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Offensive tackle Doug Free didn't have to say as much. He knows everyone else is saying it. But he clearly was stating the obvious.
A fourth-round pick in 2007, Free is finally getting a chance to play as the replacement for Marc Colombo at right tackle.
"It's a great opportunity," Free said. "I've been here a couple of years and haven't really had much playing time yet. Now is the time to show I can play.
"I've just come every week to work. There was not a time where I said, 'I should be starting. I'm ready.' I just came to work each and every week and acted like I'm a starter in my mind because you never know when it's your time."
Free said he never worried about the situation, because the Cowboys were settled at tackle with Colombo and Flozell Adams.
Several times a week, The Trenches will present team reports from Sporting News' 32 NFL correspondents.







