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Cowboys tight end Witten wins NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

NEW ORLEANS – Jason Witten has never been comfortable drawing attention to his community service. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be acknowledged. One of the NFL’s most prestigious individual honors, the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, has gon…

Rick Gosselin / Columnist, dallasnews.com

NEW ORLEANS — Maybe it’s fitting that Charles Haley was passed over once again by the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. His former Cowboys teammate Larry Allen was selected to the Class of 2013 in his first trip to the finals, but Haley was passe…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

Former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Larry Allen was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Allen, an 11-time Pro Bowl selection was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He remained with the Cowboys until 2…

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Click here to read David Moore’s entire column NEW ORLEANS — San Francisco is back. The Cowboys’ fiercest rival from the 1990s has returned to prominence. A win over Baltimore on Sunday evening in Super Bowl XLVII would allow the 49ers to break thei…

SportsDayDFW sports, dallasnews.com

Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones has made it clear that he thinks the team has the quarterback it needs. “Tony is so much on the page with us,” Jones said on the NFL Network recently. “I really would hate to be sitting here talking about …

ESPN.com

NEW ORLEANS -- Two of the NFC East candidates up for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year were selected for induction. Former New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells became a Hall of Famer in his second year of eligibility.…

nba.com

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for criticizing the officiating after Dallas' loss to Golden State.

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

The Cowboys won’t likely re-sign backup running back Felix Jones, who is an unrestricted free agent, leaving yet another hole on their roster that they need to fill. Three running backs who jumped out at me during Senior Bowl practices were Florida’s …

ESPN.com

NEW ORLEANS -- Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman thinks the Cowboys should be looking to draft a quarterback in this year's draft. Aikman remains a fan of current starter Tony Romo, but he thinks it's time for the Cowboys to address the long…