Newly Drafted Cowboys Hurt During Collapse
May 3, 2009 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Football
An update from a story reported on EMQB earlier today: Texans are no strangers to bad weather, but a storm today hospitalized 12 people when the roof of a Dallas Cowboys rookie minicamp collapsed today, according to reports. Around 60 other people escaped the falling debris with just minor cuts and bruises. 10 people were taken away by ambulance, while two others voluntarily went to the hospital later. Rumors say that 5 of the people injured were players.
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Dr. Paul Pepe, head of Dallas EMS, says that no one is in a life-threatening situation right now. Names haven’t been announced for the most part, but the most serious injuries were someone with head trama, someone with an open leg racture, and someone who was impaled with falling metal. Special teams coach Joe DeCamillis also broke his back.
There were 27 new players working out when the roof collapsed. Others in the building included coaches and members of the media. Among the players drafted that were probably working out at the minicamp includ the following players:
- Jason Williams, Western Illinois
- Robert Brewster, Ball State
- Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
- Victor Butler, Oregon State
- Brandon Williams, Texas Tech,
- DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati
- Michael Hamlin, Clemson
- David Buehler, USC
- Stephen Hodge, TCU
- John Phillips, Virginia
- Mike Michens, Cincinnati
- Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma
Other undrafted players who have been confirmed or rumored to be working out with the Cowboys:
- Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State
- Kevin Ogletree, Virginia
- Julian Hawkins, Boise St
- Greg Isdaner, West Virginia
- Mike Turkovich, Notre Dame
- Asaph Schwapp, Notre Dame
- Jamar Hunt, UTEP
Again, nothing is confirmed – these are just players that could have potentially been there.
Any news, I’ll update.
