Even though the pads haven’t come on just yet, there are some early standouts so far at Dallas Cowboys training camp.

Cowboys LB Kenneth Murray is favored to win a starting role, but he was absent from the team's training camp practice on Thursday for a family matter.

Childress comes to the Cowboys as a player with excellent ball skills. Over his 62 collegiate games, he had 18 pass breakups. He can play safety, but he can play multiple spots in the secondary if needed. Childress would be playing behind Malik Hooker and Markquese Bell.

OXNARD, Calif. — Cowboys starting right tackle Terence Steele has a mild right ankle sprain and is being listed as day-to-day, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Dallas Morning News. When Steele suffered the injury isn’t known, but he missed Thursday’s practice.

NFL Training Camp is underway, and the Dallas Cowboys are aiming to build a strong team under first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

DaRon Bland is currently away from Cowboys camp as he and his wife prepare to welcome their newborn this week.

On Thursday, a day after the Cowboys had a rumble at a training camp practice, a near rumpus broke out between cornerback Kemon Hall (North Texas) and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.