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Cowboys Pounded By Rams As Three Problems Go Unsolved Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Phil Mafah said he was ready to finally be able to hit people with the franchise opening up their preseas...

AUGUST 10, 2025 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Healthy to begin pro career Mafah indicated Friday that he played through a torn labrum in his shoulder during his final college season at Clemson, Joseph Hoyt of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Impact The injury may have contributed to Mafah lasting until the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but he's looked good in padded practices since training camp began, using his physicality and vision to produce some chunk plays. He's in line to see a big workload during Saturday's preseason opener against the Rams with starter Javonte Williams likely to be held out and both Miles Sanders (knee) and 2025 fifth-round pick Jaydon Blue (heel) nursing injuries. A big performance from Mafah could create a very interesting battle in the Cowboys backfield between the two veterans and the two rookies ahead of Week 1.

AUGUST 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Opportunity knocking Mafah has gotten more reps in practice this week with Miles Sanders (knee) and Deuce Vaughn (hamstring) both sidelined, Garrett Podell of CBS Sports reports.

Impact The 2025 seventh-round pick out of Clemson earned some plaudits from coach Brian Schottenheimer in the process. "Phil is a guy that when he moves, it's very smooth," Schottenheimer said Monday. "Very fluid. His vision is excellent and so he's a guy that I didn't really have much of a feel for in the spring because I didn't see him much." The Dallas backfield remains unsettled, but Javonte Williams hasn't done anything to lose his spot at the top of the depth chart, and Mafah still seems behind fellow rookie Jaydon Blue in the pecking order as well. Mafah's size and power could allow him to carve out a role as a short-yardage and goal-line specialist to begin his NFL career, but first he'll need to show enough in training camp and the preseason to claim a spot on the game-day roster.

AUGUST 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

One surprising position could stand in the way of a Clemson title | Sporting News Clemson has never really struggled at running back. However, with Phil Mafah gone to the NFL and only a true freshman really in his place, t...

JULY 9, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

What draft experts are saying about new Cowboys RB Phil Mafah The Cowboys added to their backfield with the seventh round selection of running back Phil Mafah. Here's what draft experts are saying about...

MAY 7, 2025 • SI.COM

Jaydon Blue, Phil Mafah explain potential impact for Cowboys ahead of rookie minicamp, 2025 season Not content to use only one 2025 NFL Draft pick on a running back, the Cowboys launched one at Jaydon Blue and the other at Phil Mafah; and...

MAY 1, 2025 • DALLASCOWBOYS.COM

NFL Draft Proved Clemson's Talent Dropped Off As most of you know by now, Clemson had three players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft this past weekend in Green Bay, Wis. The Cincinnati Ben...

APRIL 30, 2025 • THECLEMSONINSIDER.COM

Watch: Mafah Gets Draft Call from Jerry Jones, Cowboys Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys are happy to have Phil Mafah. Mafah had to wait a long time before coming off the board in the 2025 NFL D...

APRIL 28, 2025 • THECLEMSONINSIDER.COM