Dallas Cowboys News and Rumors
Cowboys took a chance on a player with a criminal record when they drafted Josh BrentBrandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com Josh Brent #92 of the Dallas Cowboys sits on the bench during a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 7, 2010 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) |
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Rick Gosselin / Columnist, dallasnews.com CINCINNATI — Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr wasn’t on the team plane for Sunday’s game with the Bengals. Carr was in Austin on Saturday attending the funeral of Kasandra Perkins, who was the victim in a murder-suicide the previous weekend involving… |
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Cowboys NT Josh Brent: “I will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life.”Dec 8, 2012
David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com Peter Schaffer represents Josh Brent. Late Saturday evening, he issued this statement on behalf of his client: “I am devastated and filled with grief, filled with grief for the loss of my close friend and teammate, Jerry Brown,’’ Brent said. “I am… |
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Barry Horn / Reporter, dallasnews.com Before Jerry Brown Jr. played his first game at the University of Illinois in 2007, coach Ron Zook gushed about his redshirt freshman defensive lineman two seasons removed from high school stardom. “I’ve said this and probably shouldn’t, but he c… |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com CINCINNATI — The Cowboys placed cornerback Orlando Scandrick on injured reserve Saturday. Scandrick, a fifth-year veteran, had fractured his left hand in Dallas’ 38-31 loss to Washington on Nov. 22. He hasn’t played since. According to statistics co… |
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Cowboys LB Alex Albright on Brown-Brent tragedy: ‘We’re just trying to handle it the best we can’Dec 8, 2012
Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com CINCINNATI — Cowboys outside linebacker Alex Albright said the team is trying to remain “focused” in wake of the car accident that killed practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown and led to the arrest of nose tackle Josh Brent on the charge of intoxica… |
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David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com A day unlike any other in Cowboys history began to unfold around 9:15 Saturday morning. That’s when the club was informed that nose tackle Josh Brent had been involved in an accident and the person in the passenger seat, friend and teammate Jerry Brown,… |
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Cowboys WR coach Jimmy Robinson on Brown/Brent tragedy: ‘It’s one of the saddest things you can imagine’Dec 8, 2012
Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com CINCINNATI — Cowboys wide receivers coach Jimmy Robinson described the mood on the team’s flight to Cincinnati as “very subdued” in wake of the car accident in Irving Saturday that killed practice-squad linebacker Jerry Brown and led to the arrest… |
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Barry Horn / Reporter, dallasnews.com This was Jerry Brown’s final post on his Facebook page. It was dated Nov. 29: “Sometimes when I actually get a chance to get away from football I think of how bad I want a family (wife, children) and how the fast life isn’t as fun as it use to be af… |
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Bengals activate Cook; eligible to play SundayDec 8, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The Bengals have activated center Kyle Cook off the injured reserve list, making him eligible to play on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys at Paul Brown Stadium. |
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League deploys counselors to assist CowboysDec 8, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last week, much of the aftermath of the murder and suicide committed by Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher focused on whether the Chiefs should play the next day. This week, news of the death of Cowboys linebacker Jerry Brown due to the alleged drunk drivi… |
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Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com CINCINNATI — The Cowboys arrived at their team hotel in downtown Cincinnati just minutes ago and — as usual — were met by several fans. This time, however, there were no smiles from players or no one signing autographs. Just before taking off on the… |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com Josh Brown will be back at work Sunday. This time he will be wearing stripes. Brown, the ninth-year veteran, signed with Cincinnati on Thursday after kicker Mike Nugent injured his right calf. Last season, Brown converted 75 percent of his 28 field-goal… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It has been only a week, though it seems much longer that, since Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed the mother of his child and then himself. This Saturday, another tragedy unfolded for a different NFL team, under very different circumstances. Cowb… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com In a stark reminder that they Cowboys are still trying to do business in the face of a tragedy, they turned in a transaction this afternoon before word got out about the death of practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown in the accident nose tackle Josh Bre… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Joshua Brent has been arrested and charged with intoxicated vehicular manslaughter by the Irving Police Department following an accident on East State Highway 114 early Saturday morning th… |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com After preserving their playoff hopes with a victory over Philadelphia, the Cowboys head to Cincinnati to face a Bengals team on the rise. Powered by a balanced offense and fortified by a sturdy defense, Cincinnati has won four consecutive games. The Ben… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Cowboys prepare for their latest “must” win game, they’re dealing with an unfolding “incident,” according to Mike Fisher of 105.3 The Fan. Fisher’s Twitter timeline has several entries regarding the subject. The first points out that … |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com Terence Newman has seen Dez Bryant up close and now watches him from afar. The Bengals cornerback, who played in Dallas for nine seasons until being cut last March, admires what the young receiver has done. “He’s played pretty spectacularly the last c… |
