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Aug 20, 2008 11:06 pm US/Central
Thousands Line Up For Cowboys Open Practice
IRVING (AP) ―
The Dallas Cowboys are already starting their good-byes at Texas Stadium.
Thousands of fans turned out for a rare open practice Wednesday night, which was billed as the beginning of a season-long "Farewell to Texas Stadium" commemoration. It was the first such practice at the stadium in 17 years, and was free to the public.
This is the final season the Cowboys will play at the stadium with its famed hole in the roof, which opened in 1971. They are moving next season into a new $1 billion-plus stadium, still being built about 17 miles away in Arlington and already set to host Super Bowl XLV in February 2011.
Heavy rain about an hour before practice began gave way to clearing skies -- and even some sun shining through the roof -- by the time Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and Co. came onto the field for a two-hour practice without pads.
Dallas plays its first home preseason game Friday night against the Houston Texans. The Cowboys lost their first two preseason games at San Diego and Denver.
Team officials estimated the crowd at more than 20,000.
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