The first few days of Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard have been highly competitive and highly energized as coach Brian Schottenheimer's team has brought the juice for the first four days. Left guard Tyler Smith,

The injuries are mounting at training camp for the Dallas Cowboys, with cornerback Caelen Carson the latest expected to miss multiple weeks after injuring a knee.

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Before the Cowboys could settle into camp, a wave of injuries had already altered the plan. With multiple key players sidelined, Dallas is being forced to lean on youth and depth earlier than expected.

Week 2 of training camp is underway across the NFL. For some teams, this is when the action truly begins to distinguish itself from the prior offseason workouts as they now transition to padded practices.

The Cowboys needed a couple first rounders to step up in training camp and so far, Kaiir Elam and Tyler Guyton have done their part.

Here are four other observations from Sunday’s practice:

We want to pay Micah too. He’s gotta want to be paid,” Stephen Jones said in response to fans chanting at camp Sunday.

The next day, the Bears added Matthews to their practice squad. Interestingly, and perhaps not coincidentally, Dallas’ new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus was Chicago’s head coach at the time. Matthew only appeared in two games for the Bears, only on special teams, and was not re-signed after the regular season.