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Cowboys plan on giving TE Gathers plenty of playing time

  • The Dallas Cowboys intend to give second-year TE Rico Gathers plenty of playing time over the next few weeks of the preseason to gauge his ability heading into 2017. Gathers played basketball in college and didn't play football at all before the 15 preseason snaps he saw last season as a rookie.
  • In the Hall of Fame game, he had 22 snaps in pass patterns, catching all three of the balls thrown his way for 59 yards – a 2.68 yards per route run figure, which is an excellent mark if he could sustain it long-term.
  • As could be expected, Gathers struggled run blocking over his 26 snaps on rushing plays against the Cardinals, earning a PFF run blocking grade of 34.8.

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