR ADVICE? >> I'M SORRY. PACMAN JONES IS TALKING. WHAT'D YOU SAY? LEAVE MY INTERVIEW ALONE. >> MAN, IF YOU HIT MY LEG THAT HARD AGAIN, I'M GONNA SMACK THAT DIP OUT YOUR MOUTH. [ LAUGHTER ] >> [ LAUGHS ] YO, MAN. STOP INTERRUPTING MY -- THIS IS ME OVER HERE. THIS IS ME. >> THIS IS MY LINE. >> FROM HERE TO HERE, IT'S ALL ABOUT ME. >> SCOOT OVER. >> SORRY. LISTEN. ANYTHING THAT'S SAID OVER HERE -- >> IS THIS YOUR LINE? >> ACTUALLY, IT'S BOTH OF OURS, 'CAUSE WHEN HE'S NOT HERE, I'M ALWAYS RIGHT HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S COOL, THOUGH. MY DOG. MY ROOT-ROOT. >> CHARLIE? >> GOOD TEAMS ARE FILLED WITH GOOD RELATIONSHIPS, AND MARTELLUS BENNETT IS BENEFITING FROM THE PERSONAL TOUCH OF COACH JOHN GARRETT. >> MARTELLUS, IT'S THE EXACT SAME THING -- SEVEN ON SEVEN. YOU STEP, AND THERE HE IS. WE TALKED SIX TIMES ABOUT IT. LET'S GO. >> I CAN BE 36. HE'D PROBABLY CALL ME -- "WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MARTELLUS?" >> THAT'S THE WAY TO PLAY. FAST. RELEASE. URGENT. PUTTING THE BALL AWAY. THAT'S THE WAY TO PLAY. >> I LISTEN TO HIM. SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK HE THINKS I LISTEN TO HIM, BUT I LISTEN TO HIM. >> HE'S IMPROVING EVERY DAY. IT'S NOT JUST ON THE FIELD, TECHNICALLY, WITH HIS FOOTWORK AND HIS HAT PLACEMENT AND HIS HANDS. IT'S HIS APPROACH. HE'S WORKING AT IT, AND HE'S IMPROVING IN EVERY ASPECT. >> IT'S ALL ANY COACH CAN ASK FOR -- HAVING A PLAYER TAKE A LESSON TO HEART. >> AT THE END OF EVERY PLAY, SWITCH IT TO THE OTHER HAND. HIGH AND TIGHT, ACROSS YOUR CHEST. THAT. OKAY? COME ON. UP HERE. >> I'LL BE IN THE MALL. PEOPLE ARE LIKE, "HIGH AND TIGHT." [ LAUGHS ] GROCERY BAGS. PEOPLE ARE LIKE, "HIGH AND TIGHT." MAN, WHATEVER. [ LAUGHS ] >> HE'S RUN INTO ALL THOSE PEOPLE I'VE PLANTED ACROSS THE METROPLEX TO REMIND HIM OF THE COACHING POINTS. THAT'S GOOD. HE'S BUYING INTO IT, AND HE KNOWS THAT HE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT. HE'S GONNA GET MORE OF A SIGNIFICANT ROLE AS WE APPROACH THE REGULAR SEASON. >> IF YOU WERE IN THE GAME AGAINST CLEVELAND RIGHT NOW, DO YOU TRUST HIM ENOUGH TO PUT HIM IN THERE -- MARTELLUS? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> RIGHT NOW? >> I STILL BELIEVE WE'RE ALL SURPRISED AT HOW WELL HE'S HANDLED DIFFERENT THINGS. AND WE'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP MAKING SURE HE'S A MORE CONSISTENT PLAYER, AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL WORKING ON THAT. >> I'M FEELING GOOD. GOT TO GET BETTER. >> HUT! [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] >> GET AROUND. GET SQUARE. >> THE LAST PRESEASON GAME MIGHT BE KEON LATTIMORE'S LAST CHANCE TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS OLDER BROTHER, RAY LEWIS. >> I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL IN MY BACKYARD, MAN, SINCE I WAS 3 YEARS OLD. EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, MY BROTHER RUNNING AROUND, THROWING ME THE BALL, SAYING "RUN." >> HEY! KE-KE! YOU GOT TO READ HIM! JUST READ NUMBER 2! HE'S GOING TO NUMBER 3! >> IT'S JUST BEEN A LIFELONG GOAL FOR ME AND A DREAM TO GET OUT THERE ON SUNDAYS. [ WHISTLE BLOWS ] >> THAT'S GOOD. THAT KID'S FASTER THAN WHAT THEY THINK HE IS. >> WHO, 35? >> YEAH. >> THAT'S WHAT I SAY! >> I MEAN, I'M READY, MAN. THIS IS