The key figure in one of the Cowboys“The most painful losses of 2024 have found a new house. And he will be found there with the coach who was held next to him in his darkest moment.
The half of the Amani Oruwariye corner, which appeared in seven games for the cowboys last season and made four departures, will sign with the Titans du Tennesseeby initiate of the NFL Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. The old fifth round draft choice had been with the Lions,, GiantAnd Jaguars Before joining the Dallas training team before the 2024 season.
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In Tennessee, Oruwariye will offer an experience of veteran in secondary school, but it will also be a regular contributor in the special teams. The coordinator of the longtime special teams, John Fassel, will take place in his first year with the Titans after playing this role for five seasons with the Cowboys.
Fassel made the voice of the defense of Oruwariye after a blocked kotté of booty became disastrous at the end of the game of the week of the team last season against Cincinnati.
With the score tie and two minutes to play, the assistant of the Cowboys Nick Vigil blocked a Bengals punt. When the ball managed to travel beyond the melee line, it has become live. Remaining alone, he would have been whistled dead, and Dallas would have taken possession, already in the range of the Brandon Aubrey botter.
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But Oruwariye, who had just joined the active list a few hours earlier, tried to grasp the bouncing ball, ignoring what had happened. He missed the ball and the Bengals have recovered. They would continue to score a few moments later and seal the victory of 27-20, sending Dallas to 5-8.
“He just reacted as I would do: ‘See Ball, Get Ball'” ” Fassel told journalists afterwards. “I think I sometimes attribute it, special teams are the wild and the West West.”
Fassel and his Cowboys teammates were categorical that the lucky game should not define Oruwariye as a player.
“”[I] Asked for how he was going, word for word, and he said, “I’m fine,” said Fassel.
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Oruwariye had been the hero of week 4, when his interception of a pass intended for Jalin Hyatt with five seconds to play put the last nail in the coffin of the victory of the 20-15 cowboys against the Giants.
The 29 -year -old, who played is College Ball in Penn State, won $ 6.8 million with four six -season teams in the NFL.
Now, Oruwariye, he will start his seventh year by trying to start again.
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