Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo collected 4,184 passing yards, threw for 31 touchdowns and posted an efficiency rating that was the fourth-highest in the league. Despite his impressive output, Romo still faces a legion of critics determined to make Romo the scapegoat for the team's disappointing 8-8 season. Asked about Romo, Cowboys executive vice president gave the 31-year-old quarterback a vote of confidence. "We are firmly in the corner that that's not our issue," Jones said Tuesday. "If you're a Cowboy... [Read More]
The Dallas Cowboys very much want to bring Laurent Robinson back this season after he provided a real boost to the passing game with hamstring injuries wiping out much of Miles Austin’s season. But they will not be able to re-sign the wide receiver until he is on the open market as a free agent. Todd Archer of ESPN Dallas explains that because Robinson was signed to a minimum salary benefit deal this past season, he cannot be re-signed until free agency opens March 13. The Cowboys can meet with Robinson’s agent Harold... [Read More]
Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones hinted Tuesday that the team will likely part ways with veteran linebackers Bradie James and Keith Brooking this offseason. "Bradie and Brooking are two of the best leaders, personalities I have ever had the pleasure of being around," Jones told the Dallas Morning News. "They're great guys. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. That's what we've got to decide." According to the newspaper, Jones emphasized that the team has not made a... [Read More]
Last week, reports surfaced that the Dallas Cowboys are considering using the franchise tag on outside linebacker Anthony Spencer, which would be worth nearly $9 million in guaranteed base salary if a long-term deal cannot be reached. Spencer's teammate, DeMarcus Ware, hopes Spencer is back. "I think it's really important to get Spencer back because if you look back, he's not a guy who is probably going to have 40 or 50 sacks, but at the end of the day, he's a run-stopper," Ware said Saturday night according... [Read More]
Outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware said the Cowboys don't have any leadership issues because they have more than one leader on their team. On Friday, Cowboys defensive end Jason Hatcher had an interesting answer to a question during a radio interview on KESN-FM 103.3 when he was asked who were the leaders on the Dallas Cowboys. "Uh, dude, I got to be honest with you. That's a good question. That's a good question," Hatcher said. "I really don't know. ...We need like a Ray Lewis. We don't have that. We have... [Read More]
Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray shed some light on his ankle injury on SiriusXM NFL Radio Friday morning. Murray said he's progressing well after tearing ligaments in his right ankle. It was initially believed he fractured his ankle. Nonetheless, Murray said he's been working out at the Cowboys facility and insists he'll have no problems being ready for 2012. "My rehab is going really well," Murray said. "It's not going to keep me from missing anything. ... I plan on hopefully starting to work and run a lot... [Read More]
Cowboys defensive end Jason Hatcher said the team's defense has everything it needs except one: There is no one to lead them. NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp had criticized DeMarcus Ware, the Cowboys' best player, for his lack of leadership before the 2011 season. Hatcher made his comments about a lack of team leaders during a Friday interview with special guest Deion Sanders on the Ben & Skin Show on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM. “Dude, I've got to be honest with you: That’s a good question,” Hatcher said. “I really don’t... [Read More]
Randy Moss announced Monday that he is planning to return to the NFL, though one team in particular is not interested in the ex-Pro Bowl receiver. Sources have told ESPNDallas.com that the Dallas Cowboys would not be interested in Moss. Dallas, in fact, passed on Moss in the 1998 NFL Draft, when they drafted Greg Ellis instead of the young wide receiver out of Marshall due to his off the field issues. The Cowboys will return a young, talented core of receivers, led by Miles Austin and Dez Bryant.
Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News reports Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked recently if he would make a bid for the 50th Super Bowl and responded, “absolutely,” according to Daniel Kaplan of the Sports Business Journal. With the next three games already scheduled, Kaplan says bids for the game in 2016 would have to be submitted by April because the NFL usually announces the next unawarded site during its May meeting. And since the next three venues have already been announced [New Orleans, New York/New Jersey... [Read More]
The Cowboys announced the hiring of an assistant secondary coach, Joe Baker, who spent the previous three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has been an NFL coach for 16 years and is a former college teammate of Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. Baker will work under Jerome Henderson, who was hired last month to be the Cowboys’ new secondary coach, replacing Dave Campo. Before coaching in Tampa Bay, Baker spent two seasons with the Denver Broncos, as a linebackers coach and an offensive assistant. Baker has also... [Read More]
According to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Dallas Cowboys are considering using the franchise tag on outside linebacker Anthony Spencer. A first-round pick out of Purdue in 2007, Spencer has been a full-time starter opposite DeMarcus Ware the last three seasons, totaling 196 tackles, 17 quarterbacks sacks and eight forced fumbles with one interception and 10 passes defensed. The 6-foot-3, 257-pound Spencer was the 26th overall pick of the '07 draft and earned $1.001 million in base salary in 2011,... [Read More]
Since winning the Super Bowl the Giants have been busy tossing their two cents into everything from Gisele's break down of the Patriot's receiving corps to the Cowboys quarterback situation. The latest out of New York, according to the Dallas Morning News, is Ahmad Bradshaw's opinion of Cowboy's signal caller Tony Romo. When asked by the NFL Network about Romo's ability to lead the Cowboys to the Super Bowl, Bradshaw offered, “You know what, man, I don’t see it happening. I don’t think they believe it, and they’re... [Read More]
The Cowboys appear ready finalize the coaching staff as Joe Baker is expected to be hired as the club's assistant secondary coach. Baker, 42, most recently supervised the linebackers under former Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris, who was fired after the team finished the 2011 season with a 4-12 record. Baker will work alongside Jerome Henderson, who replaced Dave Campo last month and will oversee the defensive backfield. Since secondary coach Brett Maxie left to take a position with the Tennessee Titans in January, the... [Read More]
Vann McElroy, Sanford Routt's Houston-based agent, said Friday morning outside of visits to Buffalo and Tennessee his client has no other visits scheduled according to Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com. However, Minnesota, Kansas City and Dallas have reached out to him about Routt's services. Routt was released by the Raiders on Thursday.
Laurent Robinson watched the Super Bowl on Sunday thinking about how the Cowboys need to be playing on that stage. Having the division rival New York Giants win their second Super Bowl in five years was considered a motivational tool. “It’s motivation for us next year,” Robinson said Tuesday. But what’s most interesting about his response is that Robinson might not even be with the Cowboys next season. After all, the Cowboys wide receiver is an unrestricted free agent. During a Tuesday charity event at Medical City... [Read More]
