Countless beads of sweat dangled and dropped from Jarvis Moss’ face as he left the practice field at Dallas Cowboys headquarters on Thursday morning. After all, just because you’re local and used to the stifling conditions doesn’t mean it won’t leave you soggy and in need of a shower.

But when Moss walks onto the Texas Stadium turf for Saturday night’s game, he’ll do so with a large contingent of his nearest and dearest looking on — about 30 strong.

But they won’t all be in matching No. 94 jerseys. Moss is a rookie; it takes time to get everyone outfitted. “My brother and little sister got a jersey, but that’s about all right now,” he said.

Moss was drained late Thursday morning, but happy nonetheless. His knee made it through a second straight day of practice, and his gallop was returning to normal after he favored the left knee he injured during practice on Aug. 6.

“(The knee) is actually doing really good. I’m really excited about that,” Moss said. “My legs the past few days have been back under me and it’s showing. I’m out there competing and that’s just a really good feeling for me especially since I’ve got family and friends coming to the game. Just feeling a little healthier and ready to go.”

The first sign of good news regarding Jarvis Moss’ left-knee MRI examination came when onlookers at Broncos practice first received a glimpse of him at the afternoon practice — standing upright, with only a wrapped bandage covering his knee.

As it turned out, not only was the MRI on Moss’ left knee negative, but the first-round pick left open the door for actually participating in Tuesday morning’s practice — something that would be a staggering sight to anyone who witnessed Moss’ tumble to the ground and heard his anguished yells halfway through Monday morning’s practices.

“Everything checked out,” Moss said. “It kind of scared me for a minute. I felt like it was something real serious, but I’m fine. I’m going to go rehab tonight, and hopefully I’m ready to go in the morning.”

Moss was nevertheless uncertain about his status until the MRI took place.

“I didn’t know,” he said. “I was just waiting for the results to come back. But right now I’m fine, and hopefully I’ll feel better in the morning.”

The injury itself was typical for someone at his position.