Play of the day

At left, receiver Darion Donnelly, 80, congratulates Chris Johnson on a big block on safety Quincy Rogers.


There were a few offensive highlights Saturday for the Cowboys in their scrimmage in the IPF.

The best play of the day, however, came on a reverse pass from wide receiver Travis Burkhalter to quarterback Chris Stutzriem. Unfortunately, there was a penalty on the play (away from the ball) and it didn’t officially count.

Possibly the best part of the play was the crack-back block by receiver Chris Johnson on safety Quincy Rogers.

“Coach is always telling us between a 10-yard play and a touchdown, receivers have to block down field. I felt like I had to do my job,” Johnson said with a smile. “Unfortunately, he (Rogers) caught the wrong end of it and I caught the right end of it.”

Earlier in the scrimmage, Rogers was called for penalty for a late hit near the wall on Johnson.
Although they are good friends off the field, Johnson said Rogers had it coming.

“Me and Quincy talk a lot trash to each other. He had a hit on the sideline where he tried to take my head off. It felt really great (to get him back),” Johnson said.

Johnson said he originally thought Stutzriem was going to get a big shot from Rogers. “But Stutz, he has the awareness of a receiver. He caught a shorter angle and cut back and he left (Rogers) open, so I had to take the shot.”

That turned out to be the highlight of Stutzriem’s day. He was 0-of-7 passing the football.

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