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Sources: Dallas Cowboys’ Sean Lee had surgery, out until mid-October
The Cowboys placed Lee on injured reserve prior to their season opener, which knocked him out of at least the first three games. Now, there is a possibility he could return Oct. 19 against Arizona or Oct. 25 against Washington. Lee had issues with his pelvis late last season and aggravated it in workouts at […]
Continue readingSource: Cowboys LB Leighton Vander Esch likely out 6-8 weeks with broken collarbone
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will undergo surgery on his broken collarbone and be placed on the injured reserve/return list, executive vice president Stephen Jones confirmed Monday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. Jones also said tight end Blake Jarwin suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in Sunday night’s […]
Continue readingTraining camp practices leave NFL coaches in quandary: to tackle or not
NFL training camps have changed over the decades. Long gone are the double sessions in full pads designed to get a team in shape after an offseason in which players might have worked another job to help make ends meet. For several years now, full-speed tackling has largely been a no-no during camp as teams […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2020: Good news for Alex Smith, Gardner Minshew
It was a day of positive vibes for quarterbacks during Sunday’s 2020 NFL training camps as Alex Smith of the Washington Football Team was cleared for football activity and activated off the physically unable to perform list, capping a remarkable recovery from a leg injury that nearly cost him his life. Smith, 36, who broke […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2020: Opt-outs, Gronk flexes, D.C. starting fresh
As 2020 NFL training camp continue, today marks the NFL’s deadline for players to declare if they will opt out this season. Coming into today there were more than 50 players who chose to opt out of the 2020 season, but today that number increased to 66, after a flurry of them came in before […]
Continue readingProjecting future Hall of Famers for all 32 NFL teams
In a normal universe, we would be celebrating the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 right about now. Instead, legendary players and coaches like Troy Polamalu and Jimmy Johnson will wait until next year to give their speeches in Canton, Ohio. The Hall of Fame Game, like the rest of the preseason, has […]
Continue reading2020 NFL mock expansion draft: Picking players for a 33rd team
On the other hand, by adding two teams, the NFL would be able to add an additional game for television each week without having to concede any more money to its players. With the Texans paying $700 million as a franchise fee in 2002, Forbes estimated in 2012 that new franchises would pay between $1 […]
Continue readingNFC East makeover: Coaches who will reshape the division in 2020
It’s a new day in the NFC East, with lots of new coaches and hope for improved results. It’s necessary after the way this once-proud division stumbled through the 2019 season a combined 16 games under .500, its worst aggregate record since becoming a four-team division in 2002. The fallout led to the Dallas Cowboys, […]
Continue readingWanted: A coach to take Cowboys’ talent to Super Bowl
FRISCO, Texas — Owner Jerry Jones believes the Dallas Cowboys are contenders. He believes he put together a roster that should be a lot better than 8-8. With quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott, three Pro Bowl-level offensive linemen, wide receiver Amari Cooper, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and linebackers Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander […]
Continue readingLessons from six disappointing NFL teams: Barnwell on what went wrong and what’s next
On Sunday’s day of reckoning in the NFC East, the Cowboys were the ones found wanting. Their 17-9 loss to the Eagles dropped Jerry Jones’ team out of first place in the East. The Eagles can clinch the division with a win over the Giants or a Cowboys loss against Washington in Week 17. ESPN’s […]
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