FRISCO, Texas -- As a backup offensive lineman, Joe Looney is not used to much attention.
Last week, when the Dallas Cowboys learned Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick is suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, the media throng waited at Looney’s locker the way it would for Ezekiel Elliott or Dak Prescott, pressing for answers from the now-starting center.
In Sunday’s 27-3 preseason loss to the Arizona Cardinals, all eyes were on Looney after he hurt his hand after making a tackle on a second-quarter interception. The Cowboys’ medical staff looked at him briefly but everything checked out.