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What Cowboys history says about HC Brian Schottenheimer calling plays

The Dallas Cowboys have had an on-again, off-again approach to head coaches calling plays over the last quarter century. In fact, going back all the way back to Bill Parcells, every single head coach (except Brian Schottenheimer) has been both a play-caller and a walk-around coach without play-calling duties, though not necessarily in that order. […]

Cowboys news: Dak Prescott talks about facing Christian Parker

Dak Prescott on George Pickens, facing Christian Parker’s defense, more – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com If Dak Prescott elevates his game to another level in his 11th season with the Dallas Cowboys, it’s going to be because he faced a Vic Fangio-style defense all offseason in practice. Going into his 11th session of organized team activities, his […]

Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: WR Ryan Flournoy

In 2026, Ryan Flournoy feels about as locked in to his role with the Dallas Cowboys as a player can be. Ahead of his third season, Flournoy enters training camp wth a firm spot on the WR depth chart, even if he takes his game to another level. Background Years in NFL: 2Acquired by: 2024 6th-round pick […]

Why disguise and confusion is no problem for Cowboys Dak Prescott

There has been so much talk about how improved the defense of the Dallas Cowboys will be this season. With a new coaching staff and so many new additions, the unit is primed to take huge steps forward this year. Many of the changes revolve around a new concept of creating confusion for opposing quarterbacks. […]

Cowboys countdown to kickoff: Top 100 iconic games – Day 96

It is Day 96 of our 100-day countdown to kickoff. We are looking back at the 100 most iconic games in Dallas Cowboys history. The countdown will leads us right up to the opening game of 2026. Our look back doesn’t depend on just one criteria for our rankings. We take into consideration things like […]

The Maxx Crosby rumors are probably never going away

What is dead may never die. The Ironborn said this in Game of Thrones, and while it was essentially a motto/creed that defined their entire way of life, it is also true relative to certain rumors and the Dallas Cowboys. Basically the same thing, obviously. You are aware that the Cowboys have been connected to […]

A second chance for this second-year Cowboys running back

The Dallas Cowboys have themselves a good running back as the Javonte Williams experiment produced positive results, prompting the front office to reward him with a three-year, $24 million deal. Congrats, J-Dub. Well deserved. But every backfield Batman needs a Robin, and the Cowboys are currently without their boy wonder as their running back room […]

Cowboys news: Now at full health, Shavon Revel Jr. has a big opportunity

Shavon Revel feels ‘100 percent’ and looking to grow under Christian Parker – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com Shavon Revel’s draft pedigree paired with new DC Christian Parker’s experience developing talented draft prospects could pay off in a big way for the Cowboys secondary in 2026. “It’s very beneficial,” Revel said of being healthy during the offseason. […]

This Cowboys receiver has extremely high expectations for 2026

One of the biggest surprises from a disappointing 2025 season was seeing second-year wide receiver Ryan Flournoy take on a bigger role in the Cowboys offense. Flournoy, a 2024 sixth-round pick out of Southeast Missouri, played in 11 games his rookie year as a role player, but stepped into a much bigger role last season […]

Cowboys countdown to kickoff: Top 100 iconic games – Day 97

It is Day 97 of our 100-day countdown to kickoff. We are looking back at the 100 most iconic games in Dallas Cowboys history. The countdown will leads us right up to the opening game of 2026. Our look back doesn’t depend on just one criteria for our rankings. We take into consideration things like […]

4 key Cowboys defenders showing improved health

The Dallas Cowboys have a lot of questions on defense, with many of them having the same theme. They have several players who offer intriguing upside, but it’s contingent on other factors. Can young players take the next step? How will these guys do absorbing Christian Parker’s new defense? And what type of players can […]

What Cowboys 90-man roster numbers tell us about roster depth

Taken by themselves, the Cowboys roster numbers currently don’t mean all that much. But once you place them next to the numbers of the other NFC East teams, you may be able to learn a lot: Which positions are overrepresented, which positions are underrepresented, and where teams could still be looking for upgrades. To see […]

