Locals Dalton Schultz, Simi Fehoko See Action During NFL Preseason Hall Of Fame Game
Aug 5, 2021, 8:56 PM
Dalton Schultz #86 of the Dallas Cowboys and teammates warm up prior to the 2021 NFL preseason Hall of Fame Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium on August 5, 2021 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Local players Dalton Schultz and Simi Fehoko of the Dallas Cowboys saw playing time during the NFL preseason Hall of Fame Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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The Cowboys and Steelers played each other in the first preseason game of 2021 in Canton, Ohio on Thursday, August 5.
During the contest, Schultz and Fehoko got time on gridiron for Dallas. It was the first NFL action for the rookie Fehoko.
The Steelers won the game, 16-3.
Final tonight in Canton. @steelers improve to 4-3 all time in the Hall of Fame Game.#DALvsPIT pic.twitter.com/fVQvLwGoul
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) August 6, 2021
On Dallas’ first offensive possession of the game, Cowboys quarterback Garrett Gilbert connected with Schultz for a 15-yard reception.
First offensive play by the @dallascowboys is a 15-yard catch by Dalton Schultz. #LocalsInTheNFL @kslsports
— Kyle Ireland (@kyleireland) August 6, 2021
With 1:21 remaining in the first half, Fehoko caught a four-yard pass from Cowboys QB Cooper Rush.
49ers GM John Lynch on Cowboys rookie WR Simi Fehoko, a fifth-round pick out of Stanford: “He’s a good player. We liked him a lot in San Francisco. He kind of hung around there in the draft. I think the Cowboys got a good one.”
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 6, 2021
The two plays were the only catches made by Schultz and Fehoko during the contest.
Dalton Schultz's mustache belongs in the Hall of Fame @BinghamBaller9 @dallascowboys pic.twitter.com/51sDNZPFYY
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) August 6, 2021
Fellow Cowboys and local players Bradlee Anae and Francis Bernard were inactive for the preseason game.
Dallas’ next preseason game is against the Arizona Cardinals on Friday, August 13 at 8 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on NFL Network.
Kyle Ireland is a Locals in the NFL Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Yards After College Podcast. Follow him on Twitter (@kyleireland) and Instagram (@kyleirelandksl).
