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Why the Cowboys could hold joint preseason practices with Seahawks, Saints
The Cowboys have held joint practices during the preseason in four of the last five years. 2025: Practiced with the Rams in Oxnard prior to their preseason opener.2024: Practiced with the Rams in Oxnard prior to their preseason opener, and then held another joint practice with the Rams a week later.2023: – –2022: Held joint […]
The Cowboys evolution to a multiple 3-4 defense
The NFL is ever-changing. Teams either adapt or they get left behind. For years, the defense of the Dallas Cowboys has always seemed a little lagging in how they have handled opposing offenses, always on their heels, hoping to just do enough to allow their offense to win the game. Except for Dan Quinn’s years, […]
Cowboys news: Big nickels like Caleb Downs are all the rage
Ahead of the curve? Cowboys placing premium on NFL’s newest role, APEX – Reid Hanson, The Cowboys Wire The Cowboys nickel defense got a big boost in the first round with Caleb Downs, but keeping Downs versatile will help determine how often they can actually play in nickel. In the NFL, an apex predator is […]
3 Cowboys entering make-or-break years
Cowboys fans are often mocked for believing that every year is their year. That’s a gross exaggeration of the fanbase. But to carry that type of optimism year in, year out you have to have reason to believe that the Cowboys have enough on their roster to keep things interesting most years. That starts with […]
Dallas Cowboys 2026 Opponent Preview: Seattle Seahawks
As we continue to preview the 2026 Dallas Cowboys schedule, having already looked at the Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals, it is time to keep with the bird theme and look at the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Seattle is actually where the Cowboys season will begin, in exhibition fashion, as Dallas will play […]
Ranking the top 10 players on the Cowboys’ 2026 roster: #7 Rashan Gary
Just a little over a week stands between the Dallas Cowboys and the start of 2026 OTAs. While the offseason has not fully come to an end, Dallas and the other 31 NFL franchises have made almost all of the significant moves they will make before the start of training camp. Dallas’ roster looks significantly […]
The forgotten Cowboys edge rusher getting a mulligan
The Dallas Cowboys have a lot of questions on defense this upcoming season, and none are bigger than what they’re going to get from their edge rushers. The team traded for Rashan Gary and has used premium draft picks on players like Donovan Ezeiruaku and Malachi Lawrence, leaving them with a nice combination of veteran […]
Cowboys news: Dallas may have new special teams ace on roster
Cowboys new special teams ace? $259k guaranteed may have bought a gem – Reid Hanson, Cowboys Wire It’s not a flashy move, but it’s a smart move. At one moment in time, Alijah Clark represented all that was right with the NFL last season. The Dallas Cowboys undrafted free agent success story gained national fame for his […]
3 players Cowboys need to remain healthy in 2026
Injuries are just part of the game in such a physical sport as football. To become the last team standing, remaining as healthy as possible is a good way to reach that goal. Sadly, that’s easier said than done. The Dallas Cowboys have had their fair share of injuries over the years to key players […]
A prediction for RB2 and more behind lead dog Javonte Williams
The Dallas Cowboys answered the biggest running back question of the offseason. Javonte Williams is not going anywhere and after a career year in 2025. Williams got a three-year, $24 million deal with $16 million guaranteed, effectively making him the centerpiece of the backfield for the next phase of the offense. But that doesn’t mean […]
Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: DT Jay Toia
After just one year of NFL service, Jay Toia is the Cowboys’ longest-tenured defensive tackle. There’s been a whirlwind of change at the position since Toia joined the team, and now the second-year DT is fighting to keep his job amidst this defensive roster overhaul. Background Years in NFL: 1Acquired by: 2025 7th-round pick After a long […]
Cowboys add two new minds to analytics department
The story of the Cowboys’ offseason has been about their defensive rebuild, and rightfully so, but Brian Schottenheimer and the rest of the organization aren’t ignoring other aspects of the team that need improving. On Friday, the Cowboys added two new people to their growing analytics department. The Cowboys had previously listed the strategic football […]
Cowboys news: Report says George Pickens loves it in Dallas