Cowboys news: Late-arrival veteran making good use of OTA practices

Last-minute Cowboys addition is climbing the depth chart quickly – Jerry Trotta, The Landry Hat Dallas may have more weapons. What’s more noteworthy is that another wideout appears to be making an early push up the depth chart during the first week of OTAs. None other than Marquez Valdes-Scantling is standing out and not just […]

Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: DT D.J. Withers

Between personnel and scheme changes, the Cowboys’ defensive line has undergone a nearly complete transformation from this time a year ago. Rookie prospect D.J. Withers is going to try his best to break into that revamped line. Background Years in NFL: 0Acquired by: UDFA (2026) An Arkansas native, Withers had a five-year run as a versatile defensive […]

Go Texas! An interactive map of where all 90 Cowboys players are from

The Cowboys currently have 90 players on their roster, with 88 of those players born in one of the 50 States of The Union. Those 88 players hail from 29 different states in the U.S.A., CB Corey Ballantine was born in Jamaica, DT Adedayo Odeleye was born in Nigeria. The interactive map below shows you […]

Cowboys countdown to kickoff: Top 100 iconic games – Day 98

It is Day 98 of our 100-day countdown to kickoff. We are looking back at the 100 most iconic games in Dallas Cowboys history. The countdown will leads us right up to the opening game of 2026. Our look back doesn’t depend on just one criteria for our rankings. We take into consideration things like […]

Cowboys left tackle battle fuels unnecessary panic

Do the Dallas Cowboys already have some controversy at one of the most important positions on their roster? That was the question on people’s minds after head coach Brian Schottenheimer informed everyone that Tyler Guyton will need to earn the starting left tackle position, competing with fellow third-year tackle Nate Thomas. The job of protecting […]

Forgotten additions from the Cowboys defense

It has been hard to not get swept up in the Caleb Downs story. You can look at this offseason in two sort of halves. There is everything that happened before the Downs selection and everything that came after. The budding optimism surrounding the team at this moment did not seem to be as prevalent, […]

Cowboys news: DTs Williams and Clark discuss new defense

Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark on Christian Parker’s ‘attention to detail’ defense – Tommy Yarrish, Dallas Cowboys.com More discussion about the Cowboys news defense. In 2026, the Cowboys’ defense will look completely different than the year before. Not just from a personnel standpoint, but schematically under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker. In their short time working […]

Ranking the top 10 players on the Cowboys’ 2026 roster: #5 George Pickens

OTAs have officially kicked off, and the Dallas Cowboys are back in action. While nothing is mandatory until June 16th, it’s nice to have football content back in some capacity. Dallas’ roster looks significantly different from what it did at this time last year, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. With that thought […]

Cowboys countdown to kickoff: Top 100 iconic games – Day 99

It is Day 99 of our 100-day countdown to kickoff. We are looking back at the 100 most iconic games in Dallas Cowboys history. The countdown will leads us right up to the opening game of 2026. Our look back doesn’t depend on just one criteria for our rankings. We take into consideration things like […]

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Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: C Matt Hennessy

Some players you’re excited to see more of in the upcoming season, and some you hope you’ll never see. Matt Hennessy is in the latter group, but that’s not a knock on him as a player. That’s life for most backup offensive linemen, a role that Hennessy is projected to play as one of the […]

Cowboys veteran finds new DC Christian Parker’s defense ‘annoying’

Dallas Cowboys All-Pro-wide receiver CeeDee Lamb may have just given Cowboys Nation their first real glimmer of hope the defense will be much improved under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker. This could be considered the ultimate praise for Dallas’ new DC Christian Parker. To “annoy” one of the league’s best WRs at this point in […]

Cowboys news: What the first week of OTAs revealed

10 things we learned from the first week of Dallas Cowboys OTAs – Calvin Watkins, Dallas Morning News Several intriguing things came to light this week. The middle linebackers At this stage of the offseason, it’s difficult to read what anything means when seeing players at certain positions or where they sit on the depth […]

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Why 2026 could be DaRon Bland’s last with the Dallas Cowboys

Once considered a star in the making, DaRon Bland now finds himself in what could be a make-or-break season with the Dallas Cowboys heading into 2026. It seems a bit odd considering he was a First-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl player in 2023, but in the NFL circumstances can change at the snap of a […]

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