IRVING, Texas -- It might only be June but there was no denying the excitement Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had when he connected for a touchdown pass to Cole Beasley to end a two-minute drill in Wednesday’s organized team activity.
Trailing 23-20, Romo completed all six passes in the scoring drive, but his throw to Beasley was a perfectly placed pass down the seam over cornerback Orlando Scandrick and in front of safety J.J. Wilcox.
"We have compete periods and that was the one to win," Romo said. "... It's a great feeling. I've always loved competition and just each day I want to get that sensation of whether you've won or lost."
Here are some more OTA observations:
Sean Lee took his first 7-on-7 snaps of the offseason as he works his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Lee was limited to individual drills the first two weeks of OTAs but was allowed to increase his workload this week. In the three days of work, he took 14 snaps in 7-on-7 drills. He hopes to be able to do more next week at the minicamp.
Corey White was taking the dime package snaps with the first-team defense after that role went to rookie Byron Jones last week.
In addition to his touchdown in the two-minute drill Beasley added as touchdown in tight red-zone work in 7-on-7 drills, sneaking across the back line of the end zone away from Scandrick and Wilcox to give Romo an angle for the bullet throw. Beasley caught five passes from Romo in team and 7-on-7 work.
Ronald Leary worked with the first team at left guard, with rookie La'el Collins taking the second-team snaps. Last week Collins took some first-team reps at left guard. Since the Cowboys have kept him at guard for the last two weeks it seems to reason he and Leary will be in a competition at training camp. Rookie tackles Chaz Green and Laurence Gibson did not practice.
The Cowboys have the makings of a versatile defensive line. With DeMarcus Lawrence not practicing, Jeremy Mincey lined up at defensive end in the nickel package with Randy Gregory. Greg Hardy and Tyron Crawford took over the tackle spots in the pass-rushing situations.
Rookie receiver Deontay Greenberry had a good day. He made a tough grab on a back-shoulder throw from Dustin Vaughan over Joel Ross for a touchdown that had the defensive backs saying it should have been overturned like Dez Bryant's catch in the playoffs. He also caught a go route from Brandon Weeden in the second team's two-minute drill work. Another undrafted receiver, Nick Harwell, used a quick shoulder fake on cornerback Jason Wilson to get inside for a touchdown pass from Weeden.
In the second two-minute drill work for the first teams, linebacker Anthony Hitchens was able to break up a Romo pass to Jason Witten.
