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Bypassing LeSean McCoy to trade picks a Jerry Jones call

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Scouting staffs spend the entire year preparing reports, and carefully slotting and stacking prospects. And then on draft day, certain people can uproot that process in a moment. Former Cowboys scout Bryan Broaddus talked to KRLD-FM (via the Dallas Morn…

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Dallas Cowboys’ new luxury bus comes with plenty of fixins – and possibly a seven-figure price tag

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is more than your average Michael Jordan fan. It’s common for Bryant to walk around the team’s Valley Ranch locker room in Jordan Brand clothing and sport numerous different styles of the basketball legend’s s…

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 

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

The NFL’s free agency period begins March 12, and most fans want to know who the Dallas Cowboys will look to add to the 2013 team in an effort to get the Cowboys back into the playoffs for the first time since 2009. However, the Cowboys also have some t…

ESPN.com

Today is the first day teams can use their franchise player designations. They have until March 4 to do so. My prediction right now is that no team in the NFC East will use their franchise player designation this year, and here's a team-by-team look at …

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

The Cowboys don’t have a lot of money to spend in free agency. Their first order of business will be to keep the players who are currently on the roster that they don’t want to get away. Here is a look at the players on that list. No. 5 John Phillips …