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OXNARD, Calif.<\/p>\n
As the Dallas Cowboys arrived in Oxnard, Calif. on Monday for the start of training camp, each of the team\u2019s 91 players went through a quick physical to determine if any player needed to start camp working with the rehab group. Instead, all 91 players passed, and the team is fully healthy ahead of the team\u2019s first practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Only a handful of players carried question marks into camp, as the roster has remained mostly healthy during the offseason. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones confirmed at the opening press conference on Tuesday that no players will start on the physically unable to perform (PUP) or non-football injury (NFI) lists.<\/p>\n
Second-year defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku required offseason hip labrum surgery that kept him out of OTAs and minicamp, but he is good to go to start camp. Veteran cornerback DaRon Bland suffered a foot injury that required surgery for the second season in a row, but as he expected, he was cleared ahead of camp. Safety Jalen Thompson, a big free agency addition for the team in the offseason, is also good to go after being sidelined with a hamstring issue in the offseason. And while quarterback Dak Prescott didn\u2019t miss much time in the offseason with an ankle issue, he is also cleared to step onto the practice field on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEzeiruaku and DaRon [Bland] will be the two guys we monitor,\u201d head coach Brian Schottenheimer said. \u201cBut we don\u2019t see any restrictions, we\u2019re just going to be smart with them because they missed the spring. We\u2019re very, very healthy going into camp, and hopefully that continues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of note, offensive lineman Matt Hennessy was placed on the season-ending injured reserve list earlier this offseason after needing an extensive neck surgery. He was not required to report to camp, as he enters an extensive rehab process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to do a little workout, but talking to the [training staff], we don\u2019t feel like anybody will start on the PUP or NFI [lists],\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n