Top Ad
I DIG Radio
www.idigradio.com
Listen live to the best music from around the world!
I DIG Style
www.idigstyle.com
Learn about the latest fashion styles and more...

Sources: Some Cowboys creating camp bubble

Written by 
Published in Breaking News
Tuesday, 11 August 2020 20:08

A large number of Dallas Cowboys are forming their own training camp bubble before on-field practices start Friday, league sources told ESPN.

Players, coaches and staff will set up their summer home at the five-star Omni Hotel that is next to the Cowboys' practice facility to help their fight against COVID-19. One official said he believed the majority of the team would be staying there. With good reason: The set-up has everything the team will need.

The Omni is connected to Ford Center, the 12,000-seat stadium that is attached to the Cowboys' facility. During the regular season, the Cowboys stay at the hotel on nights before home games at AT&T Stadium. They conduct their meetings at The Star, and players receive treatment at their normal training rooms before sleeping at the hotel.

Rookies and free agents are already at the hotel, ESPN's Ed Werder reported.

The Cowboys are joining the New Orleans Saints as teams setting up their own bubbles in their cities to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Both teams will be staying, en masse, at hotels near their facilities or adjacent to them.

In a normal year, the Cowboys would be at the River Ridge Residence Inn in Oxnard, California, for more than a month for training camp.

With the ability to do something similar at the Omni, the Cowboys believe that setting up a bubble will help their preparations under new coach Mike McCarthy.

Because of league restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, McCarthy did not have a traditional offseason program with a rookie minicamp, organized team activities or full minicamp, leaning only on virtual meetings. Since being hired in January, he did not address the full roster until last week.

Since the start of the testing process, the Cowboys have had two players land on the reserve/COVID-19 list: wide receiver Jon'Vea Johnson and cornerback Saivion Smith. Both rejoined the 80-man active roster this week. The team has been pleasantly surprised by the low number of positive COVID-19 tests, sources said.

The Cowboys are not mandating that players stay at the hotel, but they have strongly suggested it, and it is catching on.

Read 278 times

Soccer

Barça boss: Our job to end Hayes' UWCL fairytale

Barça boss: Our job to end Hayes' UWCL fairytale

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBarcelona coach Jonatan Giráldez has set his sights on ending Chels...

USWNT's Albert apologizes after Rapinoe criticism

USWNT's Albert apologizes after Rapinoe criticism

EmailPrintUnited States women's national team midfielder Korbin Albert apologized on Thursday for pr...

Leicester sack women's boss for breach of conduct

Leicester sack women's boss for breach of conduct

EmailPrintLeicester City manager Willie Kirk has been dismissed from his position after an internal...

2026 FIFA


2028 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC

UEFA

Basketball

Hornets shut down LaMelo (ankle) for season

Hornets shut down LaMelo (ankle) for season

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCharlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will not play again this season...

Lawyer: Ex-G Leaguer won't face death penalty

Lawyer: Ex-G Leaguer won't face death penalty

EmailPrintFormer G League player Chance Comanche, who was charged with the murder of a woman whose b...

Baseball

Opening Day takeaways: What we learned from a wild start to the 2024 MLB season

Opening Day takeaways: What we learned from a wild start to the 2024 MLB season

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWhat an MLB Opening Day!All 30 teams were scheduled to be in action...

Heroic debut: Soto's throw saves Yankees in 9th

Heroic debut: Soto's throw saves Yankees in 9th

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsHOUSTON -- That Juan Soto's first signature Yankee moment happened...

Sports Leagues

  • FIFA

    Fédération Internationale de Football Association
  • NBA

    National Basketball Association
  • ATP

    Association of Tennis Professionals
  • MLB

    Major League Baseball
  • ITTF

    International Table Tennis Federation
  • NFL

    Nactional Football Leagues
  • FISB

    Federation Internationale de Speedball

About Us

I Dig® is a leading global brand that makes it more enjoyable to surf the internet, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information.  Today I Dig® attracts millions of users every month.r

 

Phone: (800) 737. 6040
Fax: (800) 825 5558
Website: www.idig.com
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliated