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Jerry Jones, Jay Ratliff meet

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

During the 2012 regular season, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and nose tackle Jay Ratliff had a heated exchange in the locker room.  On Wednesday, they had another meeting. This one happened as a result of Ratliff’s recent DUI arrest.  According to Calvin…

Reuben Fischer, deadspin.com

Firing confirmed by Tim MacMahon at 4:54 PM, January 8th (EST): More »

Matt Loede, cowboysgab.com

The Cowboys are looking at and getting close to inking Rich Bisaccia as their new Special Teams Coordinator. Both the Dallas Morning News and DallasCowboys.com confirm that Bisaccia and the team are getting close to wrapping up the deal. Bisaccia comes …

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

Looking back at the Cowboys’ 2012 draft and the obvious name that jumps out is Morris Claiborne. The LSU cornerback was clearly the best defensive back in the draft and arguably the draft’s best defensive prospect overall. The Cowboys had him as the t…

SportsDayDFW sports, dallasnews.com

It’s been rumored for a while, and now it appears to be a done deal. Rob Ryan has been hired as the St. Louis Rams’ defensive coordinator according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.  Ryan was fired this off-season after the Cowboys finished 19th in total de…

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 ge…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman says he doesn’t think Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is having much say in the changes that are occurring to his coaching staff. The Hall of Famer also isn’t sure if those changes are going to make much of a di…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Stephen McGee is back in the NFL. The former Cowboys quarterback was one of eight players to sign reserve/future contracts with the Houston Texans, the club announced Thursday. McGee has been out of the league since Sept. 1, when the Cowboys released th…

nba.com

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and forward Tim Duncan will miss a second straight game after the ailing duo didn't make the trip for Friday night's game at Dallas.

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

MOBILE, Ala. — Reports have surfaced over the last two days that Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said the main reason that defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was fired a week after the season ended was because of the defense’s lack of takeaways in 2012. Thatâ…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

The Cowboys have multiple areas on the roster to upgrade but none seem more significant than improving the offensive and defensive lines. Switching to a 4-3 defensive front means more linemen will be needed to play Monte Kiffin’s new system. Their offen…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Windows came up a lot with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones last offseason and now another NFC East owner is talking about them. Giants owner John Mara said that he hasn’t “quite gotten over” the team’s failure to make the playoffs a year after winning t…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

MOBILE, Ala. - One of the leading candidates to become the Cowboys next running backs coach is Sam Gash, who was Detroit’s running backs coach from 2008 to 2012. Gash wasn’t brought back to the Lions’ coaching staff at the end of last season. Gash

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Coming into this season, Delonte West was expected to play a major role in a rebuilt Dallas Mavericks backcourt that featured new starters at both guard positions. Things went sour just before the start of the campaign, though, with Mavericks coach Rick…

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 

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

One of the biggest challenges for a rookie head coach is building a solid coaching staff, but Browns coach Rob Chudzinski continues to acccumulate good help. According to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Browns have hired former Cowboy…