Cowboys' offseason addition making immediate impact, even teaching Dak Prescott

The Dallas Cowboys have started training camp practice, and for a moment, all feels right in the world as we get closer and closer to the start of the NFL season.

This year, training camp for the Cowboys has brought a special kind of energy.

Maybe it has to do with a new coaching staff under Brian Schottenheimer, but whatever the case may be, things look a little different on the practice field this summer.

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The team has only had two practices, but there's been plenty of action to get fans excited about before that Week 1 matchup against the Eagles.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Kaiir Elam against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Championship game. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

On Wednesday, new Cowboys cornerback Kaiir Elam made an incredible play that resulted in an interception from quarterback Dak Prescott.

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After the play, Prescott even went up to Elam to discuss what the defensive back saw so he could learn from his mistake.

Dak Prescott picked off by CB Kaiir Elam.#DallasCowboys #cowboys pic.twitter.com/B6iHy45AGy
— Sam Gannon (@SamGannon87) July 23, 2025

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After Kaiir Elam picked him off in practice, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott came over to talk to him. He asked Elam what he saw on the play in an attempt to learn from his mistake. Elam said he appreciated Prescott asking him about the play. He said trusted his instincts and made a play… pic.twitter.com/DCjINjm5ik
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) July 24, 2025

Elam spent the first three seasons of his career with the Buffalo Bills after being selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. The Cowboys sent a 2025 fifth-round and 2026 seventh-round pick to Buffalo in exchange for Elam and a 2025 sixth-round selection.

The new Cowboys secondary addition hasn't had an interception since his rookie season, when he grabbed two. But maybe a change of scenery is exactly what he needed, and he's making the most of it early in camp.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Kaiir Elam gets ready to tackle New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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