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Dowdle? Elliott? A rookie? Who might lead Cowboys’ RBs in 2024?

FRISCO, Texas — Last season, Dallas Cowboys running backs combined for 1,425 yards and nine touchdowns on 370 carries. Tony Pollard took 252 of those carries along with 1,005 yards and six touchdowns with him to the Tennessee Titans as an unrestricted free agent. Re-signed to a one-year deal, Rico Dowdle is the Cowboys’ leading […]

Historic facts and stats to know ahead of Super Bowl 2024

The game features big-name stat-stuffers such as quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones for the Chiefs and running back Christian McCaffrey, receiver Deebo Samuel and defensive end Nick Bosa for the Niners. While winning a championship is their only genuine goal, it’s possible each player or team could make […]

If not now, when for Dak Prescott and a Cowboys Super Bowl?

More Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith thinks this could be the Cowboys’ best chance at winning the Super Bowl. (1:19) FRISCO, Texas — The words are there for all the Dallas Cowboys to see every day: Carpe Omnia. Coach Mike McCarthy chose the Latin phrase “seize everything” as the Cowboys’ motto for 2023. It’s […]

Why Jerry Jones put Jimmy Johnson in Cowboys Ring of Honor

More Teams. More Games. Domonique Foxworth, Robert Griffin III and Jeff Saturday discuss whether they can trust the Cowboys. (1:33) FRISCO, Texas — Jerry and Jimmy. Jimmy and Jerry. In Dallas Cowboys history, maybe even NFL history, you don’t need their last names. You know them. You know their story. At least most of it. […]

The legend of Cowboys’ Emmitt Smith’s NFL rushing record and why it might never be broken

FRISCO, Texas — Emmitt Smith swears he wasn’t going through a midlife crisis last month. “I’ve been wanting to get a tattoo for many years,” the 53-year-old said. “It’s just been weird in my head, ‘Go ahead, do it. Go ahead.” And so, on a September trip to Las Vegas, he did it. Smith had […]

What’s behind the number? 15 rookies explain why they chose their NFL uniform number

NFL players and their uniform numbers are inextricably connected. The numbers are how fans quickly recognize players on the field. They become part of each player’s persona, and fans proudly rock them when they wear an NFL jersey. Sometimes the numbers even become an iconic brand, such as Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s TB12. […]

NFL’s best players ever at every offensive position: Is Tom Brady the GOAT quarterback? Jerry Rice or Randy Moss at WR?

Quarterback Tom Brady was retired during the 2022 NFL offseason for just 40 days before opting to return for a 23rd season that could (maybe?) be his last, tight end Rob Gronkowski recently decided to hang them up, and defensive tackle Aaron Donald inked a massive contract extension this summer to make him the game’s […]

Imagining the NFL’s Shohei Ohtani: The best potential two-way players for all 32 teams, including Chase Young, Myles Garrett, Jalen Ramsey playing offense

The end of MLB’s regular season is near. And we can all agree that one player this season knocked our socks off with one of the best two-way performances in all of sports — ever. Shohei Ohtani does it all for the Los Angeles Angels. For our NFL fans unfamiliar, Ohtani, a Japanese-born pitcher/DH, led […]