The day has finally arrived. On Tuesday night, the Dallas Cowboys first several weeks of what they’ve been working on in Oxnard, CA will be televised for the world to see. HBO’s Hard Knocks has been in the building — buildings, practice fields, hotel rooms and all — documenting almost every step, every speech, every study session.
Of course, fans are going to get a curated version of events, chopped and screwed to create drama of course. The Cowboys are walking drama magnets so of course the entire football world as well as other interested on lookers will be tuned in to get a glimpse of things. Cowboys players and coaches will be watching to see how they are represented, including prized first-round rookie linebacker Micah Parsons. “I’m looking forward to it. I got to make sure it’s all good stuff over there, or my home girl Shannon and I are going to have a talk,” Parsons said playfully on Monday.
“I mean, it’s been extremely helpful,” Parsons quipped about having a fellow Penn State alum working on the project for the team. “She gives me a heads up on things I might like or things I might not like. That’s kind of one of the big reasons I went to Penn State, the big alumni, able to connect with people like Shannon and all of the people on the staff who are from Penn State. So, it’s been pretty sweet.”