{"id":30187,"date":"2025-08-11T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30187"},"modified":"2025-08-11T12:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:00:40","slug":"breaking-cowboys-announce-change-in-6-foot-2-playmakers-role-after-loss-to-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30187","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Cowboys Announce Change in 6-Foot-2 Playmaker&#8217;s Role After Loss to Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228983004-e1754912205547.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228983004-e1754912205547.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228983004-e1754912205547.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228983004-e1754912205547.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys Announce Change in 6-Foot-2 Playmaker's Role After Loss to Rams\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys\u2019 preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams did not go as planned, but it was not all bad news. There were a few bright spots amid the Cowboys\u2019 31-21 loss to the Rams.<\/p>\n<p>One rookie wide receiver has already captured the attention of Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer. After the Cowboys\u2019 loss to the Rams, Schottenheimer revealed that rookie wideout Traeshon Holden is headed for an expanded role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraeshon\u2019s done that every day in practice, literally every day, there\u2019s been one or two big plays,\u201d Schottenheimer told reporters on August 9, 2025. \u201d And when you do that, you get noticed. And when you do that, you get more opportunities and I\u2019m just proud of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, again, he\u2019s a guy that\u2019s going to \u2013 you\u2019ll see him moving up the depth chart.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys WR Traeshon Holden Is an Undrafted Free Agent Who Played College Football at Alabama &amp; Oregon<\/h2>\n<p>For context, the Cowboys listed seven wide receivers on the team\u2019s initial depth chart, and Holden was not among the wideouts. Holden is an undrafted free agent who is taking advantage of his opportunity as one of the early standouts of training camp.<\/p>\n<p>The rookie posted two receptions for a team-high 42 yards against the Rams. Holden spent his first three college football seasons at Alabama before joining Oregon for the final two years.<\/p>\n<p>The playmaker is coming off the best statistical season of his college football career. Holden posted 45 receptions for 718 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 13 appearances for the Ducks in 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Traeshon Holden Offers the Cowboys Good Size at 6-Foot-2, 205 Pounds<\/h2>\n<p>Holden offers the Cowboys good size at receiver with his 6-foot-2, 205-pound frame. Despite the size, questions remain about Holden\u2019s speed as the playmaker transitions to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Holden posted a 4.57-second 40-yard dash time ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. Here is how NFL.com\u2019s Lance Zierlein described Holden\u2019s pro outlook heading into the draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer on WR Traeshon Holden: \u201cHe shows up every day. \u2026 Literally every day there\u2019s been one or two big plays. And when you do that, you get noticed \u2026 you get more opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll see him moving up the depth chart.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3WkJBjrtYu\">pic.twitter.com\/3WkJBjrtYu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Machota (@jonmachota) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmachota\/status\/1954591113161130310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cInside\/outside wide receiver with height, weight and length but missing ideal speed,\u201d Zierlein noted in his pre-draft profile of the wide receiver. \u201cHolden\u2019s high-knee action in his take-off is unmistakable and he gets into routes with urgency. He\u2019s a ready-made zone-beater with above-average play strength and feel for space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s capable of running a full route tree but will have issues getting off press and slipping man coverage. The tape doesn\u2019t stand out, but his physicality and willingness as a run blocker is a differentiator that could help his cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer on QB Joe Milton: \u2018What a Great Learning Experience for Joe\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It was not quite as stellar of a Cowboys debut for quarterback Joe Milton. The signal-caller completed 17-of-29 passes with one touchdown and one interception.<\/p>\n<p>Milton played the majority of the game but struggled to lead the offense on scoring drives. Dallas had just six points through the first three quarters against the Rams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut what a great learning experience for Joe,\u201d Schottenheimer said of Milton\u2019s performance. \u201cI mean, the guy hasn\u2019t played a ton of football in real situations like this where he\u2019s getting hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m not sure I loved him running the guy over on the sidelines, but I think that kind of woke him up a little bit, got him going. And I\u2019m still learning him as well in terms of his play style.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys&#8217; preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams left plenty of room for improvement, but one wide receiver was a standout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Cowboys Announce Change in 6-Foot-2 Playmaker&#039;s Role After Loss to Rams - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30187\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Cowboys Announce Change in 6-Foot-2 Playmaker&#039;s Role After Loss to Rams - 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