{"id":792621,"date":"2026-07-30T04:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/792621\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T04:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:02:12","slug":"practice-points-observations-from-first-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/792621\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Points: Observations from first practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Milton had some highlights both before and during practice on Wednesday \u2013 most notably one of the best passes he&#8217;s ever thrown as a member of the Cowboys. His 50-yard strike down the field to a streaking Jonathan Mingo was perfectly-placed and drew one of the loudest roars from the first-day crowd. And for the ones who saw it, Milton also impressed a few onlookers before practice with he randomly just performed a back flip, something he said he first did when he was three years old and &#8220;just comes natural.&#8221; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; (Nick Eatman)<\/p>\n<p>In his first day in the office as a member of the Cowboys, OLB Rashan Gary had a solid day for the defense. On one play, Gary knocked the ball free from a ball carrier to force a fumble that was recovered by rookie safety Caleb Downs. A couple more times, Gary found his way into the backfield on Dak Prescott, one time on what could&#8217;ve been a sack as he was at Prescott&#8217;s ankles. Earlier in the day, Gary was named by head coach Brian Schottenheimer as one of the members of the Cowboys&#8217; leadership council.\u00a0&#8211; (Tommy Yarrish)<\/p>\n<p>Jaydon Blue has a lot of eyeballs on him this camp, just wondering if he&#8217;ll take a big leap in his second season. If one practice is any indication, Blue might be on his way. He was on his way to the end zone during a team drill when he broke free of all defenders and used his speed to score. Later in the practice, he caught a screen pass and also broke free down the sideline before a streaking Shavon Revel caught up with him \u2013 but not before a 40-50-yard gain. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; (Nick Eatman)<\/p>\n<p>One of the only questions surrounding what DeMarvion Overshown can do on the field is tied to availability. He&#8217;s had a string of bad luck to begin his NFL career with the Cowboys, injury-wise, but he looks as healthy as ever. The biggest thing of note is the fact he&#8217;s no longer wearing the knee brace that was previously required of him. He had some serious bounce in his step and quickness in his movements during Day 1 reps. &#8211; (Patrik Walker)<\/p>\n<p>Safety PJ Locke, one of the Cowboys&#8217; free agent signings who also played for Christian Parker earlier in his career with the Denver Broncos, was injured in Wednesday&#8217;s practice and walked back to the team&#8217;s injury tent. Locke appeared to have suffered a lower body injury during on of the team portions in practice, and did not return.\u00a0&#8211; (Tommy Yarrish)<\/p>\n<p>As head coach Brian Schottenheimer claimed would happen in his first press conference, the Cowboys did look a little physical on the field, even before the pads have officially come on. There was a play in which Phil Mafah was met by safety Malik Hooker, who brought the wood, knocking the running back to the ground. 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