As our own K.D. Drummond summed it up in a Monday morning tweet, Dalton Schultz skipping voluntary OTAs is like bailing on the company retreat. It’ll make a few people notice he’s not there by putting some focus on his inferior coworkers, and that’s about it. But one outlet argues that it should be the beginning of a long and slow goodbye for the tight end, who’s not worth breaking the bank for. Hey, it wouldn’t be a Cowboys summer without a contract drama.
Meanwhile, we’re ranking the 11 defensive starters, looking at which Cowboys veterans are already on the bubble, and seeing where Dak Prescott lands on Chris Simms’s Top 40 quarterback rankings. Ezekiel Elliott is sporting the newest piece of safety gear, rookie linebacker Damone Clark continues his march toward seeing the field, and a five-way internal shuffle shakes up the team’s scouting department. Five former Cowboys make the College Football Hall of Fame class, and several ex-Cowboys are still lighting it up, albeit in an upstart league. All that, plus the team is well represented at a celebration for late running backs coach Gary Brown. That’s all ahead in News and Notes.