New NFL Rumors on George Pickens’ Cowboys Stance, Contract Scenarios and Dak Prescott Connection – Adam Wells, Bleacher Report The talented receiver wants to stay in Dallas long term. Even though George Pickens skipped the Dallas Cowboys’ voluntary workouts earlier this month, there’s not currently an expectation that he will attempt to holdout for a […]
Cowboys must be better in one-possession games next season
The NFL is the ultimate league of parity. This is part of why we all love it so much. Anything can happen, on any given Sunday as some like to say, and the margins for error are so thin compared to other sports and leagues. We see this play out in terms of how NFL […]
Otito Ogbonnia explains the Cowboys’ new-look defense and more
One of the Dallas Cowboys most underrated signings this offseason came along the defensive line. Former Los Angeles Chargers defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia signed a one-year, $3-million dollar deal with the Cowboys early in free agency. Ogbonnia spent four seasons with the Chargers, before landing in Dallas this offseason. In those four years he started […]
Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: WR Anthony Smith
Rookie Anthony Smith has good reason to be hopeful in his first Cowboys training camp. Dallas has an established history of finding useful wide receiver talent in the late rounds of the draft: Ryan Flournoy, Cedrick Wilson, and Noah Brown are prime examples. Smith looks to join that list in 2026. Background Years in NFL: 0Acquired […]
AT&T Stadium is finally going to get curtains for a football match
It is happening. Soon enough there will be afternoon football played at AT&T Stadium and curtains will be hung to combat the sun’s infamous glare within the building. Finally. Oh. The thing is. It’s for futbol. Not football. The curtains at AT&T Stadium will be up during an afternoon football game this year — just […]
Only six NFL teams don’t have a single former Cowboy on their roster
Bill Parcells was always fond of saying he was in the talent acquisition business, and in that regard he was no different than the staff members on any of the 32 NFL teams. The NFL is constantly looking for new talent to upgrade its teams, and while the draft and college free agents are the […]
Cowboys news: Roster moves Dallas needs to make next
Spagnola: Revealing answer to pressing question – Mickey Spagnola, DallasCowboys.com What should the Cowboys do next to help their roster? FRISCO, Texas – On a drizzly Thursday out here at The Star, around noonish while the Cowboys defensive players were out on the two fields briefly covered by water during a Tuesday one-hour monsoon going […]
Why Cowboys should monitor A.J. Brown situation, other potential post-June 1 moves
June 1 is the next important date on the NFL calendar. Teams around the league will have this date circled as it allows for players to be cut or traded with their dead money being spread out between the 2026 and 2027 seasons instead of eating the full cost. This salary-cap saving tool could be […]
Looking back at what happened to the 2025 NFL preseason favorites
In early May last year, Bet MGM released their post-draft NFL Over/Under win totals for all 32 teams. Nine months later the Seahawks (7.5 projected wins) beat the Patriots (7.5 wins) in the Super Bowl. Neither team had even been projected to make the playoffs, much less play in the Super Bowl. But such are […]
This player getting less time at his position may be a good thing overall
The Dallas Cowboys defense was absolutely putrid a season ago. They were one of the worst, if not the worst, defensive units in the entire league, finishing near the bottom in every single category. There were a few bright spots from their play last year, and rookie linebacker Shemar James may have been one of […]
Ranking the top 10 players on the Cowboys’ 2026 roster: #8 Tyler Booker
Just a little over a week stands between the Dallas Cowboys and the start of 2026 OTAs. While the offseason has not fully come to an end, Dallas and the other 31 NFL franchises have made almost all of the significant moves they will make before the start of training camp. Dallas’ roster looks significantly […]
How opposing writers predict Dallas Cowboys schedule will unfold
The 2026 Dallas Cowboys schedule came out last week and as it did travel plans were set in motion among many of us. Having the schedule makes everything more real, and given that it occurred after the NFL draft and (obviously) free agency this year, it was the last major milestone to cross before the […]
Cowboys news: Dallas 2026 UDFA class has a lot to gain this offseason
Dallas Cowboys undrafted rookie named ‘sleeper’ to watch, and here’s why OTAs are actually a huge deal for him – Mauricio Rodriguez, A to Z Sports Is Michael Trigg the UDFA most likely to make the Cowboys 53-man roster? The reality is that when OTAs come around, we football fans tend to be a little […]
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