FRISCO, Texas -- Jason Witten locked arms with Dallas police at training camp in a show of support he initiated after the shooting that rocked the city over the summer.Three months later, the Dallas tight end accepted a game ball from coach Jason Garrett in a joyous locker room after catching the winning touchdown pass in overtime against Philadelphia.Off the field and on, Wittens 14th NFL season has been a showcase of his leadership, made even better for him by the Cowboys surprising surge to the best record in the NFC at 7-1. Maybe this was the perfect year to be the first one with Witten all alone on the cover of the teams media guide.Witten means everything to me, said receiver Dez Bryant, who benefited from the stewardship of Witten and quarterback Tony Romo during more difficult times early in his career. If youre a hard worker, thats the type of guy you want to be around. The way he just talks to us, I just think its amazing. That guys got everything.When camp opened in California in late July, Witten was arm in arm with Dallas Police Chief David Brown less than a month after five officers were killed in a downtown ambush as a Black Lives Matter rally was wrapping up.Witten went to team officials with the idea of a tribute to the families of the fallen officers because he says thats what leaders do. And he wasnt concerned about taking sides on a divisive issue that reignited a few weeks later when San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem.I just thought it was the right thing to do, Witten said. The more established you get, the more ingrained you get in an organization and a city, obviously the more at stake you have. You feel thats part of you.When U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced a funding initiative for police departments early in the season, Witten attended the function at a Dallas high school, along with safety Barry Church. For several weeks after the Kaepernick controversy arose, Witten fielded questions on the topic.All the while, the Cowboys kept winning with rookie Dak Prescott at quarterback after Wittens best friend on the team, Romo, injured his back in a preseason game. Dallas has a chance to match the single-season franchise record of eight straight wins Sunday at Pittsburgh.And Witten is one of the constants. The 34-year-old entered the season with the franchise record for consecutive games played. That number is up to 211, and he now has the club marks for starts (205) and consecutive starts (155).All thats left is games played, and hell be one short of Ed Too Tall Jones record of 224 if he plays all 16 games for the 13th straight year. Wittens contract expires after next season.Witts just a rare individual, coach Jason Garrett said. Hes a great football player; 14 years, 10-time Pro Bowler, arguably the best all-around tight end of his generation. But what he does each and every day is an example to the rest of us: coaches, players, guys he plays with, guys he plays against.Wittens achievements for longevity have coincided with almost a yearlong absence for Romo, who missed 12 games last season with a twice-broken left collarbone. They are the two longest-tenured Cowboys, but Wittens voice has been the only consistent one on the field for a young group headlined by two standout rookies in Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott.When you have some situations come up, you would think, `Oh, hes really got to do it more because the 14-year veteran quarterback isnt in there, Witten said. For me, I just think keep attacking it every single day. And it makes it a lot easier when lot of the other guys want to follow you.Witten isnt some tight end emeritus. His production with Prescott rivals that with Romo, and hes coming off his first 100-yard game in three years last week at Cleveland. Witten and Tony Gonzalez are the only tight ends with at least 1,000 catches and at least 10,000 yards receiving.Im spoiled since I have been here to have guys like Witten, who regardless of what week it is he is going to be out there and he is going to be answering the bell, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. And he rarely misses plays during the game. I can count on one hand how many times he has come out the game.Perhaps the spoiled factor is why Garrett stopped everything in the locker room after a 29-23 victory over the Eagles. It might have been time to remind everyone what Witten brings.I hope that the body of work and what you represent day in and day out, on and off the field, in the locker room, theres a lot of work that goes into that, Witten said. And its not to get a game ball or anything like that. Its what you want to be about. 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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers added a chemistry test to the equation Thursday, trading beloved backup catcher A.J. Ellis to the Philadelphia Phillies in order to improve the teams fortunes against left-handed pitching.The Dodgers landed right-handed hitting catcher Carlos Ruiz in the transaction, as well as cash considerations, while minor league pitcher Tommy Bergjans and a player to be named later also went to the Phillies along with Ellis.Ellis was not only the longest tenured Dodgers player, having spent 13 years in the organization and the last seven in the major leagues, he was also extremely close with staff ace Clayton Kershaw. Ellis said a number of emotional goodbyes with players and staff Thursday, but the most emotional was with Kershaw.Baseball is funny, anything can happen in the future, but to know that in almost all likelihood I will never get to catch him again is without a doubt the most devastating thing I am feeling right now, Ellis said. To feel that and for both of us to hang out here and try to process what was happening, it was very difficult.Ellis has said that catching Kershaw is like having an up-close-and-personal look at somebody on the road to the Hall of Fame. The duo sat on the dugout bench together Thursday afternoon without much to say.I think the shock kind of it hit us both simultaneously and we both cried, Ellis said.Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said that team leadership and chemistry were all taken into account, suggesting that the front office chewed on the deal for multiple days. In the end, though, the Dodgers were intent on improving a lineup that was 13th in the National League in OPS against lefties at .663.Ruiz has just 44 at-bats against lefties this year, but he has two of his three home runs in those at-bats. He has 121 at-bats against right-handers. 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I was drafted by these guys in 03 and to have been the longest tenured Dodger was something I was extremely proud of. To have that gone now in a blink of an eye, without much time to feel finality to it, it rips your heart out.Ellis was getting only sporadic playing time of late as catcher Yasmani Grandal had been flourishing both behind the plate and with the bat. Ellis was batting just .194 with a .252 OPS in just 139 at-bats. But his departure is sure to be felt.Friedman was asked how much of the chemistry equation was considered to make the potential offensive return from Ruiz worth making the deal.All of our interests are perfectly aligned in terms of doing everything we can to bring a world championship back to Los Angeles, Friedman said. 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