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People have been wondering about Hunter Luepke and if he would have a role in the offense.
Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer has plenty of decisions to make before the season comes around but few will be bigger than how to deploy his running back room.
Without a clear-cut RB1 and a committee approach expected in Dallas, Schottenheimer knows “it’s too early to tell” how the position group will operate.
What is clear for Schottenheimer, however, is versatile fullback Hunter Luepke will be a big part of the offense.
“I’d be remiss for not talking about Hunter Luepke,” Schottenheimer told reporters on Tuesday. “He’s playing some (running back) for us, he’s playing some fullback, he’s playing some tight end, and all he does is do everything well.”
It’s a simple message one but an important one for Luepke. He will likely not take on a lead running back role on the team but his snap count could see a bump in Year 3 of his career.
Luepke already played some tight end for the Cowboys, lining up at the position for 40 snaps in 2024, per PFF. Most of that came in the first half of the season, however, as from Week 9 to 18 he only lined up there 11 time.
New leader on the team, Solomon Thomas, praises Brian Schottenheimer.
Playing for the Cowboys is a homecoming for Coppell high school graduate and defensive tackle Solomon Thomas. He didn’t grow up a Cowboys fan, but always wanted to play close to home and now gets to do just that.
“It’s been awesome, it’s been really cool just being part of the team. Being home for me has been awesome,” Thomas said. “Coach Schotty has been doing an amazing job just getting the energy right and culture right here.”
“Guys are excited every day, there’s enthusiasm every day, it’s feeling like a family. I’ve only been here like a few weeks, but being around the team everyone feels close, it’s a very college like atmosphere.”
The “college like atmosphere” has been a common theme amongst the Cowboys locker room, which delves even deeper to each position room as part of the overall push that Brian Schottenheimer and his staff are making to establish what he wants to be the best culture in sports.
From free throw shooting competitions to players getting in front of the team weekly and telling the group about their foundation and what motivates them, Thomas is getting to know his fellow players in ways he never thought he would’ve before.
“Just having conversations, in the d-line room...
