Public practices in Oxnard are winding down as the offseason heats up. Several Cowboys made their way back to the field on Monday, even as a couple players sat out with various ailments. There’s a glimmer of hope that one playmaker is closer to a comeback than previously thought, and the team is opening up the competition at one key position with a quartet of tryouts. The team’s defensive coordinator shows his work ethic, and a superstar’s young son steals the show at a press conference.
Meanwhile, word comes that the third running back on the team’s depth chart could be in for a sizable workload this year, a former Cowboy won’t face his old team in the preseason this weekend, and the club sets a practice schedule for the fans back home. All that, plus one cornerback gets a boost from Cowboys coaches even as another swears off social media due to a “toxic” environment online. Bill Parcells shares the early lesson he learned from Tom Landry about dealing with rookies, and Oxnard locals dish on what it’s like to live overlooking the Cowboys training camp practice fields. That’s all ahead in News and Notes.