Brian Schottenheimer Clarifies Misunderstanding About Cowboys Left Tackle Announcement

When head coach Brian Schottenheimer made an announcement about the Dallas Cowboys' left tackle situation at training camp, many construed that as the team had made a decision.

During the spring, Schottenheimer told reporters that there would be a competition between Tyler Guyton and Nate Thomas at left tackle, and he also said that the team would have a four-practice rotation at the position earlier in camp.

But, on Tuesday, Schottenheimer told reporters that Dallas would be keeping Guyton with the first team at left tackle for now instead of rotating Thomas in to make it an actual competition. He also lauded Guyton for his play during camp.

"We're gonna keep him at starting left tackle right now," Schotty said of Guyton. "We talked to Nate (Thomas). Nate needs to show us a little bit more consistent play to push for that. I know we told you guys about the rotation, so Tyler will stay at left tackle. Excited to see how Nate handles that challenge. Tyler's playing really, really well."

Many took that as the competition at left tackle, which wasnever much of a competition to begin withbecause Guyton had gotten all of the first team reps all offseason, is over.

But Schottenheimer clarified that is not what he meant during an appearance on 94.1 San Antonio's Sports Star and Guyton is not set in stone quite yet.