I thought my NFL columns were typically ones that get pushed to the side due to the magnitude that college football holds in the state of Alabama. But after speaking with one of the Horseshoe Bend faithful fans and how much he enjoyed my Cowboys column — I know someone reads them. So even if it’s just one person, excluding my family, that reads these, that is enough for me to keep going. Just as I made my early observations of the college football season, I will do the same with the NFL.
The Dallas Cowboys
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