It's Almost Time For Cowboys Training Camp With Reporting Date Announced

FRISCO - Well, it looks to be almost that time of year again.

Yes, the Dallas Cowboys - both the veterans and the rookies - are set to hop on a plane to attend Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California.The official reporting date set is July 21 ... and yes, CowboysCountry.com will be there as well.

While there are several franchises who have their rookies coming in early and the veterans coming in later, the Cowboys - under new management with first-time head coach Brian Schottenheimer - are wanting to have the whole crew together.

One cohesive force as they go to work and start to figure out how to pare down this 90-man roster into who will be on the "final'' 53-man roster in the fall.

As part of the camp, on August 5, a couple of weeks into the annual Cali visit, the Cowboys will officially hold joint practices with the Los Angeles Rams. ... which has become a near-tradition of sorts.

And then come the preseason meetings ... first with the Rams at 6 p.m. Saturday, August 9 at SoFi Stadium. Then in Week 2 back home against the Baltimore Ravens at 6 p.m. CT at AT&T Stadium, and then the exhibition finale at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 16, AT&T Stadium against the Atlanta Falcons.

One reason to look forward to all of this: "Real football'' will give fans (and media) something tangible to work with as we fight past the rumors and wild claims ... hopefully see the Micah Parsons contract extension get done, and work through the if's of competitive roster-building.

Onward! To July 21!