Dallas Cowboys News and Rumors
Will WR Dez Bryant need surgery immediately? Cowboys aren’t sure yetDavid Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com There remains concern that Dez Bryant will miss the remainder of the season. But that decision has yet to be made. Bryant was examined by Dr. Bo Frederick, an orthopedic hand surgeon, Monday afternoon. X-rays revealed a fractured left index finger. Late… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com On Sunday we heard whispers that there was a raccoon running loose in Paul Brown Stadium as the Bengals hosted the Cowboys. Well, now we have video. Some brave soul scooped up the masked critter and helpfully escorted him out of the section. More » |
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Brent to sit with victim's mother at serviceDec 10, 2012
Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com The Cowboys invited nose tackle Josh Brent to Tuesday's private memorial service for practice squad outside linebacker Jerry Brown. |
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Cowboys blowup: No disciplinary action followed exchange between NT Jay Ratliff and owner Jerry JonesDec 10, 2012
David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com A volatile exchange between Jay Ratliff and owner Jerry Jones after a game earlier this month did not result in any disciplinary action for the injured nose tackle. Jones approached Ratliff after the Cowboys victory over Philadelphia eight days ago and … |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING - Jason Garrett is known as being stoic. Some have described him as robotic. But Garrett stepped out of character this weekend because he really had no other choice. The car accident that killed practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown and led to no |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com IRVING - Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Monday evening that nose tackle Josh Brent was at the team’s Valley Ranch practice facility earlier in the day, roughly two days after getting into a car accident that killed 25-year-old linebacker Jerry Brown |
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Source: Brent wants to attend memorialDec 10, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent would like to attend the memorial service for teammate Jerry Brown on Tuesday, but doesn't know if he will because he wants to be respectful and is said to be "devastated," a league source told ESPN I… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com A hand injury could end the season early for Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant. Nick Eatman of DallasCowboys.com reports that Bryant could be out for the rest of the season, if tests reveal a torn ligament in his finger will require surgery. Cowboys coach Jas… |
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Jason Garrett: It was a hard thing to doDec 10, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys came back in the fourth quarter to beat the Bengals on the road on Sunday, a feat that would be worthy of a pat on the back even if they did it without the death of teammate Jerry Brown in a car accident early Saturday morning that left defe… |
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Stephen Jones declines comment on report that Jerry Jones and Jay Ratliff had confrontationDec 10, 2012
Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com Stephen Jones didn’t confirm that his father got into a heated exchange with nose tackle Jay Ratliff after a 38-33 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 2, but he didn’t deny it, either. Reportedly, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones… |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has received praise for how he has handled a difficult weekend. Far beyond leading the Cowboys to a 20-19 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Garrett has been commended for his leadership in the time since learning… |
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Jonathan Bales, dallasnews.com Jonathan Bales is a special contributor to SportsDayDFW.com. He’s the founder of The DC Times and writes for DallasCowboys.com and the New York Times. He’s also the author of |
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O.J. Mayo on recent Cowboys tragedy: ‘It’s a hard learning experience, but others can learn from it and get better’Dec 10, 2012
Brad Townsend / Reporter, dallasnews.com This post originally appeared on our Mavericks blog: Guard O.J. Mayo said after this morning’s shootaround that Mavericks players spent time talking about the Cowboys in the aftermath of the auto accident that claimed the life of linebacker Jerry Brown … |
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Patience may be catching on in DallasDec 10, 2012
I always tell you guys that Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett isn't going anywhere, is not on the hot seat, is likely to be back next year, yada, yada, yada. And you guys always tell me I don't know what I'm talking about because Jerry Jones is a nutca… |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com Of all the winning locker rooms Stephen Jones has been around in his time as executive vice president of the Cowboys, he said Sunday’s was like none other. Playing a day after learning that one teammate had been killed and another was in jail, the visit… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com These are tough days for the Dallas Cowboys, of course, both on and off the field. And in the midst of tragedy, the team appears to be fracturing at the seams. Several reports coming out of the Dallas camp indicate that after the Cowboys' win over Phila… |
