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Why do the Cowboys go about free agency the way they do?

FRISCO, Texas — Free agency isn’t even officially a week old, but it feels as if the 2023 NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys have been left behind. Left tackle Tyron Smith has agreed to join the New York Jets. Center Tyler Biadasz and defensive ends Dorance Armstrong have decided to follow former defensive coordinator Dan […]

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Stephon Gilmore among Cowboys’ top free agents on defense

More Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe debate the ongoing cultural issues with the Dallas Cowboys and the man capable of fixing it. (2:16) FRISCO, Texas — New Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer acknowledged he is inheriting a good unit after Dan Quinn’s three-year run calling the shots. He has Micah […]

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NFL Power Rankings 2023: 32-team poll after the NFL draft

More Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky states his case on why Bears QB Justin Fields is going to be in the NFL MVP discussion this upcoming season. (1:17) The 2023 NFL draft is over. The league has more than 259 new players looking to make a difference on a team. These players fill important holes […]

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NFL team previews 2023: Predictions, sleepers, depth charts

The 2023 NFL season kicks off Thursday night, when the reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs host the Lions (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). Week 1 then continues on Sunday with 14 exciting matchups — including the Cowboys visiting the Giants on “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The Bills head a little south to face […]

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Numbers behind the Cowboys’ dominant win over the Colts

The Dallas Cowboys have won five of their last six games, and Sunday night’s 54-19 rout of the Indianapolis Colts was their most dominant performance of the season. The Cowboys’ defense had five forced turnovers, including two interceptions by rookie cornerback DaRon Bland and one from former Colts safety Malik Hooker. Rookies Sam Williams and […]

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Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott unlikely to play vs. Bears before bye week

Elliott did not participate in Friday’s walkthrough after sitting out practice Wednesday and Thursday to go through resistance training and rehab. “The only chance he would have to play is if he keeps going on the right [path] that he actually has been going,” coach Mike McCarthy said. “I mean he’s doing a lot better […]

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NFL Week 7 takeaways: Lessons, big questions for every game

It’s Week 7 of the 2022 NFL season, and here are our weekly game takeaways. On Thursday night, the Arizona Cardinals’ offense came alive at home against the New Orleans Saints. Sunday came with a few surprises: Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offense struggled against a Carolina Panthers team potentially in the midst […]

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NFL training camp previews for all 32 teams: Predictions, fantasy battles, players to watch

Thirty-one NFL training camps open this week after the Las Vegas Raiders got an early start last week, and there is no shortage of compelling storylines across the league. There was plenty of movement in the offseason, from quarterbacks such as Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan to elite wide receivers such as Davante Adams and […]

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NFL Power Rankings 2022: Offseason 1-32 poll, plus players who benefited most from the draft and trades

While the long-term story of the 2022 NFL draft will be how the draftees pan out years from now, this version of the NFL Power Rankings is taking more of an immediate approach. Instead of breaking down the rookies (there will be plenty of time for that), we picked veterans from each team whose status […]

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2022 NFL draft: Jeff Legwold ranks the top 100 prospects

Any NFL draft without a quarterback at the top of the board is different from most editions of the annual affair, and that’s the case this year. Without a consensus quarterback you’ll hear more divergent opinions about how the top 20 picks will go when talking to scouts, coaches and general managers around the league. […]

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