Matthew Lenix
The Dallas Cowboys suffered major hits to their pass rush this week. On Monday, Randy Gregory was added to the Reserve/COVID list and was officially ruled out on Saturday after failing to produce two negative tests. Wednesday was an even bigger blow as the team’s best pass rusher and run defender, DeMarcus Lawrence, broke a bone …
The Dallas Cowboys dealt with a massive load of injuries in 2020. Earlier this week, Defensive End DeMarcus Lawrence broke a bone in his foot and will be out 6-8 weeks. That’s a devastating blow, but the Cowboys took another hit to their pass rush, just not due to injury. Randy Gregory, who has been on …
The hits just keep on coming for the Dallas Cowboys defense on the injury front. Defensive tackle Neville Gallimore suffered a dislocated elbow during the preseason and Defensive End DeMarcus Lawrence broke a bone in his foot on Wednesday and will be out for six to eight weeks. That’s damaging enough to a defensive unit that …
After his worst statistical season in 2020, Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott used the offseason to get into the best shape of his career thanks to Josh Hicks, a local trainer. Using drills to focus on speed and agility, Elliott looked quicker and more decisive while carrying the football heading into the 2021 season, which …
The Dallas Cowboys had more offensive line problems than they would have liked to have dealt with in 2020. Just one week into the 2021 season, they are having issues again. Starting Right Guard Zack Martin missed the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he landed on the Reserve/COVID list, but was activated on …
DeMarcus Lawrence had back-to-back seasons of double-digit sacks in 2017 and 2018. That led to him signing a five-year, $105 million contract in April of 2019. Since that time, Lawrence has only racked up 11.5 sacks, and many have labeled him as an overrated and overpaid player because of it. The mistake that a lot of …
Tyron Smith has been one of the best left tackles in the NFL over the last decade. However, there’s been an underlining issue the former first-round pick has dealt with recently, staying healthy. After only missing one start in his first five seasons he’s been absent for 26 games since the start of the 2016 season …
Amari Cooper added a new dimension to the Dallas Cowboys’ offense when he arrived around midseason in 2018, and he racked up 725 yards and six touchdowns in his nine games with the team. In his first full season with the Cowboys in 2019, Cooper set career highs in yards (1,189), touchdowns (8), and yards per …
The Dallas Cowboys lost a tough 31-29 battle to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Unfortunately, they lost even more than that. According to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, Wide Receiver Michael Gallup will miss the next three to five weeks with a calf strain. https://twitter.com/GehlkenNFL/status/1436397663369433100?s=19 Gallup suffered the injury in the second …
The Dallas Cowboys are just two days away from kicking off the 2021 season against the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and they’re doing some financial maneuvering before they take the field. According to ESPN insider Field Yates, the Cowboys have restructured Dak Prescott’s contract and converted $6.25M of his base salary into a …
It’s been a long road for Dak Prescott to get back to the football field. After a record-setting start in the first month of the 2020 season when he became the first quarterback in history to throw for 450 yards or more in three consecutive games, Prescott’s season came to an abrupt end last October when …
Back in April, the NFL approved a proposal to change the way jersey numbers are assigned. Defensive backs can now wear 1 to 49, linebackers 1 to 59/90 to 99, and defensive ends 50 to 70/90 to 99. Jaylon Smith and Donovan Wilson took advantage of this new rule back in May. The former changed to …
The Dallas Cowboys kick off the 2021 season in a week when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Recently, they added a plethora of players to the Reserve/COVID list and it was unclear if that would affect their status to start the season. The Cowboys got several of those players back on Thursday according to …
The safety position, like every year with the Dallas Cowboys, had a lot of eyes on it during the offseason and training camp. They added Damontae Kazee, Jayron Kearse, and Malik Hooker to the roster in an attempt to sure up the third level of the defense. Kearse along with rookie Israel Mukuamu and veteran Darian …
With the preseason officially over, it’s time for the Dallas Cowboys to finalize their 53-man roster. One of the most intriguing decisions the team faced was who will be the primary backup to starting Quarterback Dak Prescott for the 2021 season. There wasn’t one quarterback behind Prescott that significantly outperformed the others. However, the Cowboys made …
The Dallas Cowboys had a plethora of injuries in 2020. Most notably, the offensive line was ravaged by them. While Tyron Smith missed 14 with a neck issue, and Zack Martin was absent for 6 games with a calf injury, La’el Collins spent the entire season on the sideline after hip surgery last October. Collins has …
The Dallas Cowboys are currently thin at the safety position entering their final preseason game. Malik Hooker, Damontae Kazee, and rookie Israel Mukuamu are all on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Donovan Wilson, who was one of the breakout stars on defense in 2020, is now dealing with a sore groin. https://twitter.com/jonmachota/status/1430566782260109318?s=19 …
Fans of the Dallas Cowboys and plenty in the mainstream media thought the sky was falling when Dak Prescott suffered a shoulder strain about a month ago. He didn’t play in the Hall of Fame Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 5 and as a precaution, the Cowboys are keeping him on the shelf until …
The Dallas Cowboys waived kicker Lirim Hajrullahu on Tuesday which got their roster down to 80 as mandated by the NFL. On Wednesday, the Cowboys got their top kicker back from 2020 as Greg Zuerlein has been activated off of the PUP list after passing a physical. https://twitter.com/GehlkenNFL/status/1430559487644086283?s=19 Zuerlein hasn’t practiced yet but has shown improvement …
The linebacker position for the Dallas Cowboys seemed to be set with Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch. However, injuries and poor play forced Dallas to look to upgrade the unit in the NFL Draft, and they took a double-dip. After missing out on cornerbacks Patrick Surtain and Jaycee Horn in the first round, the Cowboys …
The Dallas Cowboys still have plenty to figure out heading into their final preseason game. There are battles at cornerback and safety, the swing tackle role has been shaky, and with Neville Gallimore’s injury, the Cowboys need players to step up on the defensive interior. Those issues need their proper attention, but the backup quarterback role …