WHAT I WAS BORN FOR. I PLAY THIS GAME. >> I THINK THIS IS WHAT THE LAST GAME IS REALLY FOR, IS DECIDE, YOU KNOW, IF THESE GUYS ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO BE ON YOUR PRACTICE SQUAD. >> WHO DO YOU WANT THE PRACTICE-ROSTER RUNNING BACK TO BE? YOU WANT IT TO BE ALONZO OR KEON? >> I'M INTRIGUED WITH KEON. KEON CAN DO SOME NICE THINGS. YOU HAVE TO GAIN YARDS AS A RUNNING BACK. THAT'S PART OF YOUR JOB. THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. AND ONCE WE HAND YOU THE FOOTBALL, WHAT DO YOU DO? DO YOU MAKE THE PROPER READS, MAKE POSITIVE YARDAGE? AND IF YOU'RE A GUY THAT CAN'T DO THAT, IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT TO MAKE<i> ANY</i> TEAM. AT THE END OF THE GAME, YOU GUYS ARE GONNA PROBABLY BE THE TWO IN THERE, ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS. DO YOU WANT TO BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE? >> YEP. >> YEAH. >> IF YOU WANT TO, THEN TOMORROW COME OUT HERE, GET YOUR MIND RIGHT, AND GET READY TO PLAY. IF YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH AND YOU DO GOOD ENOUGH, YOU'RE WITH US, OKAY? THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. >> [ GRUNTS ] HELLO? YEAH. WHAT UP, MAN? YEAH. WHOO! >> WHAT UP, MAN? >> [ EXHALES DEEPLY ] I JUST GOT REINSTATED. >> AHA! AH! HARD WORK PAID OFF, BOY! >> YEP. YEP. YEP. >> HARD WORK PAID OFF! >> YEAH. ALL RIGHT, MAN. APPRECIATE IT. >> YOU MEAN OFF THE FIELD THIS IS JUST A STEP IN THE PROCESS? >> OFF THE FIELD, YES, I WOULD SAY THAT. I HAVE TO CONDUCT MYSELF LIKE AN NFL PLAYER TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THESE ACTIONS COME AGAIN. I'LL MAKE SURE I PUT MYSELF IN WAY BETTER SITUATIONS THAN I HAVE BEEN PUTTING MYSELF IN IN THE PAST. I'M GONNA DO WHAT I NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE I STAY WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS REINSTATED. >> SOME STARS NEVER SEEM TO DIM. EMMITT SMITH IS ONE OF THEM. >> YOU CAN ALWAYS GET AWAY FOR A HAT. >> WE'VE STILL GOT TO DO DINNER. >> YEAH. DEFINITELY. >> AND I'M GONNA PAY. >> [ LAUGHS ] THAT'S GOOD. >> I'M GONNA TAKE YOU AND I'M GONNA PAY. >> LET ME PICK THE PLACE, THEN, IF YOU'RE GONNA PAY. >> WHERE YOU WANT TO PICK IT? >> I'M JUST KIDDING. I WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE FANCY. YOU MAKE ALL THOSE BIG BUCKS AT THE END OF THE CAREER. >> YOU'RE MAKING THEM NOW. I JUST SAW WHAT YOU GOT. >> I DIDN'T HOLD OUT THROUGH TRAINING CAMP, THOUGH. >> YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO. >> ALL IS WELL? MAKING THE TRANSITION PRETTY GOOD? GETTING THE OFFENSE DOWN? PICKING UP YOUR BLOCKING ASSIGNMENTS? IT'S EASY -- INSIDE OUT. >> YEAH. THAT'S IT. >> RIGHT HERE. SPEARS. THAT'S ME, MAN. I THINK I MADE THE TEAM, SO... HOPEFULLY. HOPEFULLY I DID. >> OF COURSE, IT'S NOT SUCH AN IMPORTANT GAME FOR MANY MEMBERS OF THE COWBOYS, BUT THERE ARE A FEW OUT THERE WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR ROSTER SPOTS. FINAL CUTDOWN IS ON SATURDAY. