Dallas Cowboys News and Rumors
Bill Parcells not elected to Hall of FameINDIANAPOLIS -- It was the first year in which former New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and New York Jets coach Bill Parcells was eligible for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so the fact that he did not make it is not deva… |
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Feb 4 (yesterday)
Former Cowboys and Colts offensive lineman Kurt Vollers has been sentenced to 2-1/2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute marijuana. U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater sentenced Vollers in federa… |
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Feb 3 (yesterday)
The helmet-to-helmet shot knocked Tony Dorsett out cold in the second quarter of a 1984 Cowboys-Eagles game, the hardest hit he ever took during his Hall of Fame NFL career. “It was like a freight train hitting a Volkswagen,” Dorsett says now. “Did … |
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Feb 3 (3 days ago)
During one of the segments in the debut of Costas Tonight on NBC Sports Network, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones chimed in on a topic that had been addressed before he took the stage. Jones, who played college football at Arkansas, said that he has had “50 co… |
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Feb 1 (4 days ago)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Hey, how about a Dallas Cowboys post? Calvin Watkins texted me yesterday to give me grief for finding a baseball angle at the Super Bowl, and this reminded me that Calvin is still alive out there somewhere and covering the Cowboys. He ha… |
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Cowboys punter McBriar needs surgery on cystTodd Archer, ESPN.com Jan 30 (6 days ago)
Mat McBriar will have surgery next week to dissolve a cyst below his left knee and the Dallas Cowboys punter anticipates being 100 percent this summer. |
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Not guilty plea in stun gun case at Jets gameAssociated Press, ESPN.com Jan 30 (6 days ago)
A South Carolina man accused of using a stun gun on other fans during a fight at a New York Jets-Dallas Cowboys game last year pleaded not guilty Monday to several criminal charges. |
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Ware says full offseason with Rob Ryan will be a big improvementMichael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Jan 30 (6 days ago)
Rob Ryan became the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator a year ago, but the lockout prevented him from having a full offseason to install his D in Big D. According to Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware, that makes this the year that we’ll see the real Ryan d… |
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Jan 27
If you're not familiar by now with this week's "Any Era team" series here on ESPN.com ... why not? Go back and take a look at it. Some fun stuff in there, and there aren't any games this weekend so what else are you going to do? Anyway, the on… |
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Jan 26
Calvin Watkins did some talking with Jerry Jones down at the Senior Bowl this week, and one thing he's learned is that the Dallas Cowboys' owner is very happy with the team's current salary cap situation: The Cowboys have $12.6 million under the cap and… |
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Jerry Jones dreams of having linebackers as good as San Francisco’sMichael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Jan 25
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones watched the NFC Championship Game and came away coveting the 49ers’ linebackers. San Francisco has a pair of linebackers in Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman that Jones is hoping his pair of linebackers, Bruce Carter and Sean L… |
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Jan 25
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan are interviewing defensive back coaches at the Senior Bowl, according to Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com. The Cowboys hired Jerome Henderson last week as the secondary coach, replacing Dave… |
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Jan 25
A year after efforts to expand Cowboys Stadium resulted in seats that weren’t ready and paying customers who were displaced and a class-action lawsuit that is still pending, the powers-that-be plan to add extra chairs to Lucas Oil Stadium for Super Bowl… |
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Jan 25
Day 3 of the NFL Any Era Team project brings us to our first NFC East player, Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware. In case you haven't been paying attention, the NFL Any Era Team is a list of the top current 20 players, as determined by a panel of 2… |
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Jan 24
Jerry Jones is a frustrated general manager, and just like Dallas Cowboy fans everywhere, he should be. The Cowboys fell just short of the playoffs this year, but you can point to a handful of games where the Cowboys could have, nay, should have won. If… |
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Jones looks for change in Cowboys' secondaryCalvin Watkins, ESPN.com Jan 24
Jerry Jones says he expects to see new faces in the Cowboys' secondary. |
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Jerry Jones: Eli is the biggest difference between Giants and CowboysGregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com Jan 23
Cowboys owner/coach/spokesman/G.M. Jerry Jones was asked Monday at the Senior Bowl about the success of the Super Bowl bound New York Giants. In Jones’ estimation, the biggest difference between the Cowboys and the Giants is simple: Eli Manning. Ouch. C… |
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Jan 23
It may well be that Bill Callahan was looking to escape an organizational fiasco with the New York Jets, but last week when asked what drew the Dallas Cowboys' new offensive coordinator to Dallas, Callahan had several answers. According to the Fort Wort… |
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Jan 20
Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett confirmed that the team is considering having offensive tackles Doug Free and Tyron Smith switch sides in 2012. “It’s certainly a possibility,” Garrett said. “That was a possibility when we first drafted Tyron, and… |
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Jan 20
The arrival of Bill Callahan in Dallas has the team mulling some changes to the offensive line. Callahan has praised rookie tackle Tyron Smith since being hired as the team’s new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Head coach Jason Garrett a… |
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Source: Cowboys' Jenkins to rehab monthsTodd Archer, ESPN.com Jan 20
IRVING, Texas -- Cornerback Mike Jenkins had surgery last week on his right shoulder, and it's possible he will be in the midst of rehab as the Cowboys hold their organized team activities and mini-camp in the spring. |
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Cowboys' Garrett willing to give up play callingCalvin Watkins, ESPN.com Jan 19
Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Thursday afternoon he can see himself giving up the offensive play calling duties in the future. But it won't happen in 2012. |
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Jan 19
One of the Dallas Cowboys' big-need areas as they head into their offseason is the pass rush. They have DeMarcus Ware at one outside linebacker spot, and he may be the best pass-rusher in the entire league. But on the other side is Anthony Spencer who (… |
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Jan 19
Three days until the conference championship games. Is it raining in San Francisco yet? Let's have some links while we check. New York Giants Johnette Howard writes that the Giants are the most complete team left in this playoff field. I can buy that. T… |
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Jan 18
Next week, former Cowboys and Bears receiver Sam Hurd will be arraigned on federal drug charges. Not surprisingly, he’ll plead not guilty. Hurd’s lawyer recently told Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News that Hurd plans to advance several the… |
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Jan 18
On Monday, word emerged that Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant had been detained by police following a fight at a Miami nightclub. Because Bryant was neither arrested nor charged, the story seemed destined to fade away. Bryant’s mentor, David Wells, has tol… |
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Jan 17
Calvin Watkins is a guy I used to know back when I used to write about the Dallas Cowboys on this blog. Good guy. Knows his stuff. ESPNDallas.com is lucky to have him. And since you guys all seem to be harping on this whole "Hey, there are still th… |
