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Ware may need surgery, Cowboys may need to spell him

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Cowboys outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware was coy about his need for offseason surgery, but it’s clear the team knows they’re going to have to be selective with his snaps. Ware hasn’t practiced this week because of shoulder and elbow injuries, but in…

Mike Heika / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Mike Heika / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey grew up in Mustang, Oklahoma, played his college football in the balmy Big 12 at Oklahoma State, and now kicks in Texas. So Dan, have you ever kicked in really cold weather? “Well, I mean…I probably…” he said, racking his…

Mike Heika / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Tony Romo has this reputation of struggling down the stretch. So how does it feel this season when he appears to be playing his best football in December? “I’d say I’ve improved,” Romo said. “You’re always improving. I don’t understand why y…

Mike Heika / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has seen the season come down to the last game of the season on two different occasions in the last five years _ both times the Cowboys lost in resounding fashion (to Philadelphia and New York). Witten said the Cowboys nee…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — DeMarcus Ware has yet to practice this week. But the Cowboys outside linebacker said he will be on the field Sunday, when Dallas faces Washington in a game that will decide the winner of the NFC East. “I’m feeling good enough to play on Sun…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent has received forgiveness from the mother of teammate Jerry Brown, who died in a car that Brent allegedly was driving drunk. The authorities in Texas may not be as forgiving. According to the Associated Press, the official …

Jay Busbee, yahoo.com

Newly released documents have revealed more details about the Dec. 8 accident that claimed the life of Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown. Cowboys lineman Josh Brent, who was driving, was indicted earlier this week on one count of intoxica…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

UPDATED: 2:33 p.m. IRVING — Cowboys outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware didn’t participate in practice Thursday at Valley Ranch, where the players were bundled up on a frigid day in North Texas. Ware, who also sat out Wednesday’s workout, has been hamp…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

With starting outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware ailing, and backup Victor Butler slowed by a groin strain, the Cowboys are developing contingency plans. According to Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com, the Cowboys worked out veteran Matt Roth Wednesday, thoug…

ESPN.com

This week's Blogger Blitz video, of course, takes a look at Sunday night's division title game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins, and the extent to which turnovers could tell the story. The Redskins have committed the fewest turnove…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

OFFENSE Quarterback Made it: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers/Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons/Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins Should have made it: Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks/Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys Rodgers' numbers have been a bit down this y…