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT NIGHT FOR THEM. >> ALL YOU GUYS THAT AREN'T PLAYING, I EXPECT YOU GUYS TO HELP EVERYBODY ELSE. WE'RE ALL A TEAM. DON'T GO THROUGH THIS WITH SOME KIND OF [BLEEP] ATTITUDE, ALL RIGHT? THIS IS HALF OUR FOOTBALL TEAM, AND THEY'RE...IMPORTANT TO US. SO I WANT EVERYBODY TO HELP EVERYBODY WHEN THEY COME OFF THE FIELD. AND THE REST OF YOU GUYS, LET'S GO OUT THERE AND KICK SOME... LET'S GO! LET'S GO! >> TODAY IS MOVING DAY FOR A NUMBER OF THESE YOUNG DALLAS COWBOYS. THEY'RE EITHER GONNA BE MOVING TO THE 53-MAN ROSTER OR MOVING HOME WITH MOM AND DAD. >> AT WIDE RECEIVER, IN HIS THIRD YEAR OUT OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS, NUMBER 17, SAM HURD! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> RECEIVER SAM HURD IS STARTING TONIGHT, BUT HE IS ONLY PLAYING THE FIRST SERIES. [ WHISTLE BLOWING ] FOUR OF THE GAME'S FIRST SIX PLAYS GO TO HURD -- PERHAPS ONE TOO MANY. >> ATTAWAY, SAM. [ WHISTLE BLOWS ] FIRST DOWN. >> AND REVERSE LEFT TO HURD. AND A BLOCK PUT ON AT THE 45. AND HURD IN THE OPEN FIELD. TO THE 40, LEFT THEN RIGHT. HURD TO THE 30. HAULED DOWN FROM BEHIND. >> SAM HURD, HE'S LIMPING OVER HERE ON THE SIDELINE. CAME STRAIGHT TO THE BENCH AREA. GETTING SOME ATTENTION FROM THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS. LOOKS TO BE FAVORING THAT LEFT ANKLE OR LEG. >> ANKLE. ANKLE. >> I SAW IT. ANKLE, TOO? >> ANKLE. MY KNEE IS GOOD. >> TRY TO RAISE UP ON YOUR TOES. >> TRY TO RAISE UP ON YOUR TOES. >> OH [BLEEP] >> OKAY. [ CROWD CHEERING ] >> WHERE'S SAM? WHERE'S SAM? >> WE NEED TO GET SOME X-RAYS. THERE'S PROBABLY NOTHING ON IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> LISTEN. IT'S PRESEASON. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, OKAY? >> YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY DO NOW HAVE TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND HOPE THAT SAM HURD'S OKAY. BECAUSE NOW THE COWBOYS' THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH RECEIVERS HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THE LAST THREE PRESEASON GAMES. >> SAM GOT A HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TELLING ME. I DON'T KNOW. >> THE GUYS HE'S BEING PAID TO COACH TO TRY TO GET TO THE SUPER BOWL, THEY'RE NOT PLAYING. BUT HE'S COACHING JUST AS HARD. COACHES KEEP COACHING. >> WE'RE GONNA GET READY TO GO 2-MINUTES. YOU GUYS ARE SQUARED AWAY ON EVERYTHING, RIGHT? COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. MAKE SURE YOU GET LINED UP THE RIGHT WAY. >> TODD LOWBER IN THE GAME AT WIDE RECEIVER. >> I'M OFF. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. >> DALLAS FROM ITS 22, LEADING 13-10. RICHARD BARTEL BACK. DEEP BALL DOWN THE LEFT SIDE. WANTS LOWBER. AND THE BALL WAS UNDERTHROWN AND BROKEN UP. AND BARTEL DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ARM TO CATCH UP TO TODD LOWBER THAT TIME. >> I'LL BET YOU HE WISHES HE HAD THAT ONE BACK. >> HEY, RICH. IF HE HITS ANOTHER ONE, THROW THAT THING AS HARD AS YOU CAN. I'M GONNA RUN AND GET IT. [ CHUCKLES ] JUST MAKE SURE YOU PUT IT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I'M GONNA GET IT, DOG. >> BE AGGRESSIVE. BE AGGRESSIVE. GO WITH IT. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. >> OH, YEAH! COME ON, MAN. >> YOU GOT A STOP ROUTE. >> NO. HE PRESSED -- >> YOU GOT A STOP ROUTE. >> HE PRESSED ON IT! >> YOU GOT TO HOLD THAT GUY. HE'S COMING OVER THE TOP. IF YOU GO THERE, YOU GOT TWO GUYS IN THE SAME AREA. