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Gathers will be the Cowboys' No. 2 tight end during OTAs beginning Tuesday, Brandon George of The Dallas Morning News reports. "He needs to play as many snaps as he can," head coach Jason Garrett said Monday. "We are going to give him every chance. We are going to coach him hard. Typically he has responded well to that."
James Hanna (knee) and Geoff Swaim (foot) are both still recovering from surgery and won't be ready for action until training camp, so Gathers will be Jason Witten's primary backup for the next couple of weeks of OTAs. The 2016 sixth-round pick and converted basketball power forward has all the athletic tools to thrive in the NFL, but even after spending all last season on the practice squad, Gathers will need to continue to hone his football skills if he's going to make an impact.
