Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams made an emotional return to practice on Tuesday after suffering a torn ACL early in training camp a year ago.

As Micah Parsons took questions during an impromptu news conference on Tuesday afternoon, Trevon Diggs stood in support of his teammate. Both Cowboys players — Parsons, with either a hold-in or nursing a balky back as the reasons for not practicing on Day 1 of training camp,

The Cowboys' backfield is in desperate need of a player to step up. The team signed veterans running backs Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders in the offseason, but many fans are counting on rookie RB Jaydon Blue to be a standout. Those fans are probably disappointed after the first couple days of training camp.

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Not to say Schotty doesn’t have a chance, but the team’s offensive limitations will be one of the biggest challenges for the first-year head coach to overcome.

The Dallas Cowboys have made a rather egregious error with a t-shirt celebrating their last Super Bowl win. Dallas Cowboys head coach Barry Switzer holds the Lombardi trophy while talking to NBC sportscaster Greg Gumbel after a victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX / The Arizona Republic-Imagn Images