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. WHEN HAVE WE EVER CONVERTED A SPAN? NEVER. NOT IN THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL. >> HUT! >> IN HIS FINAL PRESEASON GAME, TODD LOWBER HAS ONE CATCH FOR 5 YARDS. [ WHISTLE BLOWS ] >> CAN'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF. IN THIS LEAGUE, YOU CAN'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF. >> YOU<i> CAN</i> FEEL SORRY FOR ANYONE TRYING TO STOP FELIX JONES, NUMBER 28. >> HE'S HOT. THAT'S GOOD. >> WATCH THIS. OOP! OOP! >> THAT GUY HAD NO CHANCE. HE THOUGHT HE HAD HIM DOWN. >> YEAH, HE THOUGHT HE DID, BUT HE DIDN'T. >> RUNNING BACK KEON LATTIMORE FINALLY SEES SOME PLAYING TIME. THE QUESTION IS, ARE THE COACHES SEEING WHAT THEY WANT? >> CUT. CUT. HIT IT! OH. >> I COULD BE WRONG HERE, BUT LATTIMORE DOES TOO MANY HESITATION STEPS. HE'S A BIG BACK. GET UP IN THERE. >> GET UP IN THERE. >> BLUE! 30! SET! >> BARTEL. SECOND AND 19. SHOTGUN. BLITZ. OH, A LITTLE SCREEN. >> GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! >> LATTIMORE. 40. >> GO! DON'T RUN OUT OF BOUNDS! MAKE THE FIRST! >> AND HE GOT VERY CLOSE. A HALF-YARD AWAY FROM THE FIRST DOWN. >> MAKE THE FIRST! ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS MAKE THE FIRST DOWN. >> WHY IS HE STEPPING OUT OF BOUNDS? >> YOU CAN SEE THE MARKER. GEEZ! >> [BLEEP] [BLEEP] MAN. >> YOU GOT TO GET THE FIRST DOWN. YOU CAN'T RUN OUT OF BOUNDS. LEAVE US A HALF A YARD SHORT. YOU GOT TO GET THE FIRST. >> FOR A PLAYER ON THE EDGE OF THE ROSTER, ANY MISTAKE COULD BE HIS LAST. FOR MARTELLUS BENNETT, THE MISTAKES OF EARLY CAMP ARE NOW ONLY A MEMORY. >> AND TWO DALLAS RECEIVERS IN THE SAME PLACE. AND BENNETT, BEING BIGGER THAN COLEMAN, TOOK THE BALL OFF HIS SHOULDER PAD. BARTEL STANDING AND THROWING OUT TO THE RIGHT. CAUGHT. AND A HELMET CAME FLYING OFF OF MARTELLUS BENNETT. FORTUNATELY, BENNETT'S HEAD WAS NOT IN THAT HELMET WHEN IT CAME FLYING OUT. >> GOOD CALL. >> WHEN NUMBER 80 KEEPS HIS HEAD IN THE GAME, HE'S A PLAYER. >> OH, YEAH. [ CROWD CHEERING ] [ WHISTLE BLOWING ] >> EASY! EASY! EASY, MEN! IT'S OVER! >> BENNETT DOESN'T HAVE TO FIGHT HIS WAY ONTO THE ROSTER. BUT NUMBER 18, RECEIVER DANNY AMENDOLA, MIGHT. >> BREAK IT DOWN! BREAK IT DOWN! HEY. LET'S GO, NOW. HEY, "TO THE HOUSE" ON 3! 1, 2, 3! >> TO THE HOUSE! >> BACK DEEP FOR THE COWBOYS, NUMBER 18, DANNY AMENDOLA. >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT A GUY LIKE DANNY -- HE'S SHORT, EVERYTHING IS SO QUICK. IT'S LIKE EVERY PLAY HE'S ABOUT TO BREAK. IT'S LIKE HE'S A HEART-STOPPER EVERY PLAY. >> HE'S A MINI WELKER, LOOKS LIKE, OUT THERE. >> AMENDOLA DRIFTING BACK. COMES RIGHT AT THE 40. HE GOT OUTSIDE WITH A BLOCK. AND DRAGGED DOWN AT THE 46. >> GET THAT BLOCK! >> HE HAD HIS EYE ON A LONG RUN. >> YOU GOT IT, DANNY! >> ATTABOY, DANNY. >> THE MAN CONSIDERED TOO SMALL THROWS THE KEY BLOCK ON THE COWBOYS' ONLY TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME. >> FIRST DOWN. HAND-OFF, CHOICE. BOUNCES OUTSIDE LEFT. A GREAT BLOCK. BROKE A TACKLE AT THE 5. CHOICE TO THE GOAL LINE! >> TOUCHDOWN! [ CROWD CHEERING ] GOOD BLOCK! >> NICE JOB BY AMENDOLA. BERGER SPRUNG HIM EARLY. AMENDOLA SPRUNG HIM LATE. >> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. TWO IMPRESSIVE BLOCKS. >> HEY. WE GOT A WIN, HUH? >> LET'S GO. >> THE COWBOYS FINISH THE PRESEASON BY BEATING THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS, 16-10. >> HOW YOU FEELING? >> FEELING GOOD, MAN. WISH I COULD'VE MADE SOME MORE PLAYS. >> KEEP GRINDING, MAN. >> NICE WORK. HEY. GOOD WORK. