{"id":79573,"date":"2025-08-18T09:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=79573"},"modified":"2025-08-18T09:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:17:30","slug":"alabama-first-rounder-on-nfl-preseason-debut-today-was-big-for-me-i-was-able-to-showcase-my-skills-and-prove-myself-on-the-field-the-energy-of-the-crowd-and-the-intensity-of-the-game-was-exhilara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=79573","title":{"rendered":"Alabama first-rounder on NFL preseason debut: &#8216;Today was big for me, I was able to showcase my skills and prove myself on the field. 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But also figuring out my routine. Like, just the simple fact that we get here at a certain time that\u2019s different than to what I got used to when I was at Alabama. So really just finding my routine pregame, and I think I did a good job of finding that today, and I\u2019m going to continue to roll that over to next weekend, the rest of the games that I play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"KQY7JRQAXFCHZOZ7EAKOXXD3UU\">Dallas drafted Booker at No. 12 on April 24 after seven-time first-team All-Pro right guard Zack Martin retired. Booker played 28 of the Cowboys\u2019 50 offensive snaps against the Ravens.<\/p>\n<p id=\"H6UPTBX675G3RCW57LXW4XGD3E\">Dallas will kick off its regular-season schedule in the first game of the NFL\u2019s 2025 campaign against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 4.<\/p>\n<p id=\"US7L7ANFOJESTIBKD36F5GTB4I\">\u201cEvery practice, every meeting, every walkthrough, I\u2019m feel like I\u2019m more prepared for that day,\u201d Booker said. \u201cSo just looking forward to getting better until that day comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"KPQR5IZVFNBIRAAPXQBNFBYDEM\">Booker did not play in the Cowboys\u2019 preseason opener \u2013 a 31-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Aug. 9. Booker said he \u201chad a great time\u201d playing against Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p id=\"64GGGCFM7VG4TE3GEP2OZ6V7MU\">\u201cIt\u2019s really a dream come true,\u201d Booker said of his first action in a Dallas uniform on Saturday night. \u201cI was glad to be out there with my teammates, glad to see some live action, and I\u2019m very excited to watch the film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"NG2ZH6BN7BHBLGDDBWRHVXJ45I\">Asked how he thought he played, Booker said the film would answer that.<\/p>\n<p id=\"74GDLHCEC5GRZAUU7CBCJQO34M\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to answer that question right now because I haven\u2019t had a chance to watch the film,\u201d Booker said, \u201cand a common saying in football is: It\u2019s never as good as you think; it\u2019s never as bad as you think. So before I answer that question, I want to give myself a chance to watch the film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"AKPCR4LDFFFSFGPZW62CMZV2IQ\">Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said much the same thing when asked how he thought Booker did in his debut.<\/p>\n<p id=\"IMYSKEZJKNFVTB5MIYTHSW5CCI\">\u201cI didn\u2019t notice him,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard with some of the interior linemen. You guys probably saw it better than I did.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6LJD2G5QQND4ZFUOZTC6NLDWEU\">\u201cBut I will say I felt like some of the young guys played really well. I thought (former Faith Academy standout) Shemar James played really well. I noticed him. I think Book played good. 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