Wade Phillips Shoots Down Idea Of Dallas Cowboys Practicing With Oakland
The Dallas Morning News

Irving, TX., Thursday, June 03, 2010. The calendar rules against joint practices with the Oakland Raiders in August, Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said.

The San Francisco Chronicle, citing an unnamed Oakland player as the source, recently reported the Raiders could practice with the Cowboys before an exhibition game at Cowboys Stadium on Aug. 12. Phillips said that ``isn't a good fit.''

The Cowboys play in the Hall of Fame exhibition opener at Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 8 and will have a limited practice schedule before playing the Raiders. A joint practice under those conditions would not be productive.

"It would be unlikely we'd do it that week,'' Phillips said.

With the Cowboys in Oxnard and the Raiders in Napa, the teams will be apart 330 miles apart within the state of California for about two weeks beginning on Aug. 14.

Joint practices could be on the rise in coming years. Commissioner Roger Goodell has suggested joint practices could fill the void created by eliminated exhibitions as the NFL moves toward an expanded regular-season schedule.
 

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