Tony Romo, Dez Bryant work off some Day 1 rust

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OXNARD, Calif. — Since the day Dez Bryant arrived in 2010, he and Tony Romo have been close to perfect on the field for the Dallas Cowboys.

Romo has completed 349 passes for 5,017 yards to Bryant over the years. Only Jason Witten has more catches and yards from Romo. Bryant has 50 touchdown catches from Romo. Nobody has more.

But even they need time to get it right.

In Monday’s first padded practice of training camp, Romo and Bryant did not connect on a pass in one-on-one, 7-on-7 or team drills. In one-on-one work, two passes were broken up by cornerbacks Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne. One went through Bryant’s hands. On the first play of 7-on-7 work, a deep ball was overthrown.

In 7-on-7 work, Bryant dove for a Romo crossing pass but it was just out of reach.

In Monday’s first padded practice of training camp, Tony Romo and Dez Bryant did not connect on a pass in one-on-one, 7-on-7 or team drills. AP Photo/Gus Ruelas

“It had a little bit more to do with the linebacker,” Romo said after practice. “Dez was good on that route. I threw it a little early. I was trying to anticipate a little bit too much and looked the ‘backer off at the same time. … But Dez was good on that route. That was me …

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