Healthy Competition: 5 Matchups To Watch In Camp

The battle between starting tight end and established veteran Jason Witten and young phenom starting safety Byron Jones has already begun. And boy is it going to be a fun one. During mini-camp this week, Witten caught a ball on Jones and immediately turned around and yelled “All day!” before heading back to his huddle. The two are obviously fierce competitors, and while some people are looking for a decline in Witten with age, he is clearly working to keep himself on a productive track.

[tps_title]Tyrone Crawford vs. Zack Martin/La’el Collins[/tps_title]

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Tyrone Crawford will be the Cowboys 3-technique, basically meaning he will be the strong side defensive tackle who lines up on the outside half of the guard, this season.

Crawford is also finally fully healthy, after struggling last season with a severe shoulder injury that required surgery after the season.

With all of that being said, he will be forced to face either (for my money) the best guard in football in Zack Martin, or an up and coming beast in La’el Collins when the 1’s go at it in practice.

While Dallas has a ton of questions about their defensive line, they believe that Crawford is not one of them. He is supposed to be the man out of this group, and he will have a chance to better himself against two of the best guards the league has to offer.