Danny McCray Drawing Rave Reviews

An article by Joe D.    Comments Off

Tom Osborn of MySanAntonio.com had an interesting read about Danny McCray who we haven’t heard too much about early in training camp.

However, McCray jumped onto our radar after his breakthrough performance last week with a spectacular performance on special teams.

Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis has been impressed with his play on Special Teams and it now appears he may have secured himself a spot on the roster.

“We were looking at him because he was in the mix of possible draft choices, and this other guy, No. 44, kept showing up, making a lot of plays on special teams,” DeCamillis said. “He was in on a lot of tackles. He was a good blocker.”

No. 44 was Danny McCray, Jones’ backup.

The Cowboys signed the Spring Westfield graduate as an undrafted free agent, thinking he could be a special teams ace. Now wearing No. 40, McCray leads the team in preseason special team tackles with five, including an eye-opening three in last week’s 16-14 win over San Diego.

“Man, that might have been my best special teams game in my whole career,” said McCray, 22. “I don’t know what happened, man. The ball was just everywhere, and I just seemed (to be) right where it was.”

McCray also drew a block-in-the-back penalty, pinning the Chargers inside their 10. And when fourth-round draft pick and fellow safety Akwasi Owusu-Ansah fumbled returning a kickoff, McCray was there to pounce on it.

“McCray played outstanding,” Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said. “They couldn’t block him. He was making plays on all of their guys.”

As I said earlier in the post, McCray’s special teams play likely will land him a spot on the 53-man roster, especially if he plays well in the final two preseason games, including tonight’s matchup with the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium.