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Trysten Hill Making an Impact in his Second Year

Trysten Hill Making an Impact in his Second Year

There may not have been a more maligned player coming into 2020 training camp that Dallas Cowboys Defensive Tackle Trysten Hill. With visions of a failed first-round pick still fresh in the minds of fans, patience waned after just one season where Hill struggled to make the active roster for much of 2019, and the word …

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John Fassel and Special Teams Already Making a Huge Impact

John Fassel and Special Teams Already Making a Huge Impact

Special teams play in 2019 was anything but for the Dallas Cowboys. From the kicker to the punter to the return teams, the Cowboys’ special teams units needed to be better than they were. So in the offseason, the Cowboys emphasized fixing the special teams units by bringing in John Fassel. Fassel came in with an …

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3 Stars from Dallas Cowboys Win Over the Atlanta Falcons

3 Stars from Dallas Cowboys Win Over the Atlanta Falcons

“It’s not how you start things; it’s how you finish them.” In what was an incredible turnaround on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys went from handing the game over to the Atlanta Falcons in the first quarter to snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in the second half. The Cowboys played arguably the worst quarter of …

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Dallas Cowboys Good, Bad, and Ugly From Week 12 Against Patriots 1

3 Keys to Cowboys Matchup with the Atlanta Falcons

The Dallas Cowboys are in need of a bounce back week here in week two as they prepare to play the Atlanta Falcons at noon central time in Arlington, TX. Though you don’t want to proclaim a game in September a “must-win,” you also don’t want to be 0-2 with a trip to Seattle on the …

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Injury Update: Tyron Smith Avoids Severe Setback, Kavon Frazier Likely out for the Season

Tyron Smith Questionable for Sunday; Who Do the Cowboys Turn to?

As if the Dallas Cowboys weren’t already hurting along the offensive line, Head Coach Mike McCarthy revealed on Friday that left tackle Tyron Smith is dealing with a neck injury. Though McCarthy wouldn’t get into specifics as to the nature of the injury or Smith’s availability for Sunday’s matchup with the Atlanta Falcons it’s a troubling …

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3 Things the Dallas Cowboys Must Do Better in Week 2

3 Things the Dallas Cowboys Must Do Better in Week 2

Week one of the NFL season is now long gone and the Dallas Cowboys have their eyes set on their week two opponent, the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons come to town on the heels of their own disappointing loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Every week there are things that every team can improve upon from the …

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Aldon Smith Shines in His Return to the NFL

Aldon Smith Shines in His Return to the NFL

It’s been a long and winding path for Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Aldon Smith to get back to the NFL. After a five-year absence from the league, the once-feared pass-rusher made his return on Sunday night with the Dallas Cowboys. After his performance against the Los Angeles Rams, it’s safe to say that Aldon Smith is …

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Jaylon Smith, Leighton Vander Esch Will Have Bounce Back Seasons in 2020

Leighton Vander Esch Injury Brings Focus to Bigger Problem

Though there weren’t any fans in the stands, the excitement for week one of the NFL could be heard loud and clear through social media platforms. Players, fans, media, and analysts alike were pumped for the start of the regular season and a bit of normalcy in the otherwise abnormal 2020 that we’ve been living in. …

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Injuries and Questionable Calls, Cowboys Fall 20-17 to the Rams

Injuries and Questionable Calls, Cowboys Fall 20-17 to the Rams

The Dallas Cowboys fall to the Los Angeles Rams 20-17 in what was both a disappointing start to the game as well as a disappointing finish. The Cowboys had opportunities throughout the game but were inconsistent on both sides of the footbal. That inconsistency and the injuries they were dealing with were too much to overcome. …

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Blake Jarwin Feared to Have an ACL Tear, Out for Season

Blake Jarwin Feared to Have an ACL Tear, Out for Season

The Dallas Cowboys had been bit by the injury bug already leading into their week one matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. La’el Collins and Jourdan Lewis are on injured reserve, and Cam Erving and Leighton Vander Esch were ruled out early in the first half. The Cowboys lost another starter at the end of the …

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New Head Coaching Changes In 2017 Could Benefit The Cowboys 2

Slowing Aaron Donald Key to Dallas Cowboys Offensive Attack

Aaron Donald is the best defensive player in football. That’s not breaking any news. Until the emergence of Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, many actually considered the Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle to be the best player in all of football. A defensive tackle? The best player in football? Just look at his list …

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Will Cowboys' Faith in DE Randy Gregory Pay Off?

