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Report: Former Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan meeting with Rams

SportsDayDFW sports, dallasnews.com

Former Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is meeting with the St. Louis Rams, according to ESPN. Ryan, who has led the Cowboys’ defense for the past two seasons after stints with the Raiders and Browns was fired by Dallas on Jan. 8. His defense was …

Cash Kruth, MLB.com

The Rangers and David Murphy failed to reach an agreement prior to Friday's noon CT arbitration deadline, with offers by the club and outfielder differing by about $1.5 million.

Bill Nichols, dallasnews.com

GRAPEVINE — Tony Dungy, who will receive the Theodore Roosevelt Award tonight at the NCAA Convention in Grapevine, said new Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin wants to have Rod Marinelli as defensive line coach. The former Bears defensive line c…

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Anthony Spencer just got a trip to Honolulu. The Cowboys linebacker has been named to the Pro Bowl. He will replace Green Bay’s Clay Matthews, who is unable to participate due to injury. This is Spencer’s first selection to the Pro Bowl. He will join …

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Rob Ryan has returned from vacation and cleaned out his office at Valley Ranch. Now, he’s in St. Louis for a job interview. Yes, it’s taken longer than five seconds and five minutes, the two increments of time Ryan predicted it would take him to find …

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

Cowboys defensive lineman Jason Hatcher said Friday that he has talked briefly with new Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin. But during that discussion they never got into the details of where or how Hatcher will be used in the team’s new 4-3 sch…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Cowboys tight ends coach John Garrett, the brother of head coach Jason Garrett, isn’t expected to return for the 2013 season but he won’t be coaching Delaware. John Garrett applied for the Delaware head coaching job, but on Friday afternoon the Blue H…

Jonathan Bales, dallasnews.com

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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

Four teams will play this weekend for a chance to go to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys will sit back and watch the conference championship games like they’ve done every year since 1995. Because it’s impossible to predict when the Cowboys will return to t…

CNNSI.com

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- The Chicago Bears have hired Matt Cavanaugh as their quarterbacks coach and Skip Peete as their running backs coach.

ESPN.com

On Thursday, I wrote a post in which I said it was time for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to start showing some level-headed leadership and explaining his offseason moves in a way that projected a coherent vision for the team and its future. Jean-Jac…

CNNSI.com

Working across the country from his more celebrated brother, John Harbaugh has made the Ravens one of the most consistent winners in the NFL, writes Peter King.

Peter King, CNNSI.com

ATLANTA -- I'll be spending the weekend covering the NFC Championship Game, but before I get too heavy into Niners-Falcons, I wanted to write about the most under-appreciated single person of the NFL weekend: John Harbaugh.

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

You insist that Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett needs offensive help. You believe Monte Kiffin is a good hire as defensive coordinator. If you check the yes box in both of these categories, here’s a name to discuss: Tom Moore. Moore is a long-time assi…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

If you have one of those red plastic pig hats, you’ve got a shot at a job with the Cowboys. According to Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com, the Cowboys interviewed former University of Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt recently. What job he was talking to Ar…