After 26 days in California, the Cowboys are officially heading home to Texas.
But it’s not like they can relax too much, considering they are now two full weeks away from the Sept. 5 opener in the Meadowlands.
Head coach Jason Garrett called it an “outstanding training camp” which included two practice days with the Chargers this week, and said the team is prepared for what lies ahead this season.
“Training camp is where you lay the foundation of your football team,” Garrett said. “I thought we did a great job of getting ourselves ready in the offseason for training camp and since we were out here the team really worked very, very, very hard.”
The Cowboys still have two preseason games to play -- Saturday’s game with the Rams at Cowboys Stadium, followed by a preseason finale against the Dolphins on Sept. 29.
That’s why QB Tony Romo said the end of camp doesn’t mean much, with so much work to do.
“I think in a lot of ways camp is over, (but) we’re going back and we’re going to work," Romo said after Tuesday's practice. "We still got some stuff to get better at but it was a great start to the season with the effort and commitment the guys made.”
That’s saying something, considering all of the injuries the Cowboys sustained in camp, particularly with hamstrings. Miles Austin, DeMarcus Ware, Dez Bryant, Anthony Spencer, Nate Livings and Jason Hatcher all missed some time with hamstring injuries. Jason Witten’s lacerated spleen injury was the biggest setback of camp.
Still, the Cowboys are hopeful all of those players will be ready for the season opener.
“We feel like we can get most of those guys ready to play,” Garrett said. “If you’re going to have those injuries, you want to get them out of the way early. So we’ll continue to evaluate them. But we’re hopeful it’s going to look better than it looks now.”