Dallas Cowboys News and Rumors

Jerry Jones thinks Bills fans shouldn’t worry about the team moving

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who from time to time has talked about the importance of the NFL returning to Los Angeles, thinks that folks in Buffalo shouldn’t worry about their favorite team making a permanent trip to California. “The thing that Bills f…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made quarterback Tony Romo one of the highest-paid players in NFL history this offseason, and he also said publicly that he wants to see Romo spend more time in the facility and get more involved in the offense. That raises a q…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

From the moment the Cowboys opted to install a 4-3, Cover 2-style defense, we began beating the drum (or, as the case may be, the dead horse) for the team to sign middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. Apart from his lingering physical skills, his leadership…

Barry Horn / Reporter, dallasnews.com

NFL Network’s annual rating of the top 100 players in the league has revealed nos. 50 thru 100. Not a single Cowboy has yet to appear. Either the likes of Tony Romo (No. 91 last season) and Jason Witten (No. 75) have drastically moved up or they’ve fa…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — The cornerback who performed at the highest level for the Dallas Cowboys last season wasn’t Brandon Carr. Nor was it Morris Claiborne or Mike Jenkins. It was Orlando Scandrick, according to ProFootballFocus.com. The sixth-year veteran, who pl…

The Associated Press, nytimes.com

Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent will remain free while he awaits trial for intoxication manslaughter, as a judge on Friday denied a request by prosecutors to revoke his bond due to problems with alcohol monitoring.

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

Admit it -- when you read this headline, you thought to yourself, "Wait a minute -- didn't the Chicago Bears already retire Mike Ditka's number at some point in time?" Well, no. But the organization will right that obvious wrong when the Bears…

ESPN.com

How does each NFC East team look at running back, and what still needs to be done? Dallas Cowboys After a season in which they ranked third in the league in passing yards and 31st in rushing yards, the Cowboys seek greater balance in their offense. Any …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Anthony Hargrove signed with the Cowboys for the veteran minimum. If not for his involvement in the Saints bounty investigation, and his subsequent suspension, he thinks that might not have been the case. Hargrove said he’s trying to move forward, but s…

CNNSI.com

Rob Ryan figures his firing in Dallas will only help him relate to a Saints defense humbled by a historically bad season.

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

On the same day it was reported that Tony Romo will miss the Dallas Cowboys’ organized team activities because of a minor procedure to remove a cyst from his back, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning gave his thoughts on Jerry Jones saying Romo wi…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — In examining why he had reoccurring hamstring injuries last year, Dallas Cowboys second-year safety Matt Johnson said he realized it could have had something to do with his weight room routine. Johnson said he cut back this off-season on the am…

Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com

Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said coach Jason Garrett is not coaching for his job in 2013 despite coming off consecutive 8-8 seasons.

ESPN.com

Unable to find an acceptable situation under which to continue his Hall of Fame career, former Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announced his retirement earlier this week. Thanks to Kevin Seifert of the NFC North blog for pointing out this Chicago Tribun…

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

The Dallas Cowboys Women’s Association raised $37,600 for a local non-profit with its recent fashion show. Nexus Recovery Center specializes in helping women, and adolescent girls ages 13 to 17, overcome substance abuse. Counseling, parenting classes, f…

ESPN.com

Things can look really rosy in OTAs, and this is the case for the Dallas Cowboys and their redesigned defense. Starting safety Barry Church, who's recovering from an Achilles injury that cost him 13 games last year, believes the Dallas D can be the very…

Jonathan Bales, dallasnews.com

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Dez Bryant: I found myself

May 22 (4 days ago)

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

You hear about players having breakout seasons all the time, but you rarely hear anyone talk about someone having a breakout offseason. Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant had a breakout season in 2012. After two years of inconsistent performances and inju…