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Jihad Ward: Why Rod Marinelli calls him “Dr. J” and why he wants to bring glory to the Cowboys

One of the more intriguing players on the Dallas Cowboys a week into training camp is defensive tackle Jihad Ward.

The Cowboys flipped wide receiver Ryan Switzer to the Oakland Raiders on the final day of the draft in order to acquire Ward’s services. His presence on the team has become all the more valuable what with the injury to Maliek Collins and the four-game suspension of David Irving.

I had the chance to catch up with Jihad out in Oxnard. Here’s part of our conversation.