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Posted by jellis at 8/30/2011 5:11 PM CDT on dallascowboys.com IRVING, Texas - When looking at the Cowboys depth heading into final cuts over the last few years, it's often been hard to pare the roster down to 53 guys, they've been so deep with veterans. This year is different though. The...

Posted by nickeatman at 8/30/2011 3:16 PM CDT on dallascowboys.com For some teams, Tuesday afternoon might have been a difficult challenge as the rosters had to be reduced from the maximum limit of 90 down to 80. The Cowboys got down to 80 on Tuesday by simply placing two injured players on...

Never heard of him.

The Framingham Police Department in Massachusetts just released Onyango Obama’s mugshot photo to The Washington Times Water Cooler. Mr. Obama, President Obama’s uncle, was arrested by Framingham police last week and charged with a DUI. He is being held by ICE authorities, as he is an illegal...

Link By Rafael Vela Former Cowboys running back Duane Thomas tells a story about an enlightening rookie-season chalk talk with Tom Landry. The coach was explaining a goal-line run to his offense. Thomas noticed that Landry accounted for every defender except one linebacker. Thomas raised...

August, 29, 2011 By Todd Archer IRVING, Texas -- Hudson Houck has had this type of offensive line turnover before in his coaching career. Go back to 2004 with San Diego. In 2003 Houck started (from left to right) Damion McIntosh, Kelvin Garmon, Jason Ball/Cory Raymer, Phil Bogle/Solomon...

Posted by jellis at 8/28/2011 12:23 AM CDT on dallascowboys.com MINNEAPOLIS - I'll just say I had my mind made up about Jesse Holley before he ever put on a Cowboys uniform. I thought he was the result of a publicity stunt, that there was no way a player picked from a reality show could...

calvinwatkins Calvin Watkins Cowboys will bring in some kickers starting with Dave rayner. Holy. Shit.

Defensive end Igor Olshansky wants to continue his his career with the Cowboys. But he has moved from the right side to the left side and been demoted from starter to backup. And considering the number of business decisions the Cowboys have made with veterans and their contracts over the past...

Posted by jellis at 8/29/2011 1:45 PM CDT on dallascowboys.com Since he took the job as Cowboys defensive coordinator, Rob Ryan has said his unit was going to be great, but he never said when. Through three preseason outings, the first team defense has had its share of struggles. They...

Aug 29 12:41PM CT By Calvin Watkins IRVING -- When Montrae Holland began training camp, he was slotted as the starting right guard but his back injury kept him out nearly two weeks of practices and it allowed younger players, to move past him on the depth chart. Jason Garrett most likely...

Bears released Vernon Gholston. Chester Taylor is also on the way out. Broncos release former Cowboy Nate Jones. (amazed that kid has lasted 8 years).

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones knew it was risky to go with three rookie offensive linemen in the “dress rehearsal” third preseason game Saturday night. But he understood the reasons behind it – not only that the Cowboys are trying to figure out what to do with veteran Pro Bowl center Andre Gurode...

By PFW staff Following are whispers we've been hearing from around the NFC: • The word out of Green Bay is that first-round draft pick Derek Sherrod has been pretty disappointing up to now. Sherrod failed to take advantage of getting the first crack at the starting job at left guard, which now...

Link Cowboys history has an odd symmetry. In 1989, Sports Illustrated profiled the short-stocked roster for new coach Jimmy Johnson and pointed to two offensive standouts to build around -- running back Herschel Walker and guard Crawford Ker. Jimmy didn't see it that way. He built around a...

Link Game Notes: I. -- It's the tackling. What's likely to make Rob Ryan's white hair white hot when he watches the game tape? His starting safeties tackling. Sure, we can harp on Abe Elam's missed pick on the Vikings' play, but he was in position to make the play. Ryan got his guys in...

8/26/2011 2:06:22 PM | More Eagles offensive lineman Ryan Harris has a herniated disc in his back and will have surgery likely within the next week, two league sources told Derrick Gunn of CSNPhilly.com. Harris signed with the Eagles in early August. He started 34 games with the Broncos...

By BRANDON GEORGE Published 25 August 2011 08:28 PM Related items Here's what I saw Thursday during the Cowboys' training camp practice at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington: • LB Bradie James had an active practice. Early in team drills, he stopped RB Phillip Tanner twice for losses. Later...

8/26/2011 8:24:19 AM | More Washington Redskins rookie defensive end Jarvis Jenkins left last night's game with the Ravens with a knee injury. According to Rick Maese of the Washington Post, Jenkins tweeted the following this morning, "Redskin fans thanks for the support I love you...

WHEN MICHAEL VICK PLAYS, I see streetball. I don't just mean that sort of football where you have to count to four-Mississippi before you can rush the quarterback, nearly everything breaks down and it's all great fun. I also mean street basketball. Vick's style reminds me of Allen Iverson --...