This season has felt like a long uphill trudge for the Dallas Cowboys. Some of the issues have fixed themselves, but one problem keeps hanging around like a loose shingle in a winter storm: the return game. KaVontae Turpin, an All-Pro a year ago, hasn’t come close to the spark he provided in 2024. The good news? He knows exactly where the fixes need to start.

“If we can get stuff started with the gunners and stuff, I think I can get back to my old self,” Turpin said in regard to punt returns. “We just have to get that thing started.”

A year ago, Turpin was one of the most dangerous returners in the league. Now, Dallas sits 25th in kickoff-return average at 24.9 yards and 29th in punt-return average. No one expected it to be this bad before the season started.

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