The Cowboys and Rams have made plans to get together for the third time in a week.
The two teams, who held a joint practice in Oxnard last Thursday and then met at SoFi Stadium for the 2024 preseason opener on Sunday, will have another tandem work session on Wednesday. The report comes from Clarence Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, citing sources.
The Rams beat the Cowboys by a 13-12 score on a last-minute touchdown throw from Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett, after the Dallas defense had intercepted Bennett four previous times throughout the game.
Most of the Cowboys’ veteran playmakers sat out Sunday’s exhibition contest, including Dak Prescott. The quarterback did take part in last Thursday’s joint practice but then missed Friday’s regular session with what was described as “ankle soreness.” His absence was billed as just precautionary, though, and Prescott himself said he would be able to play in a real game if he had to.
That should put him on the practice field as scheduled this week, including for Wednesday’s scrimmage with the now-very-familiar Rams.
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Last week’s visit managed to steer clear of any major fisticuffs, the kind often seen at NFL joint practices. Head coach Mike McCarthy had tried to preemptively curtail any fights ahead of time, and the two teams —for the most part — followed through. Center Brock Hoffman was said to have gotten into a brief “skirmish” with several Rams defenders at one point, but nothing like the ugly melee that caused a 2015 joint session between the two teams to be halted early.
And it obviously wasn’t enough to keep the Rams from making plans to travel to Oxnard for the second week in a row for a little extra work, even after getting the better of the Cowboys on Sunday.
The Cowboys will travel to Las Vegas for their second preseason contest, against the Raiders, on Saturday night.
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