Canadians Crawford, Ladouceur patiently awaiting Cowboys’ playoff opponent
Canadians Tyrone Crawford and Louis-Philippe Ladouceur will both be interested spectators when the NFL playoffs begin this weekend.
Crawford, a defensive lineman from Windsor, Ont., and Ladouceur a 35-year-old Montreal native in his 12th season as Dallas’s long-snapper, helped the Cowboys clinch the top playoff seed in the NFC with a 13-3 record. That secured America’s Team an opening-round bye and home-field advantage for the divisional contest Jan. 15.
Dallas will open the post-season facing either Green Bay, the New York Giants or Detroit. The Lions visit the Seattle Seahawks in one NFC wild-card contest Saturday while the Packers and Giants square off in the other Sunday.
The Atlanta Falcons also have an opening-round bye in the NFC.