{"id":45688,"date":"2025-05-02T09:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45688"},"modified":"2025-05-02T09:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:30:45","slug":"new-dallas-cowboys-running-back-pulls-up-to-the-star-for-rookie-minicamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45688","title":{"rendered":"New Dallas Cowboys running back pulls up to The Star for rookie minicamp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dallas Cowboys will kick off rookie minicamp on Friday, May 2, and one of the team’s promising young running backs is at The Star and ready to get to work.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clemson Tigers running back Phil Mafah greets fans during Tiger Walk before a game against the Louisville Cardinals. \/ Ken Ruinard-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It’s an exciting time for\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0Nation after an offseason that appears to confirm the team is ready to bounce back with a new identity after revamping the roster and taking a more aggressive approach to the\u00a0NFL\u00a0offseason.<\/p>\n

Dallas targeted more outside free agents than in years past, was aggressive in adding talent through trades by utilizing their compensatory draft picks, and made some splashes with incredible value in the 2025\u00a0NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

While we will have to wait for some of the veterans to hit the field during offseason workouts, it will be less than 24 hours until the rookie class gets to show off for the first time.<\/p>\n

One player who is eager to get to work is former Clemson Tigers star running back Phil Mafah, who was one of the team’s seventh-round draft picks. Mafah took to social media to share a photo of his entrance into The Star.<\/p>\n

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