Even though the pads haven’t come on just yet, there are some early standouts so far at Dallas Cowboys training camp.

Cowboys LB Kenneth Murray is favored to win a starting role, but he was absent from the team's training camp practice on Thursday for a family matter.

OXNARD, Calif. — Cowboys starting right tackle Terence Steele has a mild right ankle sprain and is being listed as day-to-day, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Dallas Morning News. When Steele suffered the injury isn’t known, but he missed Thursday’s practice.

Dallas Cowboys training camp starts on Tuesday, but before the team suits up, Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones and Brian Schottenheimer will speak with the media.

The Dallas Cowboys held a key starter out of training camp practice on Thursday, with starting right tackle Terence Steele getting evaluated for injury.

DaRon Bland is currently away from Cowboys camp as he and his wife prepare to welcome their newborn this week.