Cowboys and Randy Gregory Reach Agreement on 1 Year Extension

The path back to the NFL has been a long one for Randy Gregory, who was just reinstated from his most recent indefinite suspension for violating the league’s policy on substance abuse. Originally selected in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft, Gregory has served suspensions off and on over the years, self-medicating with marijuana …

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Can the 2020 Dallas Cowboys Live up to the Preseason Hype?

Can the 2020 Dallas Cowboys Live up to the Preseason Hype?

It has been 25 seasons since the Dallas Cowboys won their fifth Super Bowl, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX 27-17 in Arizona. There are a lot of Cowboys fans (including our own Mauricio Rodriguez) who weren’t alive to see that. For many others, it’s a distant memory. As good as some of the …

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Cowboys Blog - Cowboys CTK: Brandon Carr's Carrousel Spins Around #39

5 Observations of Dallas Cowboys Practice Squad

The NFL transaction wire was hot and heavy over the last couple of days as front offices were forced to cut down from 80 players to 53. Then begin the process of putting players through waivers with the hopes of getting them to their practice squads. This year, teams are allowed to have 16 players on …

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Dallas Cowboys Need to Go All In and Sign Earl Thomas

Dallas Cowboys Need to Go All In and Sign Earl Thomas

The NFL season is right around the corner and in just nine days, the Dallas Cowboys will take the field against the Los Angeles Rams. Finally, we’ll be able to see this football team on the field for real and begin to see just what they’re made of. As they get ready to kick off the …

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Blake Jarwin will Get Opportunities Despite Cowboys WR Talent

Even before Jason Witten’s retirement it was perceived that the Cowboys should work on finding the heir to the right end throne. Instead of using the draft to find their tight end of the future, they signed one off the streets to their practice squad. Even when he was on the practice squad back in 2017, …

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Cowboys' Pass and Run Looks to Be More in Sync in 2020

Cowboys’ Pass and Run Looks to Be More in Sync in 2020

For as good as the Dallas Cowboys offense was in 2019, there were times that it didn’t function as well as it should have given the talent and the quarterback play. In particular, at the beginning of games, the Cowboys struggled. Their slow starts generally put them behind their opponents, and they were forced to play …

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Noah Brown Making Plays, Final Push for 53-Man Roster

Noah Brown Makes Plays, Earns Praise from Mike McCarthy

This time one week from now, the Dallas Cowboys will enter week one of the 2020 regular season. That means they’ll cut down to their 53-man roster and have their 16-man practice squad set. Now is the time for players to make their push for a spot on the roster. Though much of the wide receiver …

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Report: Cowboys S Xavier Woods Expected to Play Sunday

Xavier Woods Suffers Injured Groin During ‘Cowboys Night’ Practice

Cowboys Night sounds like it was a huge success from the team perspective. Head Coach Mike McCarthy was pleased with the work they got in as a group and feels they’re doing well in their preparation for the regular season. Unfortunately, the Dallas Cowboys were unable to come out of the practice unscathed as Safety Xavier …

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10 Players to Watch in Dallas Cowboys Scrimmage

10 Players to Watch in Dallas Cowboys Scrimmage

Preseason football was wiped out. New rules have limited what can and can’t be shared by the media from training camp practices. That means we have little information to go on with just 14 days until the Dallas Cowboys kick-off against the Los Angeles Rams in week one of the 2020 NFL season. When the Cowboys …

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Dallas Cowboys to be in White Jerseys for 14 Games in 2020

Dallas Cowboys to be in White Jerseys for 14 Games in 2020

The Dallas Cowboys have one of the more iconic uniforms in all of sports. The recognizable star on the side of the helmet stands out and is a symbol of the excellence the Cowboys have sustained over their 60-year history. The other part of their uniform that has been unique through the years was the wearing …

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