FRISCO – Gerald McCoy grew up loving the Dallas Cowboys. And because this weekend’s training camp was going on here at The Star, at the age of 32, he was a standout, and the Cowboys have reason to love him back.
But on Monday morning, somewhat less happy news, than midway through the third day of camp practice, McCoy went down with an army problem that the team now confirms is knee-related, surgery-required and season-ending.
McCoy tried to control the field on his own, but after he had his lower leg, he was given guidance and taken off from Ford Center and into the training room at The Star. It’s a tendon quad tear, ending its season.
Said Tyrone Crawford: ‘It’s never fun to go down another D-lineman. But I have a lot of confidence in our training staff. I know they will get him back on that field, better than ever.
“I went to see him and showed him our love.” ‘
Coicidentally, it will be Crawford who is likely to slip into the low-key starting 3-Tech slot.
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When healthy, McCoy is part of a D-line that has an incredible resume, with DeMarcus Lawrence and fellow newcomers Aldon Smith, Dontari Poe and Everson Griffen all part of the room. No wonder McCoy was upset about the scheme.
“I talked to the coaches a bit,” McCoy told dallascowboys.com recently. “(The scheme) suits me. All they want to do is do whatever I like. … Enter the field, disrupt the passerby, go into the backfield and make plays. That’s what I like to do and that’s what they allow me to do. ”
McCoy, a six-time Pro Bowler, is more than capable of that, in part because he lost about 20 pounds this offseason. But his game is still about a combination of size (he played last year with about 300 pounds on his 6-4 frame) and skill. … skills he will apply to the Cowboys in the 2021 season.
