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Is Joe Milton just a short-term solution, or a long-term answer

Is Joe Milton just a short-term solution, or a long-term answer

Last week, the Dallas Cowboys solved an immediate roster issue by trading for quarterback Joe Milton. The former Tennessee alum saw just one game in his rookie year with the Patriots. With Cooper Rush signing with the Ravens and Trey Lance off to the Chargers, the Cowboys needed another backup for Dak Prescott in addition to …

QB Chronicles: Joe Milton is a perfect fit to backup Dak Prescott 1

QB Chronicles: Joe Milton is a perfect fit to back up Dak Prescott

The Dallas Cowboys have made a strategic move by acquiring QB Joe Milton III from the New England Patriots. With Cooper Rush signing with the Baltimore Ravens in free agency and Trey Lance still unsigned, the Cowboys had a pressing need for a reliable backup to QB Dak Prescott. This trade, which involved the Cowboys sending …

Wide Receiver Two Already on the Cowboys Roster

Wide Receiver 2 Already on the Cowboys Roster

Wide receiver number two is a big problem for the Dallas Cowboys, and the team’s lack of a playmaker outside CeeDee Lamb was evident last season. The Cowboys’ offensive coaching staff may already have a wide receiver on the roster who could play Robin to Lamb’s Batman. As a second-year player, Ryan Flournoy may be the …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

2 key Cowboys defenders could miss the start of the regular season

2 key Cowboys defenders could miss the start of the regular season

The Dallas Cowboys are bracing for a challenging start to the 2025 NFL season. Executive Vice President Stephen Jones has indicated that key defensive players CB Trevon Diggs and linebacker LB DeMarvion Overshown are expected to miss significant time due to ongoing rehabilitation from injuries. Diggs’ and Overshown’s recoveries from knee surgery will likely sideline them …

Projecting the Cowboys running back depth chart in 2025 2

Are the Cowboys finished in 2025’s pre-draft free agency?

The Dallas Cowboys were surprisingly active in the first few weeks of free agency this year. At least in quantity if not in quality. As the first month of the NFL’s new year winds down, the Cowboys currently have 75 players on the active roster and already counting against the cap. They have another 17 players …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

A Dallas Cowboys Player Who Will Excel 2

A Year 3 Cowboys Player Will Have A Big Season

A Dallas Cowboys player in his third year will have a breakout season and eliminate the bust status he is currently developing. The Cowboys are known for drafting well, but defensive tackle is one position that is tough to evaluate in the first two years. Mazi Smith will prove his doubters wrong this season. Mazi Smith …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

Amari Cooper Will Be A Dallas Cowboy in 2025 2

Amari Cooper Will Be A Dallas Cowboy in 2025

Amari Cooper will be a part of the Dallas Cowboys for the 2025 season. The Dallas Cowboys need a wide receiver to help CeeDee Lamb, and Amari Cooper is a good fit, even if he is getting older. Several teams around the NFL have had the chance to sign Amari Cooper, but have not done so. …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

Veteran Starts Over Highly Touted Rookie On Cowboys' 53-Man Roster

Dante Fowler sits atop the new faces in Dallas

All we heard last offseason was about Jerry Jones going all in, and how he was not going to let another season slip away in a playoff defeat. We all knew that he was just blowing smoke and that was not going to happen. After another disappointing season, a lot due to injuries, here we are …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Projecting the Cowboys running back depth chart in 2025

Projecting the Cowboys running back depth chart in 2025

The Cowboys running back room having considerable questions is becoming a bit of a tradition. This is the second offseason in a row that we have no idea who the starter will be, and we are still over a month away from having the answer. In 2024, Dallas could have pursued Josh Jacobs, Derrick Henry, or …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

The Positives from the 2020 Dallas Cowboys 4

The weakest position room needs Dallas’ full attention

The weakest link in the chain on defense for the Dallas Cowboys was at safety in 2024. As of this moment, it remains so. They have retained two of their safeties in free agency but have not addressed the position with the signing of an outside free agent. Looking at the numbers in 2024, especially how …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

Trevon Diggs Will Make NFL History With Interception vs Panthers

Uncertainty is the word of the day for Cowboys cornerbacks

To say things are unsettled when it comes to the cornerbacks for the Cowboys would be an understatement. Dallas ended the 2024 season hurting at the position. So far, they haven’t improved things by much in free agency. A lot of the uncertainty lies in the injury report. The three top corner backs on the roster …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

2025 Cowboys Trade Back Scenarios for a Wide Receiver 2

2025 Cowboys Trade Back Scenarios for a Wide Receiver 2

The Dallas Cowboys trade-back scenario for a second wide receiver rumors seem to be creeping out among fans. As all fans know, the Cowboys front office has brought in one wide receiver who has had a lackluster career, and that is being generous. Parris Campbell will not put any fear into opposing defenses. He can be …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

Re-Signed Linebacker Tops Cowboys' Depth Chart For 2023

These Cowboys role players will need to shine bright in 2025

It is starting to look like the Dallas Cowboys might be done spending in free agency, and although they added a handful of depth players, they are going to need to hit on the NFL draft in April. Not only will they need a few of the players they draft starting in 2025, with all the …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Ranking the Top 5 Cowboys Free Agent Additions

Cowboys’ player acquisitions reveal unorthodox 2025 offseason strategy

In a league where roster construction and team-building strategies often follow a predictable script, the Dallas Cowboys have opted for a slightly different approach in the 2025 offseason. No, the Cowboys are not signing players at the top of the market. No, they are not trading for superstars like Myles Garrett. They are still shopping in …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Emmitt Smith, Michael Irving, Troy Aikman, Triplets

These 7 sacred numbers in Dallas should be retired

The Dallas Cowboys released the new jersey numbers for 14 recent arrivals at The Star this week. There will be more to come after the draft and the rest of free agency. 2- Juanyeh Thomas 3- Dante Fowler 15- Will Grier 20- Kaiir Elam 23- Buddy Johnson 27- Miles Sanders 33- Javonte Williams 57- Jack Sanborn …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

A silver football helmet with a blue star logo rests on the grass near a white line, hinting at the player who left it there.

The Dallas Cowboys can’t keep ignoring important position

As we inch closer to the NFL draft in April, the Dallas Cowboys have made a handful of moves. Most are a head scratcher, but I liked the additions of Dante Fowler and Jack Sanborn. Still, this team needs plenty of work if they want to compete for anything in 2025, we all know that. The …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Best quarterback in the NFC East is a 2-team race

Cooper Rush signs with Ravens, who will be the Cowboys’ backup QB?

Happy Monday Cowboys Nation, with free agency in full swing, a move that may have gone unnoticed is that the Dallas Cowboys lost an eight-year-player that was very solid for this team in his role when needed. Two years ago, Cooper Rush signed a two-year, $6 million deal with the Cowboys, and his contract was up, …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor