SMU defensive end Zach Wood (90) leads the team as they take the field to face Baylor in an NCAA football game at Ford Stadium on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)
Former SMU defensive end Zach Wood is getting a shot to continue his football career.
Wood took part in the Dallas Cowboys' rookie mini-camp over the weekend. While he didn't sign a free agent contract, Wood was one of half a dozen players participating on a tryout basis.
"It's a little surreal," Wood told PonyFans.com.