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Cowboys news: Dallas legend drops key nugget to 2026 season

Why Troy Aikman says fans should hope Cowboys offense is not as prolific in 2026 – SportsDay Staff, Dallas Morning News Did the Cowboys do enough on defense during the offseason to help their offense? Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN Monday Night football commentator Troy Aikman made a guest spot on ESPN’s “Get Up” this week to […]

Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: EDGE Sam Williams

Many would not have expected Sam Williams to get a fifth season in Dallas after his first four years. But he’s back in 2026 with a chance at career redemption and to finally reward the Cowboys for their original investment. How does this prototypical “prove it” season look for Williams, and what could it mean […]

Ranking the top 10 players on the 2026 Cowboys roster: #10 Caleb Downs

Just three weeks stand between the Dallas Cowboys and the start of 2026 OTAs. The offseason rolls on, but Dallas and the other 31 NFL franchises have made almost all of the significant moves they will make before the start of training camp. Dallas’ roster looks significantly different than it did at this time last […]

The other coach in charge of rewiring the Cowboys secondary

While fans of the Dallas Cowboys have spent the last few months buzzing about the hiring of defensive coordinator Christian Parker, there is another secondary savant in the building who no one is really talking about. Everyone loves the bright young coordinator hire, but you cannot overlook the arrival of Derrick Ansley, who joined the […]

Why the Cowboys could struggle to trade any surplus players

A few days ago, ESPN published an article in which Aaron Schatz looked at the biggest remaining roster holes for all 32 NFL teams following the draft. When reading through those various needs, thoughts arose about whether the Cowboys could be potential trade partners to fill those holes, and whether the best value of some […]

Cowboys are doing something they only have ever done twice before

The Dallas Cowboys are set to open their season on the road against the New York Giants. It is basically our annual tradition at this point. This year will mark the ninth time in 20 that the Cowboys and Giants will face off against each other in a season-opener, but interestingly it will also mark […]

Cowboys reshuffle the deck with another resource pivot

The Dallas Cowboys have spent the last few seasons shuffling around resources as they try their hardest to build a balanced football team. Managing funds is never easy, but the front office has been remarkably aggressive in shifting resources to find the right combination of talent to get them in the win column on Sundays. […]

Cowboys news: Early 53-man roster prediction

Cowboys 53-man roster projection: Joe Milton or Sam Howell? Who is fifth WR? – Jon Machota, The Athletic If the Dallas Cowboys move on from Marist Liufau, it might just come down to a numbers game. Outside linebacker (6) This is one of the tougher position groups to project because of the move to make […]

Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: RB Phil Mafah

The Dallas Cowboys’ running backs offer a lot of intrigue this summer. We know who the starter will be, but the backup spots all feel up for grabs. One contender for a job is second-year back Phil Mafah. Our rundown series continues with the physical RB and his chances of making this year’s roster. Background […]

Cowboys opener vs Giants holds a little more intrigue this year

If Caleb Downs has a chip on his shoulder heading into his rookie season for the nine teams that passed on him in the draft, he gets his first opportunity as early as Week 1. The NFL announced on Monday that the Dallas Cowboys will travel to face the New York Giants on Sunday Night […]

The clear frontrunner for the Cowboys WR3 job

Everyone is well aware of the star power the Dallas Cowboys have at the top of their wide receiver position group with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, but did you know the team has a pretty good WR3 option? And no, we’re not talking about All-Pro return specialist, KaVontae Turpin. This receiver has quietly inserted […]

3 Cowboys who should take a big second-year leap in 2026

It’s been a busy offseason for the Dallas Cowboys, both in terms of free agency activity and (by most accounts) nailing the 2026 NFL Draft. But Super Bowl teams aren’t built in one offseason, and the Cowboys understand that they’ll need at least a couple players to take a big step this year to truly […]

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Cowboys have dominant history over Giants in season openers

The Dallas Cowboys are set to visit the New York Giants in Week 1 of this season. In similar news, water is wet. If you have been paying attention for the last 5, 10, 30, or 5,000 minutes or so, you know that the Cowboys and Giants square off to begin NFL seasons more often […]

