Originally written Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Dallas linebacker Greg Ellis became the 13th Cowboy named to the Pro Bowl today. Ellis was orignially named as a first-alternate when the NFC team was announced last month. Now he has been bumped up the list to replace Bears linebacker Lance Briggs.Ellis was named Come Back Player of the Year earlier this month for overcoming an achilles injury that had him thinking of the possibility of retiring during training camp. Ellis battled back from that injury to record 12 1/2 sacks for the year.
So, congratulations to Greg Ellis on his great season.
Here are the other Cowboy players named to the Pro Bowl in case you have been living under a rock somewhere:
Starters:
WR Terrell Owens
TE Jason Witten
OT Flozell Adams
G Leonard Davis
C Andre Gurode
OLB DeMarcus Ware
K Nick Folk
QB Tony Romo
S Ken Hamlin
Backups:
OLB Greg Ellis
S Roy Williams
RB Marion Barber
CB Terence Newman
Note: Bret Favre of the Packers was originally listed as the starter for the NFC but has announced that he will not play in the Pro Bowl, which means Romo should be the starter. Also, Ken Hamlin has moved into the starting safety spot due to the unfortunate death of Redskin safety Sean Taylor.
The Cowboys also announced at a 2:00 p.m. press conference that former Head Coach Dave Campo is returning to the fold as the new secondary coach. Campo coached with the Cowboys for 14 years beginning in 1989 as a defensive assistant. He was then named secondary coach in 1991 and served in that capacity until 1995, when he was named defensive coordinator. Campo was then promoted to head coach of the Cowboys in 2000 after Chan Gaily was fired following the 1999 season. Campo did not have the success he had earlier with the team in his other positions. The team finished with a 5-11 record for three consecutive seasons resulting in Campo being fired and the Big Tuna being brought to Dallas.
Hopefully, Campo can give us what we need in a secondary coach at this time. We'll see.
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