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD WORK. REAL GOOD. I WAS SITTING WITH EMMITT SMITH. YOU MADE A RUN, THEN CUT OUT TO THE SIDE AND WHAT HAVE YOU. HE SAID, "I COULDN'T DO THAT. THAT'S WHAT SPEED DOES RIGHT THERE." MADE THAT RUN OUT THERE. >> YOU GUYS THAT PLAYED WON THE LAST PRESEASON GAME EVER AT TEXAS STADIUM. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THE LAST ONE EVER. YOU WON IT. GREAT JOB, GUYS. GREAT JOB. YOU GUYS ARE WINNERS. EVERYBODY COME ON UP. HERE WE GO. "WINNERS" ON 3. "WINNERS" ON 3. 1, 2, 3! >> WINNERS! >> THERE WE GO. YEAH. GREAT JOB. [ THUDDING, SQUEAKING ] >> OKAY. JUST HAVE A COUPLE MORE TO GO. >> SAM HURD -- WE DID THE MRI TODAY. HE DOES HAVE A HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN. THESE THINGS, THEY TAKE SOME TIME. AND WE PLAN ON PUTTING HIM IN A WALKING BOOT FOR A WEEK TO 10 DAYS HERE. BUT IN REALITY, IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS. >> SAM HURD WAS DOING THINGS REALLY WELL AND REALLY KIND OF TAKING THE NEXT STEP AS A PLAYER. SO IT'S DISAPPOINTING. IT'S FRUSTRATING. BUT I'M CONFIDENT HE'LL BE BACK AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. >> THIS IS JUST A SETBACK. IT DON'T HURT MY MIND FRAME. I'M GONNA WORK AS HARD AS I CAN TO BE BACK OUT THERE AND BE 10 TIMES STRONGER THAN I WAS BEFORE I GOT HURT. >> THE COWBOYS DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY ON CUT DAY. IF A PLAYER MAKES IT INTO THE FACILITY, HE'S MADE THE TEAM. IF HE'S MET AT THE DOOR, IT'S THE END OF THE LINE. KEON LATTIMORE WILL LEARN HIS FATE IN LESS THAN 50 FEET. >> KEON. KEON. BRUCE NEEDS TO SEE YOU. STAY IN THAT HALLWAY. >> WHO? >> RIGHT HERE. COACH NEEDS TO SEE YOU. >> HMM? >> COACH NEEDS TO SEE YOU. SO WALK UP THERE AND SEE HIM, AND I'LL NEED YOUR NOTEBOOKS. >> READY, KEON. >> YOU DID A GOOD JOB FOR US. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. GOOD THINGS ARE GONNA HAPPEN FOR YOU, I HOPE. STILL GOT AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, TO BE ON THE PRACTICE SQUAD, TOO, IF NOBODY PICKS YOU UP. >> OKAY. >> OKAY? >> SEE YOU LATER, COACH. >> YOU BET. >> YEP. >> ASK ANY COACH, AND HE'LL TELL YOU -- CUTTING A PLAYER IS THE HARDEST PART OF HIS JOB. >> YOU DID A GREAT JOB. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. YOU OUGHT TO BE PROUD. I'M PROUD OF YOU, MAN. SOMEBODY'S GONNA PICK YOU UP, I'M ALMOST POSITIVE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT YOU. YOU'VE SHOWN GREAT THINGS. YOU GOT IN SHAPE. PLAYED HARD. I MEAN, I JUST -- I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I THINK OF YOU. >> I APPRECIATE IT. >> AND I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK, AND WE'LL PROBABLY BE PLAYING AGAINST YOU, WHICH I DON'T WANT TO DO. BUT I THINK THINGS ARE GONNA WORK OUT FOR YOU. I'M GLAD YOU'VE GOT THINGS GOING THE RIGHT WAY. YOU REALLY DO. >> TODD LOWBER, ONCE THE LAST MAN ON THE ROSTER, IS THE LAST MAN TO ARRIVE AT THE COWBOYS FACILITY. >> YEAH. HERE COMES ONE NOW. >> TODD, COACH NEEDS TO SEE YOU. SO WALK UP THERE AND SEE HIM, AND I'LL NEED YOUR NOTEBOOKS. