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Bears add Gurode, dump Okoye

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Chicago Bears have done some roster churning on Tuesday, a day after placing starting guard Lance Louis on injured reserve. Louis will be replaced by veteran lineman Andre Gurode.  He spent nine years with the Cowboys and one with the Ravens, starti…

SportsDayDFW sports, dallasnews.com

The Chicago Bears signed former Cowboys offensive lineman Andre Gurode, hoping to boost a short-handed unit. A five-time Pro Bowl pick, Gurode made five starts at left guard and appeared in 13 games for Baltimore last season after playing with the Cowbo…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Running back DeMarco Murray was hopeful he’d play again by Thanksgiving. But Thursday passed and Murray was still sidelined with the sprained left foot he suffered Oct. 14 against Baltimore. Whether the running back will return to action Sunday remains …

Rick Gosselin / Columnist, dallasnews.com

There’s a two-fold reason for the Philadelphia Eagles to build a gameplan around rushing the football Sunday night against the Cowboys. First, the Eagles have a rookie quarterback who hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in his two career starts. Nick Foles…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Matt Loede, cowboysgab.com

Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin is expected to recover from hip and back injuries to play Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles, a source told Ed Werder of ESPN. Austin was injured on the first play of the Cowboys’ second series in the team’…

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin is expected to recover from hip and back injuries to play Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles, according to a source.

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Six weeks ago, when the Cowboys were one game below .500 as they are now, owner Jerry Jones said Dallas was evolving into a team that could compete for a Super Bowl title this season. “Not next year, this year,” he said on KRLD-FM (105.3) on Oct. 16, …

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Anthony Spencer wasn’t interested in talking last Thursday after the Cowboys lost 38-31 to Washington. He brushed off reporters who were hoping he’d comment on yet another strong performance when he led the Cowboys with 10 tackles and also had a team-…

ESPNChicago.com, ESPN.com

The Chicago Bears signed guard/center Andre Gurode on Tuesday after waiving defensive tackle Amobi Okoye, the team announced.

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — The Cowboys have brought back Andre Holmes to the practice squad, two days after cutting him from the active roster. In seven games this season, Holmes made two catches for 11 yards.The 24-year-old receiver who played at Division II Hilsdale in…

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 

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Here's an unbylined story on the Dallas Morning News's website, about one of those stupid petitions on Whitehouse.gov. This one calls for President Obama to remove Jerry Jones as owner of the Cowboys. More »

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

As long as the Cowboys continue to underachieve, Jerry Jones will face questions about his head coach. Owner Jerry Jones, and head coach Jason Garrett speak to the media about their third round draft pick Tyrone Crawford at Valley Ranch in Irving, Frida…

SportsDayDFW sports, dallasnews.com

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles will place wide receiver DeSean Jackson on injured reserve after he sustained multiple rib fractures in Monday night’s loss to Carolina. Jackson leads the team with 45 catches and 700 yards receiving, but has onl…

CNNSI.com

Did the 49ers' QB change damage their Super Bowl hopes? Hardly, history says. Not only has such a move been done before, but it's been done with success. Don Banks explains.

Don Banks, CNNSI.com

Even when it feels like something entirely new has come along in the NFL -- like the head coach of a leading Super Bowl contender making a late-season starting quarterback change -- it's usually not all that novel. Not entirely.

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING – To get into the playoffs the Cowboys will likely have to finish with nine or 10 wins. That means Dallas has to win at least four of its last five games. But Santa Claus hasn’t been kind to the Cowboys of late. Instead of a jolly HoHoHo, it’…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

Staying with the same tone he had in the locker room after Thursday’s 38-31 loss to the Washington Redskins, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones wasn’t optimistic when asked Tuesday about his team having time to correct their mistakes and st…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

Now that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said that he will never remove himself from the title of general manager and head high personnel executive, fans of the team have taken their disgruntlement to greater heights. "Steven M," a Cowboy…

ESPN.com

The old adage says you can't fire the owner, but there's at least one Dallas Cowboys fan who's trying anyway. A "Steven M" from Fort Benning, Ga., has created a petition on the White House's website asking the Obama administration to remove Je…