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Barry Horn / Reporter, dallasnews.com In the wake of the most tragic day in Cowboys history, Fox’s pregame and Cowboys-Bengals game coverage can be described as appropriate and responsible. The Fox studio devoted the opening six minutes to the death of Jerry Brown and the arrest of his frie… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys played one of the games of the day on Sunday, rallying back to beat the Bengals 20-19 by scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter. Victory came after a trying couple of days for the Cowboys, who had to deal with the death of teammate Jerry Br… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com During the third quarter of Sunday’s Cowboys-Bengals game, Dallas faced a third-and-20 and Tony Romo launched a deep ball along the sideline to Dez Bryant. For a split-second Bryant had it, but then Bengals safety Reggie Nelson came in and lowered his s… |
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Jerry Jones angered ailing Ratliff, sources sayDec 10, 2012
Todd Archer and Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Nose tackle Jay Ratliff had to be separated from Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones after Dallas' Dec. 2 win over Philadelphia, sources confirmed. |
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Heavy Hearted Cowboys Overcome Bengals 20-19Dec 10, 2012
Matt Loede, cowboysgab.com Playing with heavy hearts over the death of practice-squad linebacker Jerry Brown Saturday, the Dallas Cowboys played an emotional game, eventually overcoming the Bengals 20-19 in Cincinnati. Kicker Dan Bailey nailed a 40-yard field goal at the buzzer f… |
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Breakfast links: Undefeated!Dec 10, 2012
On Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, the Cowboys beat the Buccaneers, the Redskins beat the Lions, the Eagles beat the Falcons and the Giants beat the Steelers. All four teams in the NFC East played and won on the same day. A 4-0 day for the division whose fans li… |
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The television cameras caught a tear from David Wilson’s left eye rolling down his face after he lost a fumble halfway through the first quarter of the first game of his NFL career in the Giants’ season-opening loss to the Cowboys. |
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Jerry Jones catches up with ex-Cowboy CBs Terrence Newman, Adam Jones before Bengals gameDec 10, 2012
Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he took time during pre-game warmups to visit with former cornerbacks Terence Newman and Adam Jones. Newman and Adam Jones now start for Cincinnati. Newman and Adam Jones did a good job in coverage, though Newman dropped t… |
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Jerry Jones won’t comment on Josh Brent’s future with Cowboys: ‘We want to and are going to be supportive of him’Dec 10, 2012
Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he had no comment on the future of nose tackle Josh Brent. Brent was supposed to start his sixth game but instead was jailed in Irving after flipping his Mercedes Saturday morning. Practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown was… |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com Cowboys rookie cornerback Morris Claiborne suffered a lacerated lip in the third quarter when he collided with safety Danny McCray as they attempted to tackle Cincinnati tight end Orson Charles near the sideline on a 17-yard pass. Claiborne, whose helme… |
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Cowboys DT Rob Callaway has mixed emotions after earning opportunity in wake of team tragedyDec 10, 2012
Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com Rob Callaway had mixed emotions after Sunday’s game in Cincinnati. The Cowboys defensive lineman played in his first professional game after being called up from the practice squad Saturday. But he understood that the arrest of nose tackle Josh Brent on… |
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Cowboys’ Jermey Parnell cuts into struggling Doug Free’s playing time against CincinnatiDec 10, 2012
Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com Doug Free, who has struggled this season, ceded some playing time to Jermey Parnell on Sunday against Cincinnati. Free and Parnell alternated at right tackle. It was the latest indication the Cowboys are dissatisfied with Free’s performance. Before Sund… |
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David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com The Cowboys believed that if they got to the 32-yard line on their final drive against Cincinnati, Dan Bailey would win the game. They got to the 22-yard line, and the kicker drilled it from 40 yards for the victory. A decision the club made earlier pai… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Cowboys process the events of Saturday morning, which resulted in the death of linebacker Jerry Brown and the arrest of nose tackle Josh Brent on charges of intoxication manslaughter, the organization is looking for ways to avoid similar tragedie… |
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Cowboys’ Jason Garret on Rob Ryan’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty: ‘We have to keep our emotions in check’Dec 10, 2012
David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com It’s not every defensive coordinator who gets called for unsportsmanlike conduct. But Rob Ryan isn’t every coordinator. Ryan was hit with a 9-yard penalty (half-the-distance to the goal) for going onto the field to argue with a Cincinnati player early… |
