{"id":7160,"date":"2024-12-03T07:16:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7160"},"modified":"2024-12-03T07:16:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:16:47","slug":"breaking-cowboys-need-new-plan-for-worlds-fastest-man-kavontae-turpin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7160","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Need New Plan For &#8216;World&#8217;s Fastest Man&#8217; KaVontae Turpin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">KaVontae Turpin, 28, who just this year realized he needs glasses and now wears contacts during Cowboys games, seems almost like a generational talent in one specific area. &#8230; and maybe more.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Multiple times in the last few weeks, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0can claim they have the edge over nearly ever other team in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\">NFL<\/a>. &#8230; in one specific area. And now as part of the package, they are putting in a claim on how to use &#8220;The NFL&#8217;s Fastest Man&#8221; in another way.<\/p>\n<p>KaVontae Turpin&#8217;s electrifying speed made him an attractive piece for the Cowboys when they signed him from the UFL in 2022 &#8211; where&#8217;s he&#8217;d just won MVP. The idea of the signing? Kick and punt returns, and that has paid off.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In two of Dallas&#8217; most recent matchups against the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0and\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0he provided apparent reminders to his talents.<\/p>\n<p>Against Houston, Turpin caught a pass in the open field before darting away for a 64-yard score. The following week at Washington, he let the ball trickle between his legs before scooping it up at his own one-yard line and turning upfield to go 99-yards for a score that ended up winning the game for the Cowboys. And on Thursday, Dallas used him again on offense as he had a carry plus four receptions, one of those on a screen pass on which he converted a third down in topping tyhe Giants.<\/p>\n<p>It is no surprise that Turpin is repeating his belief that he is &#8220;the fastest person on the planet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas offense has needed some explosiveness, and now\u00a0Turpin has 25 catches for 328 yards and two touchdowns on offense &#8230; and he&#8217;s\u00a0averaging 36.3 yards per return on kickoffs this season &#8211; the most in the\u00a0NFL\u00a0since 2014.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 5-9, 155-pound Turpin became the first player this season to have both a kickoff return and a punt return for touchdowns.\u00a0He is also just the fifth player since the NFL-AFL merger to have 60-plus yard touchdowns as a punt returner, kick returner and receiver in the same season. He&#8217;s been clocked at an elite 21.35 MPH on returns this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s gonna continue to grow and he\u2019s done a really good job in that receivers room,\u201d coach\u00a0Mike McCarthy\u00a0said of the TCU product. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of that young man. &#8230; He&#8217;s a special little guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>What&#8217;s next for Turpin? Dallas is 5-7, so there is the matter of a hoped-for playoff run. And after that? He&#8217;s a restricted free agent, so Dallas has some contractual control here; a second-round tender would cost $4.89 million &#8211; which sounds like a bargain.<\/p>\n<p>Turpin, 28, who just this year realized he needs glasses and now wears contacts during games, seems almost like a generational talent in one specific area. &#8230; and maybe more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always been the fastest person on this planet,&#8221; he said. That&#8217;s how I feel. 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