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Dallas Cowboys without assistant coach against Atlanta Falcons because of illness

Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier helped coach the running backs Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons with running backs coach Skip Peete out with an illness.
Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier helped coach the running backs Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons with running backs coach Skip Peete out with an illness. AP

Dallas Cowboys running backs coach Skip Peete missed Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons because of an illness.

Cowboys radio network sideline reporter Kristi Scales reporter said on KRLD/105.3 FM “The Fan” that quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier was helping coach the running backs along with offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.

Peete missed practice last week because of the illness. Details have not been released.

The Cowboys led the Falcons 14-3 early in the second quarter.

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Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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