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] >> TODD. >> OKAY. HEY, TODD. >> HEY, COACH. >> WELL, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, MAN. >> APPRECIATE YOU. >> AND I WISH YOU WELL. I THINK YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF TALENT. YOU KNOW THAT. AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. SOMEBODY MAY PICK YOU UP. YOU'VE GOT THAT OPPORTUNITY, TOO. AND YOU'RE STILL PRACTICE-SQUAD ELIGIBLE. >> OKAY. >> ANYWAY... >> ALL RIGHT, COACH. >> ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. >> YOU BET. ALL RIGHT. [ SNIFFS, SIGHS ] SHOOT. [ CLEARS THROAT ] [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] >> TODD DOESN'T HAVE A REAL CONCEPT OF FOOTBALL. HE CAN RUN FAST, BUT, YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT A FOOTBALL PLAYER. >> OF COURSE, YOU ARE ENAMORED BY HIS GREAT SPEED. I DON'T THINK IN ANY WAY YOU CAN SAY BYE, AS FAR AS THE NFL IS CONCERNED, TO TODD. >> HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WILL PICK ME UP. BIBLE SAYS THE RAIN FALLS ON THE JUST AND UNJUST ALIKE. THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO LIVE IT. >> THERE ARE NOW 61 PLAYERS ON THE ROSTER -- EIGHT TOO MANY. >> WHERE WE ARE NOW IS WE HAVE 61 GUYS IN THE ROOM. WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED EVERYBODY ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM, 'CAUSE I WANT TO KEEP EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU IN THIS ROOM. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GUYS THAT OTHER TEAMS ARE INTERESTED IN THAT WE MIGHT EVEN TRADE. IF IT'S BEST FOR YOU TO BE ON ANOTHER TEAM RATHER THAN ON A PRACTICE SQUAD WITH US, WELL, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. WE STILL HAVE TO WAIVE EIGHT GUYS. WE'LL CONTACT YOU AFTER PRACTICE WHEN WE GET THROUGH THAT. SO THAT'S THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW. >> PRACTICE IS NOW DIFFERENT. THE TONE HAS CHANGED. AND SO HAVE THE NUMBERS. >> IT'S AMAZING HOW FEWER GUYS YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW? >> DANNY AMENDOLA'S FUTURE HANGS IN THE BALANCE. [ WHISTLE BLOWS ] >> NERVOUS DAY FOR A LOT OF THESE GUYS. >> MY CHANCES OF MAKING THIS TEAM -- I DON'T KNOW. IT'S UP TO THE COACHES TO DECIDE. I'M GONNA GO OUT AND DO MY BEST AND GIVE MYSELF THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO MAKE IT. >> IT TAKES A LOT OF THINGS TO MAKE A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM. I THINK IN OUR CASE, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PLAYERS ALREADY. [ WHISTLES BLOW ] WHETHER YOU WANT A GUY FOR RIGHT NOW OR YOU WANT A GUY FOR THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW? THAT'S PART OF WHO YOU KEEP. I NEED TO SEE THESE EIGHT GUYS IN THE MEETING ROOM AFTER WE BREAK HERE. AMENDOLA, BARTEL, COLEMAN, CROSSLIN, DIXON, HANNAH, JEFFERSON, AND WALDEN. >> AMENDOLA IS ONE OF EIGHT MEN RELEGATED TO THE PRACTICE SQUAD, A SORT OF NFL LIMBO. >> THE SITUATION IS WE HAVE TO WAIVE EIGHT PEOPLE. THE GOOD NEWS IS IF YOU'RE PICKED UP BY ANY OTHER TEAM, YOU'RE ON THAT TEAM. SO YOU'VE MADE THAT 53. I THOUGHT ALL OF YOU DID A GREAT JOB. YOU SHOULD BE PLAYING FOR SOMEBODY. AND IT MIGHT NOT BE US, BUT YOU SHOULD BE PLAYING FOR SOMEBODY. BUT IF NOBODY PICKS YOU UP, I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND I MEAN THAT. AND I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW THAT. