Cowboys player earns widespread praise for incredible hustle to make key play vs Eagles

Dallas Cowboys information Alijah Clark is acold from a household sanction among NFL fans, but connected Sunday helium epitomized what it means to ne'er springiness up connected a play.

With conscionable implicit 5 minutes to spell successful the Cowboys’ matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles and the crippled tied astatine 21, Dallas punted the shot distant to Xavier Gipson. The returner made a fewer radical miss but arsenic helium tried to crook up field, Clark punched the shot retired of his hands.

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Dallas Cowboys information Alijah Clark (38) and cornerback Trikweze Bridges (25) respond successful the archetypal 4th against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High connected Oct. 26, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

Cowboys subordinate Trent Sieg jumped connected the shot to springiness Dallas large tract position. Dallas failed to get points connected the board. However, they won the crippled 24-21 acknowledgment to a Brandon Aubrey tract goal.

Clark was hailed arsenic the unsung leader connected Sunday nighttime and Monday greeting arsenic a replay of the punt showed him getting pushed to the crushed arsenic helium tried to get down the field. He managed to combat done the Eagles’ peculiar teams portion to origin the turnover.

Cowboys caput manager Brian Schottenheimer was impressed.

Dallas Cowboys caput manager Brian Schottenheimer looks connected earlier the crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine AT&T Stadium connected Nov. 23, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

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"That’s a crippled ball. He’s getting a crippled shot for that," helium told NFL writer Ed Werder.

He was acold from the lone one.

Clark, 22, joined the Cowboys aft spending his collegiate vocation with Rutgers and Syracuse. He’s appeared successful six games for Dallas and has 15 tackles.

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More hustle plays similar the 1 against the Eagles volition decidedly gain him much playing time.

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