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IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he "didn't blink" when it came time to choose between running backs Felix Jones and Rashard Mendenhall during last month's draft. But I'm told a few of his employees are still blinking. Just as former second-round pick Julius Jones was compared to Steven Jackson , the player the Cowboys passed up in 2004, Felix Jones and Mendenhall will be under ... [link]

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This Felix is one fast cat
Published 5/6/2008 at ESPN.com - Hashmarks - Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley In tracking down some of the folks who know Cowboys rookie running back Felix Jones the best, I was amazed at some of the stories they told. You can read my column on the former Arkansas player by clicking on this link. It's hard to imagine a Tulsa high school star who rushed for over 2,000 yards and 48 touchdowns escaping the state of Oklahoma, but then few people are as persuasive as former Razorbacks head coach Houston Nutt. Jones turned down a scholarship to Oklahoma State because the school waited too long to show interest. He ended up choosing ...

The UDFA who was almost a Cowboy
Published 5/7/2008 by Dave Halprin (Grizz) at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
... talk about Jessica. Mickey Spags gives his review of the rookie mini-camp.  The love for Danny Amendola at Valley Ranch.  "I just can't wait to see him go against the veteran guys and just watch him work," Cowboys wide receivers coach Ray Sherman said after just the first day of practice. In case you missed it, Mark Mosley has a long article on Felix Jones. With the recent revelation that ...

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