Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory picked up his third sack of preseason on Thursday, but he's not taking the credit for his fast start.

After Saturday night's game against the Vikings in which he tact on two quarterback hits with the sack, Gregory was quick to give his teammates the nod for his early success.

"I'm always quick to give credit to my other D-linemen," Gregory said after the game. "I think collectively we did a pretty good job as far as getting to the quarterback, getting pressure up field with the D-tackles, and I was lucky enough to fall back and land one this week and like last week and the week before. Overall I think we had a pretty good game."

This Cowboys pass rush has been quite relentless this preseason. With Gregory leading the way up front as a rookie, it's certainly looking like a big improvement from last year just before the start of the regular season. The rookie defensive end would have had another sack if it wasn't for a holding penalty.



"I think the biggest thing you can have, as far as a D-lineman goes, is a motor and being relentless," Gregory said. "That's something that Coach Marinelli tries to instill in us throughout practice and it kind of shows on the field. I think if we're all on the same page, somebody's going to fall onto a sack, somebody's going to get a sack."

So what's Gregory's mindset before he rushes the passer?

"I just go," Gregory said. "I put my foot in the dirt, hand in the dirt, try to get up field. A lot of that is trust. Having trust in my other teammates whether that's the secondary or that's the linebackers covering guys or the other D-linemen having a good pass rush collectively. Can't give all the credit to myself. A lot of it, I'm always going to give to my other D-linemen. As a whole, we're going to have success individually if we're all working together."

Gregory was considered a first-round pick before he failed a drug test at the NFL Combine in February. That led to a lot of teams passing on the former Nebraska Cornhuskers standout.

Needless to say, the hype around the second-rounder is real, and he's not lacking the confidence.

"I've always been confident in my play ever since junior college, even high school, I've always made an impact that first year," Gregory said. "I fully expect to do that this year. I can't really say how big of an impact it's going to be, but I've always felt like [the Cowboys] brought me for a reason. I'm trying to play to the best of my abilities in that role and I think I'm doing a good job of that so far. Hopefully it only gets better."

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The Cowboys take on the Texans in the fourth game of preseason on Thursday. Gregory and the 'Boys will open up the regular season at home on Sept. 13 against the Giants. Hopefully Gregory success can carry over in a few weeks.