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. >> THANKS, COACH. >> PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS HAVEN'T MADE THE TEAM, BUT THEY <i> HAVE</i> MADE AN IMPRESSION ON EVERYONE, INCLUDING JERRY JONES. >> BRUCE, WHO YOU GOT, PARTNER? >> DANNY. >> YEAH. DANNY. OKAY. >> HOW YOU DOING? >> I'M DOING GOOD. SIT RIGHT THERE. THANKS FOR COMING BEFORE YOU GOT YOUR SHOWER. I KNOW WADE MENTIONED TO YOU -- HERE. JUST HAVE A SEAT AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. WADE MET WITH YOU AND TALKED ABOUT YOU GOING TO THE PRACTICE SQUAD. THAT'S WHERE WE IMMEDIATELY GO TO NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN IF WE LOSE SOMEBODY DURING THE SEASON. WE GO OVER THERE AND GET HIM. >> YES, SIR. >> THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOMEBODY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN YOU AND OFFER YOU A SPOT ON THE 53... >> YES, SIR. >> ...OF THEIR TEAM. OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO BE ON A 53-MAN ROSTER, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CHANGES THAT. >> YES, SIR. >> YOU COULDN'T HAVE GIVEN US MORE. YOU'VE GIVEN IT ALL AWAY FROM THE DAY YOU WALKED OUT HERE. I KNOW YOU'LL IMPROVE AND GET BETTER. AND SO IF THIS THING WORKS OUT, WE WANT YOU ON THE PRACTICE SQUAD. >> SOUNDS GREAT. >> SO ANYWAY, HOPE THIS WORKS OUT FOR US. >> I APPRECIATE IT. >> OKAY. GOOD, DANNY. ALL RIGHT. BYE. >> NOW AMENDOLA MUST WAIT TO SEE IF ANOTHER TEAM WILL SIGN HIM OR IF HE WILL REMAIN WITH THE COWBOYS, ON THEIR PRACTICE SQUAD. >> DANNY AMENDOLA. PHILADELPHIA IS TRYING TO GET HIM ON THEIR PRACTICE SQUAD PRETTY HARD. I'VE BEEN TALKING TO TOM, HIS AGENT, JUST KIND OF GOING THROUGH THAT. HEY, TOM. HOW YOU DOING? GOOD. GOOD. I WAS JUST CALLING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT DANNY DID CLEAR WAIVERS. SO WE'RE ALL GOOD AND WE'LL SIGN HIM UP AND GET THIS THING GOING. [ CELLPHONE RINGING ] >> HELLO. HOW YOU DOING? >> WELL, I HOPE WE'RE DOING BETTER NOW. YOU CLEARED WAIVERS, AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE PRACTICE SQUAD. >> OKAY. COOL. GOOD DEAL. I'M EXCITED. >> GOOD. I GOT MR. JONES FOR YOU, OKAY? HANG ON JUST A SECOND. THAT'S DANNY. >> ALL RIGHT, DANNY. HEY, LISTEN. I'M GLAD THIS WORKED OUT THE WAY IT DID. >> YES, SIR. WELL, I'M EXCITED, TOO. >> THIS GIVES US A CHANCE TO... >> OTHER TEAMS OFFERED AMENDOLA A SPOT ON THEIR PRACTICE SQUAD FOR MORE MONEY. HE TURNED THEM DOWN FLAT TO STAY WITH THE COWBOYS. >> BYE. I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND SAY I WAS SATISFIED, BUT IT'S KIND OF LIKE FINALLY SOMEBODY TELLS YOU WHERE YOU STAND, AND I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I HAD A COUPLE OPTIONS TO GO ELSEWHERE, BUT I WANTED TO STAY IN DALLAS 'CAUSE I LOVE THIS PLACE. >> NOT ALL BAD. >> NOT ALL BAD. >> NO, IT ISN'T. >> NOT ALL BAD. GET TO PLAY FOOTBALL, HUH? >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR A LIVING IS ONE THING, AND TO BE A DALLAS COWBOY AND TO BE IN THE NFL IS JUST A BLESSING. WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. >> AT T.O.'S PLACE, IT'S FINALLY TIME TO RELAX, SIT BACK, AND KICK OFF YOUR SHOES. [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] >> WE