The rare Saturday press conference for Jason Garrett as the Cowboys schedule is pushed back a day due to playing on Monday. Let’s see what coach had to say. (All answers are paraphrased and not actual quotes).
Coach noted he’s done a great job, that he’s the same guy as a person, a leader, a player as he was before. He also said they had talked about him playing less coming back in order to keep the young TE’s involved but Witten still has played a lot of snaps. Garrett commended his dependability as a receiver and his good blocking
Witten’s leadership role after young leaders stepped up last year
Coach was complimentary of the way Witten has handled fitting back in, saying he has handled it beautifully.