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Cowboys Fans All Saying The Same Thing About Move On New Receiver

FRISCO - Dallas Cowboys receiver Traeshon Johnson is determined to make the most of his opportunity as an undrafted rookie free agent. And Cowboys Nation - maybe exhausted by the seemingly endless offseason search for an "explosive No. 2 receiver'' - might as well consider the idea. Advertisement Dallas has admitted to the vacancy. ... while also wondering if somebody on the roster can step up alongside CeeDee Lamb. Could the Cowboys mind gold from the likes of Jalen Tolbert, Jonathan Mingo, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy and newly-signed Parris Campbell? Umm ... maybe. How about going outside the building for an answer? A reunion with Amari Cooper, who spent four years from 2018 through 2021, catching 292 passes for 3,893 yards and 27 touchdowns as a Dak Prescott weapon before his "shrinkage'' fade here and then in Cleveland and Buffalo? A call to veteran free agent Keenan Allen, 33, who last year played under now-Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus in Chicago where he managed to catch 70 passes for 744 yards and seven TDs? Advertisement George Pickens? DJ Moore? DJ Chark? Tyler Boyd? Cowboys fans are all saying the same thing right now about pretty much all of the above names, characterizing them as "nobodies'' or "washed'' or "impossible dreams.'' So ... how about a miracle from nowhere? Coming to The Star for rookie minicamp, the aforementioned Holden got a feel for what life will be like over the coming months with training camp in Oxnard on the horizon. For Holden, he will be part of a rookie class hellbent on making their mark on the roster, but to do that, they must make the coaching staff take notice of their talents. Part of that is focusing on the task at hand, but also watching how others conduct themselves both on and off the field, and for Holden, he's coming to a receiver room that has CeeDee Lamb as the centerpiece. Advertisement 'I've been watching CeeDee for like three years now,' Holden said. 'I'm yet to be in a room with him, I haven't met him yet, but when I do, I'm going to definitely pick his brain every chance I get. 'I like watching other receivers and taking stuff out of their game and adding it to mine. Just taking bits and pieces and adding them to my toolbox.' Ah, "the other receivers.'' Ah, "the toolbox.'' Every one of these guys, from Tolbert (at the top of the totem pole as a candidate) to Mingo (the most talked-about by the front office, maybe in part to justify having traded a fourth-round pick for him) to Holden (at the bottom of head coach Brian Schottenheimer's depth chart) ... Advertisement Gets to consider himself a candidate. The rookies are just getting started after a short minicamp as Holden and some early installs with the coaching staff. Now all will have a break before mandatory OTAs, and minicamp begins in June, and training camp in Oxnard in July. Schottenheimer will have a chance to explore what he might have. And Jerry and Stephen Jones will have a chance to maybe admit what they don't have. Related: 100 Men Vs. 1 Gorilla Gets Cowboys Video Treatment Related: Cowboys Move Dak and Micah in Leadership Shift