GOT SOME CUTE SOCKS OR WE GOT SOME BOOTIES. KEEP MY FLOOR CLEAN. [ LAUGHTER ] >> STYLIN'. >> TONIGHT IS SORT OF LIKE A CELEBRATION TO THE END OF TRAINING CAMP. JUST LET OUR HAIR DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND GET READY FOR THE SEASON. THIS IS DJ A-1 ON THE ONES AND TWOS. >> T.O. KNOWS HOW TO THROW A PARTY. HIS NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR PREFERS SOLITUDE AND A STEINWAY. [ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ] [ MUSIC CONTINUES ] >> ALL RIGHT. READY FOR THE REAL DEAL? RIGHT NOW IS REAL. EXACTLY RIGHT NOW IS REAL. WHAT'S IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW IS THIS NEXT MEETING, THIS NEXT PRACTICE THAT WILL GET US TOWARDS OUR EXPECTATIONS. YOU CAN LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS. BUT HOW DO WE DO THAT? HOW DO WE LIVE UP TO THEM? IT STARTS WITH YOUR ATTITUDE RIGHT NOW, YOUR EFFORT RIGHT NOW, AND YOUR COMMITMENT RIGHT NOW. SO ALL OF US HAVE TO HAVE THAT SAME ATTITUDE, EFFORT, AND COMMITMENT. SO LET'S DO IT TODAY. >> MAKING THE TEAM WAS ONLY THE FIRST PART OF THE JOB. NOW THE 53 MEN ON THE ROSTER FACE AN EVEN BIGGER TASK -- LIVING UP TO THE SYMBOL OF THE STAR. 31 OTHER TEAMS MAY DREAM OF THE SUPER BOWL, BUT THIS SEASON, THE DALLAS COWBOYS EXPECT IT. >> YOU'RE TRYING TO ATTAIN A GOAL THAT SEEMS SO FAR OUT THERE. I MEAN, THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT SPORTS IS YOU'RE TRYING TO ATTAIN A CERTAIN GOAL. IT'S FUN FOR US, AND WE'RE GONNA ENJOY THE JOURNEY, AND WE'RE GONNA HOPEFULLY REACH THE DESTINATION WE LIKE. >> I DIDN'T GET INTO THE NFL FOR MONEY. I DIDN'T GET INTO IT BUT FOR ONE THING, AND THAT'S TO GET TO COMPETE AND WIN ONE OF THOSE SUPER BOWLS. I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS TEAM. >> IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH OUT THERE. WE KNOW THAT. BUT I THINK WE'VE PROGRESSED WELL, AND I THINK WE'RE WHERE WE NEED TO BE RIGHT NOW. >> NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE REAL DEAL. IT'S AN ADRENALINE RUSH. CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT THERE AND DO IT. >> I FEEL GOOD. I FEEL REALLY MOTIVATED TO PROVE PEOPLE WRONG. >> PLAYING FOOTBALL IS A PRIVILEGE. I GOT A GREAT GROUP OF TEAMMATES. I DON'T WANT TO LET THEM DOWN. I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO LET MYSELF DOWN. >> THIS GAME'S SOMETHING I HOLD DEARLY. EVERY GAME, I WANT TO GET BETTER. THEN, WHEN THE TEAM NEEDS ME TO STEP UP BIG-TIME, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. >> THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO COME TO AMERICA'S TEAM, IT WAS JUST ONE THAT I REALLY NEEDED. THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR ME. >> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR, AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT MY PART IN THIS DEFENSE. WHATEVER THEY NEED ME TO DO, I'M JUST GONNA DO. >> I'M JUST BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANOTHER DAY TO PLAY FOOTBALL, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I HAVE NO REGRETS. >> EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENT ON THIS TEAM. JUST TALENT ALONE IS NOT GONNA WIN US ANYTHING. WE'RE GONNA GO OUT THERE AND TAKE IT IF WE WANT IT. 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