The quiet grit of Cowboys legend Craig Morton

The Dallas Cowboys family and the football world lost a true pioneer this past Sunday with the passing of Craig Morton. As one of the original cornerstones of the franchise, Morton helped transform the Cowboys from a young expansion team into a perennial powerhouse. He carried himself with a quiet dignity and a toughness that […]

Cowboys news: Dallas schedule leaks are piling up

Giants will host Cowboys on Sunday night in Week 1 – Josh Alper, Pro Football Talk The Cowboys ended last season at the Giants, and will begin 2026 there as well in primetime – their second straight Week 1 Sunday Night Football game against a NFC East opponent. The first Sunday Night Football matchup of […]

Cowboys find out who they will play on Thanksgiving

The Dallas Cowboys found out on Monday morning that they’ll take on the New York Giants in their season opener on Sunday Night Football. Now, they know who they’ll play on Thanksgiving at AT&T Stadium. It’s another NFC East opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles. Dallas has played Philadelphia twice on Thanksgiving in the past, it hasn’t […]

Guessing who the Cowboys will play on Thanksgiving Day

Soon enough, May 14th to be specific, the NFL will release the schedule for the 2026 season. Once they do so it will be full steam ahead through the doldrums of the offseason towards training camp. For now we at least know who the Dallas Cowboys will play and where those games will take place. […]

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Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: TE Jake Ferguson

While Jake Ferguson’s status for 2026 isn’t in doubt, how the upcoming season goes for him could raise doubts about 2027 and beyond. The Dallas Cowboys’ starting tight end is the next man up in our roster rundown series. Background Years in NFL: 4Acquired by: 2022 4th-round pick The Cowboys went into the 2022 NFL Draft knowing […]

3 ways the Cowboys can improve on offense in 2026

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off their most disappointing healthy Dak Prescott season of his career. A large reason for that was because of the struggles on the defensive side of the ball. While the Cowboys offense was still very good in 2025 (fifth in EPA/play, sixth in success rate, second in yards per game, […]

Cowboys to face Giants in Week 1 on Sunday Night Football

The full 2026 NFL schedule is set to be released on Thursday. However, the first opponent for the Dallas Cowboys has been revealed as it was announced early on Monday morning that the Cowboys will travel to take on the New York Giants. The two NFC East rivals will battle it out in prime time […]

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The 3 best moves of the Cowboys’ offseason

It’s been an unusually active offseason for the Dallas Cowboys, one that might actually convince some people the front office has seen the light. By most accounts, Jerry and Stephen Jones have aced the offseason, capping it off with a draft class that was praised by many as one of the best of any team […]

Cowboys news: Jaishawn Barham is causing excitement in Dallas

No longer LB worrywarts for now – Mickey Spagnola, DallasCowboys.com They Cowboys have some material to work with at linebacker. Just a wee bit before the second hour of Round 2, the Cowboys traded their own fifth-round draft choice to San Francisco for Dee Winters, the linebacker having started in 27 of his 32 games […]

The next options for WR George Pickens and the Dallas Cowboys

By now we all know wide receiver George Pickens will play the 2026 NFL season under the $27.3 million franchise tag and the Dallas Cowboys have no intentions of trading him. What we don’t know is what’s next for these two? Does Pickens have a long-term future in Dallas? Today, we dive into the Cowboys […]

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Cowboys 2026 UDFA scouting: Shiyazh Pete scouting report

We continue scouting the 2026 NFL Draft class for the Dallas Cowboys by looking at the undrafted free agent class. Today we are looking at offensive tackle Shiyazh Pete from Kentucky.  Shiyazh Pete OTKentucky WildcatsSeniorNo recruit rating6’9”309 lbs History Pete’s first year in college was 2021 at New Mexico State. Pete redshirted and did not appear in a game for […]

Cowboys were a very different team last time they played internationally

The NFL schedule is set to be released on May 14th which is very exciting. At the moment we do know one game for the Dallas Cowboys and that is a Week 3 “home” game against the Baltimore Ravens. That is technically a game that Dallas is the host team for, but it is taking […]

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