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  1. Sal Monella

    Jones wants offense to stop running the QB

    Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has few concerns about Dak Prescott successfully recovering from his ankle injury. He does, however, have some questions about how the quarterback is used by the coaching staff. Jones warned Tuesday that he wants to see Dallas coaches put less of an emphasis on...
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    Former Pro Bowler Brandon Flowers: Mike McCarthy hiring Mike Nolan was ‘a favor’

    The Dallas Cowboys’ brutal performance on defense through the quarter-point of the 2020 NFL season is among the biggest stories around the football world. That came out in droves this past Sunday in a 49-38 loss to the Cleveland Browns . Led by veteran defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, the...
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    All the proof you need, COACHING has been the problem in Dallas

    Six teams that have drafted the most pro bowlers since 1996 The Chiefs have drafted 27 Pro Bowlers since 1996, and six players were named to the 2019 Pro Bowl squad, including Frank Clark, Mecole Hardman, Tyreek Hill, Chris Jones, Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. Of course none of them played...
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    Police investigated complaint regarding Dak Prescott’s party

    Getty Images The photographs posted by TMZ.com paint a troubling picture regarding an alleged 30-person, pandemic-be-damned birthday party at Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott‘s house. The police were unable to corroborate that picture. Possibly because they didn’t really try to. As noted by...
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    Washington chased Amari Cooper “all the way until the end”

    Getty Images Ron Rivera downplayed Washington’s interest in tight end Austin Hooper. Hooper has said it came down to Washington and Cleveland, and he signed a four-year, $42 million deal with the Browns. But Rivera said Tuesday that Washington wasn’t “really into” the Hooper sweepstakes...
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    Former Pro Bowl CB shades Cowboys DC Mike Nolan

    Asante Samuel worked with quite a few defensive coordinators during his 11-year NFL career. When asked on Twitter who was the worst coordinator he ever played for, Samuel made a revelation that might concern some Dallas Cowboys fans. Samuel shared that Mike Nolan, who was hired by head coach...
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    Tom Brady, Aaron Donald among unanimous choices for 2010s All-Decade team

    Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee voted on which players would be named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and the results of that vote were announced on Monday. Eight players were unanimous choices, including Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Brady, who...
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    It’s Cowboys night on Football Week in America

    Getty Images How ’bout them Cowboys, indeed. Tuesday’s installment of Football Week in America on NBCSN consists of a Dallas doubleheader. First, it’s Tony Romo’s debut as a starting quarterback from 2006, against the Panthers. Then comes the first game ever played at Cowboys Stadium in 2009...
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    America’s Team was born in Miami, 60 years ago today

    Getty Images As the NFL prepares to play a Super Bowl in Miami for the first time in 10 years, a key anniversary has arrived as to something that occurred in Miami 60 years ago. On this day in 1960, NFL owners meeting in South Florida awarded a 13th franchise to Clint Murchison Jr., founder of...
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    Report: Cowboys won’t retain Jon Kitna, Kris Richard

    Getty Images New Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy will not retain defensive passing game coordinator/secondary coach Kris Richard or quarterbacks coach Jon Kitna, David Moore of the Dallas Morning News reports. Kitna, a former NFL quarterback who played 13 games for the Cowboys in 2010-11, spent...
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    Terrell Owens thinks Cowboys don’t believe in Dak Prescott, should sign Tom Brady

    Former Dallas Cowboys star Terrell Owens made some eyebrow-raising comments about Tom Brady and Dak Prescott in a radio appearance. Put simply, Owens believes the Cowboys need to sign Brady in free agency because he thinks team owner Jerry Jones isn’t sold on Prescott. Owens said the reason...
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    George Teague among nominees for NFL’s Don Shula Award for high school coaches

    Getty Images The NFL has announced the 32 nominees for its annual Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award, and one of them is a familiar name to football fans. George Teague, head coach at John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas, is the Cowboys’ nominee for the Shula Award. Teague...
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    Cowboys lead league in attendence for the 11th straight year

    Getty Images More people are watching the NFL on TV. Fewer people are watching the NFL in person. According to David Broughton and Andrew Levin of Sports Business Daily, the NFL averaged 66,648 attendees at home games in 2019. That’s the lowest average since 2004. The Cowboys averaged 90,929...
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    Sean Lee mulling retirement after ten years

    Getty Images Sean Lee considered retirement after last season. He won’t make a decision on 2020 until closer to March. “As you get older in your career, I think every year you take time in the offseason to evaluate where you are,” Lee, 33, said Friday, via Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning...
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    Hill: Cowboys benched Amari Cooper for poor performance

    A report following Sunday’s disastrous loss to the Philadelphia Eagles highlighted massive coaching issues for the Dallas Cowboys. Said report concluded that Dallas sat Amari Cooper for the majority of the fourth quarter with the belief that Tavon Austin could have more success as a speedier...
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    Zeke, Zack, Tyron, T-Fred make Pro Bowl for Dallas

    Getty Images The Ravens tied the Pro Bowl record with 12 players selected to the original list. Tight end Mark Andrews, long snapper Morgan Cox, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, running back Mark Ingram, quarterback Lamar Jackson, outside linebacker Matt Judon, cornerback Marcus Peters, fullback...
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    Cowboys to sign former Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith

    The Cowboys have signed Super Bowl XLVIII MVP Malcolm Smith, according to ESPN.com’s Todd Archer (Twitter link). Smith will give the Cowboys some much-needed reinforcement at linebacker as they make their playoff push in the final two games of the season. Smith, who has ties to passing game...
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    Underachieving Cowboys among decade's most disappointing teams

    The nucleus of the 2019 Cowboys may be their best since the one that helped Dallas dominate the NFL in the 1990s. But this hugely underachieving team is 6-7, tied for first with Philadelphia in the dreadfully weak NFC East, and major issues loom. Longtime head coach Jason Garrett rightfully...
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    Travis Frederick nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

    Getty Images The NFL has announced this year’s nominees for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award given each year to a player based on their philanthropic and community work. There’s one nominee per team, each of whom will receive a donation of up to $50,000 to a charity of their choice. The...
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    Report: NFL salary cap could exceed $200 million in 2020

    As NFL teams prepare to finish out the 2019 regular season, with some already turning an eye to the offseason, the league reportedly informed teams that the projected salary cap will rise again next season. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the NFL’s projected salary cap will increase...
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