The_Philster
05-27-2003, 07:45 PM
Like every other Dallas Cowboys rookie, Charles Alston will have to earn the star on the side of his helmet, under Bill Parcells' new and symbolic decree for first-year players.
But just securing a spot in summer training camp, and having banked the largest signing bonus check paid out by an NFL franchise this spring, is a quantum leap for the itinerant defensive end. And that the Cowboys outhustled a dozen other teams in the minutes after the draft concluded, and invested $25,000 in upfront money, reinforces the notion that the former Bowie State (Md.) star has some viable opportunity to beat the lengthy odds and to actually earn a regular-season roster spot....
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But just securing a spot in summer training camp, and having banked the largest signing bonus check paid out by an NFL franchise this spring, is a quantum leap for the itinerant defensive end. And that the Cowboys outhustled a dozen other teams in the minutes after the draft concluded, and invested $25,000 in upfront money, reinforces the notion that the former Bowie State (Md.) star has some viable opportunity to beat the lengthy odds and to actually earn a regular-season roster spot....
more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1559081.html)