Jess Haynie
The Cowboys defense looked its best yet for this 2021 preseason wasn’t enough to get Dallas the win. Four offensive turnovers undermined the effort and led to a 20-14 loss to the Houston Texans. Ben DiNucci threw three interceptions in the second half as the Cowboys squandered a 14-7 halftime lead. Garrett Gilbert, who started the …
Jaylon Smith has easily been the most maligned player on the Cowboys’ roster for over a year now. But while many are questioning his future in Dallas, Defensive Coordinator Dan Quinn is not. Quinn took time yesterday to praise Smith for being “excellent” to coach and someone he looks to for advice and insight on how …
With their starting kicker on the PUP list and the backup now dealing with a medical issue, the Cowboys are bringing in 31-year old Lirim Hajrullahu to help get them through the preseason. Though he’s never played in an NFL game, Hajrullahu was a standout kicker and punter from 2014-2019 in the Canadian Football League. Greg …
After missing all of 2020 due to injury, Offensive Tackle La’el Collins is going to make news for even the most minor of health-related incidents. Cowboys Nation went on red alert yesterday when reports came out that Collins had to leave the practice field, but it doesn’t appear to have been a major or long-term problem. …
All NFL teams had to reduce their rosters from 90 to 85 players today by 4:00 pm EST to satisfy the first of three cutdown deadlines for the 2021 preseason. The Dallas Cowboys had to make five moves to meet this deadline. Who were the victims? It’s worth noting that Dallas actually carries one exception spot …
The Cowboys’ 2018 draft class has been a very successful one thus far. But while five guys from it already have made names for themselves, Defensive End Dorance Armstrong hasn’t been as noteworthy. However, now entering a contract year, Armstrong has been a 2021 camp standout and was arguably the top performer in the last preseason …
The Dallas Cowboys will need to make five roster moves by 4:00pm on Tuesday to meet the first cutdown deadline of the 2021 preseason. Based on what we know today, who might soon be asked to go get their playbook? As we broke down for you a few weeks ago, the cut days for 2021 are …
The Cowboys scored their first touchdown of the preseason and were up in the 4th quarter tonight against the Arizona Cardinals, but ultimately surrendered two late field goals to lose 19-16. Dallas drops to 0-2 thus far in 2021 preseason play. QB Ben DiNucci led a 14-play, 80-yard drive and ultimately found WR Brandon Smith in …
The cornerback position may be toughest spot for decision-making right now on the entire Cowboys roster. But thanks to some info published yesterday over on the team’s official website, we may have a little more clarity on how these corners are comparing to each other in Dallas’ 2021 training camp. The website’s “Rank ‘Em” series focused …
While most of the premiere episode of “Hard Knocks” focused on Dak Prescott, one of the other featured players was 1st-Round rookie Micah Parsons. The young linebacker’s hunger for more playing time, and for better snacks in practice, were both memorable moments from last night’s show. Other than getting burned by FB Sewo Olonilua in a …
The Cowboys will soon have WR1 back as they prepare for the 2021 season. Starting training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list, Amari Cooper has now passed a physical and been cleared following offseason ankle surgery. Cooper had the surgery in January and was still finishing up recovery when Dallas first opened camp in …
The Dallas Cowboys came out of last Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game relatively healthy but not completely unscathed. Fullback candidate Sewo Olonilua, arguably the front-runner at the position right now, suffered a neck injury and could miss significant time. An undrafted free agent last year, Olonilua spent most of 2020 on the practice squad but did …
While we don’t know yet who will make up the Dallas Cowboys’ 2021 roster, we can project that roughly 20 or more of those players will be playing on either expiring or one-year contracts. While this will mean a very busy free agency period in 2022, there was a report this weekend that Dallas has no …
While there are two classes being enshrined to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend, it’s no surprise that Jimmy Johnson got some extra attention from his FOX Sports colleagues tonight. But with that came a big moment; confirmation from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones that Jimmy will soon get his rightful place as part …
Wins and losses don’t matter in the NFL in August but certainly that doesn’t mean preseason games are meaningless. For the men trying to fight their way onto a roster, these games can be life or death to their goals. Unfortunately for the Cowboys’ hopefuls, nobody seemed to help their cause in Dallas’ 16-3 loss to …
After one of the briefest of stints with the Dallas Cowboys in 2020, decorated Defensive Tackle Gerald McCoy has finally found a new home with the Las Vegas Raiders. The veteran signed with Vegas yesterday after a long offseason recovering from a ruptured quad. McCoy signed with Dallas in last year to hopefully upgrade their woeful …
After five years with the Dallas Cowboys, offensive lineman Joe Looney tried to extend his career by signing with the Giants. But just four days after joining New York, Looney announced he was retiring from the NFL. Looney was a late addition to New York’s training camp roster, added to provide depth at guard and center …
This week’s events at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH are going to have plenty of Cowboys flavor. As we see key figures from Dallas’ past honored with inductions, it may make you wonder who from the current roster could one day join them. From Dallas playing the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night …
We didn’t need anything more to be fully excited for the Dallas Cowboys’ 2021 season, but their appearance on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series has certainly fueled the fire. With the first episode just a week away, HBO has released a trailer previewing the show and the return of America’s Team as the feature. This will be …
We’ve had about 10 days of practices so far in the Cowboys’ 2021 Training Camp and the first preseason game is this Thursday night. It seemed a good time to check in on our ever-evolving 53-man roster projection; how have recent events changed the landscape for Dallas? The last projection came out shortly after the 2021 …
It’s been pretty rare that at least one undrafted free agent doesn’t make the Cowboys’ roster as a rookie. But given the current landscape of every position for Dallas and what we’ve heard so far from training camp, 2021 is starting to look like a bad year for these unheralded hopefuls. Last season the Cowboys had …