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IRVING – Cowboys first-round pick Felix Jones hasn’t yet shared a “Woooooooooo, Pig! Sooie!” with owner Jerry Jones, the Arkansas alumnus who had never drafted a fellow Razorback until getting the running back last weekend.

Still, the runner is already sharing the owner’s affection for being a Cowboy.

“It’s unbelievable for me. I grew up watching the Cowboys, and now that I’ve got a chance to wear that star on the side of my helmet, it’s a blast,” Jones said after his first practice Friday during rookie minicamp. “It’s just a dream come true for me.”

The Cowboys hadn’t selected an offensive player in the first round since tight end David LaFleur in 1997. The last time they used a first-round pick on a running back was for Emmitt Smith in 1990, the year after Jerry Jones bought the team.

But this time they needed a runner to complement Marion Barber, the bruising Pro Bowl player, and replace another Jones, Julius, the running back who left in free agency to Seattle. The Cowboys got Felix Jones 22nd overall, 18 picks after his Razorbacks backfield mate Darren McFadden, and a spot ahead of Illinois’ Rashard Mendenhall, who the Cowboys also could have had.

“He was appreciative of getting the nod so to speak (over Mendenhall),” Jerry Jones said. “He earned it. He should have been the pick and will really have an opportunity here because of his skills to really have a special career with the Cowboys.”

Both of the first-round picks, Felix Jones and South Florida cornerback Mike Jenkins, are among 19 rookies and eight first-year players taking part in the weekend minicamp. They had two practices Friday, with two more scheduled today.

Long impresses Dolphins

DAVIE, Fla. – Jake Long managed to make a big impression on a couple of his rookie teammates in his first practice with the Miami Dolphins.

The Dolphins opened their three-day rookie minicamp on Friday with 39 players, including Long, the first overall pick in the draft. On a simple running play toward the end of practice, the 6-foot-7, 315-pound tackle locked up defensive tackle Lionel Dotson, the Dolphins’ seventh-round pick, and drove him to the ground.

Earlier, he showed off his mobility to fourth-round pick Shawn Murphy, a guard.

“We were doing foot drills and just watching his feet, he has great body control,” Murphy said.

“He’s tough, he’s strong, he’s got arms that are about 10 feet long. He looks like a power forward out there.”

Police interview Harrison

PHILADELPHIA – Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison was interviewed by police about a shooting near his North Philadelphia bar this week.

Lt. Frank Vanore said the investigation of Tuesday’s shooting was continuing. Harrison has not been arrested or charged.

“He was interviewed,” Vanore said Friday. “Why he was interviewed, that is all part of the investigation. No one is a suspect.”

Radio station WIP, citing unidentified sources, reported the alleged shooting victim argued with Harrison at Playmakers bar.

The victim left and headed to his car, Harrison followed and gunfire broke out, the station reported. The alleged victim was shot in the hand and did not identify the shooter, according to the radio station.

Harrison has owned Playmakers since July 2004, according to state records.

compiled from advocate wire reports