OXNARD, Calif. -- When the Dallas Cowboys arrived at Point Mugu Naval Air Station on July 22, Jason Witten Jerseysthey were just relieved that Lucky Whitehead’s pit bull, Dak Prescott JerseysBlitz, had been returned safely by a Fort Worth-based rapper named Boogotti Kasino a few days earlier.

The Cowboys complete their 28-day training-camp odyssey Friday with a brief walk-through before they board a flight back to Dallas.

They held 14 padded practices in Oxnard, California, Sean Lee Jerseysspent five days in northeast Ohio, traveling back and forth between Cleveland and Canton, Ohio, for Jerry Jones’ induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played a preseason game in Los Angeles.

Somehow, it has seemed to have gone fast.

“It’s probably a little bit like life,” coach Jason Garrett said. “In some ways, high school seems like yesterday and in some ways it seems like it was a long, long time ago. What happens with players and coaches and staff members who are involved in training camp is you dive into each day. We’re passionate about what we do. My experience has been in life, when you’re passionate about what you do, Dez Bryant Jerseystime typically flies. We have been here for a little while and we did get a lot of work done, and I think our team is better for it.”

Who knew Blitz’s story would be just the beginning of a camp that saw many twists and turns on and off the field for a Cowboys team that hopes to repeat as NFC East champions?In case you forgot, here is a list of some of the things that happened on and off the field during the Cowboys’ stay in California, Tony Romo Jerseysin no particular order: