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    Cowboys CB Jenkins making most of opportunity (AP)

    By | August 21, 2008

    In this July 26, 2008 file photo, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Mike Jenkins stretches during NFL training camp in Oxnard, Calif. Jenkins is getting extra snaps and starting preseason games with Pro Bowl cornerback Terence Newman injured. The first-round pick is taking advantage of the opportunity, and has already impressed a Pro Bowl receiver he's been going against in practice.

    Dallas Cowboys rookie cornerback Mike Jenkins is getting coached by a Pro Bowler, and getting compliments from another one. With Terence Newman sidelined by a groin injury, Jenkins — the second of the Cowboys’ two first-round picks — has been receiving extra snaps and starting preseason games. Newman has been guiding him along the way.

    Topics: Dallas Cowboys, NFC East |

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