Jerry Jones and the Cowboys selected Shavon Revel in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft with the 76th overall pick, but let’s be real—it wasn’t a walk in the park for Shavon. Why? Well, the CB could be a late-first-round pick, considering in just three games at East Carolina in 2024, he had already snagged two interceptions—one a 50-yard pick-six against Appalachian State—along with eight tackles and two pass breakups.

But then came a routine practice that flipped everything. During practice back in September 2024, a sudden twist led to a torn ACL, abruptly ending his season. The injury was a gut punch. Revel had been on a trajectory to become ECU’s first first-round pick since 2008. His size, speed, and instincts had scouts buzzing. But the torn ACL meant surgery and a long rehab ahead.

In October, Revel went under the knife, and fast forward to a few months, he slipped to the third-round pick when the Cowboys snagged him. But if you’re thinking that horror days are over for him, think again. According to ESPN NFL Nation reporter Todd Archer, Shavon went through rehab during the rookie camp practice.

On Sunday, Archer reported that it is possible the 24-year-old cornerback could start training camp on non-football injury. However, the Cowboys are reportedly comfortable with where he is in his comeback from a torn ACL. Revel successfully underwent surgery on October 15, 2024. By February 2025, Revel’s surgeon, Dr. Daniel Cooper, sent a letter to all the NFL teams stating that the CB is on schedule to be fully cleared this summer.

“He will not be cleared for participation with the team until training camp. This is routine for the protocol after ACL reconstruction in football,” Cooper wrote in his statement. Prior to his ACL injury in his last season at ECU, Revel was straight-up ballin’. Let’s just say offenses kept testing him—bad idea.

The guy racked up 54 tackles, swatted away 13 passes, and even grabbed a pick. And oh, he also locked down Second-Team All-AAC honors. While it’s still not confirmed if he will be fit by week 1, one thing’s for sure—Dallas Nation is hyped to see Shavon Revel suit up in his rookie season. Now, speaking of things shaking up in Cowboys camp, head coach Brian Schottenheimer is already making waves by doing something that hasn’t been done in Dallas for a while.

Brian Schottenheimer is a man of the people

Before Brian Schottenheimer took over the reins in Dallas, Jason Garrett and Mike McCarthy had their own styles at the podium. Garrett was all about that polished, corporate vibe—buttoned-up, measured, and never off-script. You could see coach Garrett delivering long, steady answers that felt more like a TED talk than a locker room chat. McCarthy?

Well, he’d occasionally crack a joke or two, but the former Cowboys’ head coach kept it old-school too, standing behind the lectern, interacting with media. Fast forward to now, and the Cowboys are in Coach Schotty’s era, and it seems like the newly appointed head coach just did something no other HC has in over a decade.

The Cowboys’ minicamp is here, and Coach Schotty spoke to the media in a solo press conference for the first time as the team’s head coach. However, instead of sitting behind a lectern to interact with the media, Schottenheimer brought out a table and a chair to sit down and have a conversation. Yup, not a typo. The last time it happened was back in 2010 when the Cowboys were in the Wade Phillips era.

Folks out there believe that the head coach is a man of the people. Sure, it’s a minor detail to notice, but it’s safe to say the head coach is sitting down and engaging ahead of his first year as the HC of the Cowboys. The team had highs and lows under the Phillips era, but Schottenheimer confirmed that he wants to change the culture in Dallas. And now, he’s changing the media room as well.