Dallas Cowboys News

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Last seasons starting cornerback Mike Jenkins will not attend the teams OTA's (Organised Team Activities) and has asked to be traded.

 

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Rookie wide receiver Danny Coale has broken his left foot and will require surgery.

He suffreed the injury near the end of todays OTA and will most likely will be out to the start of training camp.

Coale joins another two rookies, Morris Claiborne (wrist surgery) and Kyle Wilber (broken finger) on the injury list.

 

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Cowboys salary cap appeal dismissed

The Cowboys appeal against a salary cap reduction of $10m over two years has been dismissed.

The Cowboys will take no further legal action.

 

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Colts keen on Mike Jenkins

Plenty of talk around that a number of teams including the Indianapolis Colts are interested in trading for Mike Jenkins.

The cornerback who was drafted by the Cowboys in the 1st round in 2008. He has one year left of his contract. At the moment Dallas have said no.

It really would not surprise me if they do trade him, especially if the right offer comes along. In my opinion he is not worth a first or a second round draft pick. At best a third, but more likely a forth.

 

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Cowboys release punter Jake Rogers

The Cowboys have released 1st year punter Jake Rogers. Leaving Chris Jones as their only punter on the roster.

Still a lot of speculation about Mat McBriar returning to the team. The team is keeping close tabs on his recovery from knee surgery.

 

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Cowboys add Delbert Alvarado P/K to their roster

Alvarado, 23 is out of South Florida College where he played four years 2006-09. He was a punter and kicker. Finished his college career with a punting average of 40.3 from 174 punts and converted 26 of 47 field goals at 55.3 percent.

The Cowboys took him on as a rookie free agent two years back before releasing him. His college stats are not outstanding and I would be surprised if he is on the roster come season start.

 

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Cole Beasley WR

Beasley maybe a rookie free agent WR who stands just 5-8 and weighs 184 pounds. But he is getting a few people interested at the teams OTA's.

Once you get past Miles Austin and Dez Bryant their is not a whole lot of experience. A few names have come up in coversation for the third wide out spot. They include Andre Holmes, Raymond Radway and Dwayne Harris. Fifth-round pick Danny Coale is out injured for the moment but will also come under consideration when he returns.

While Beasley is not big he has some speed, running a 4.42 forty yard dash. He is hyper-competitive, always wanting the ball. He played college ball at SMU under June Jones coaching which involved the Run and Shoot. He finsihed his college career with 255 receptions for 2,959 yards and 14 td's.

Here are some Cole Beasley highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIk5kbbaCjE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRXagOsRwU0

 

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Cowboys expect Mike Jenkins to show up at minicamp

The Cowboys expect the unhappy cornerback Mike Jenkins to return to the mandatory minicamps that start next week.

Jenkins has not been a happy Cowboy since the team signed free agent Carr and drafted Claiborne. He demanded to be traded, which team has said no to. At least for the moment anyway.

 

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Former Cowboy works out for the team

Former Cowboy OL Pat McQuistan has worked out for the team in hope of getting a contract. He was a 7th round draft pick back in 2006. He played three years with Dallas 2006-09 before spending the last two with the Dolphins and Saints.

The Cowboys are looking for some experience at OT to back up both Smith and Free.

I am not sure that McQuistan is the answer.

 

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Former Cowboy works out for the team

Former Cowboy OL Pat McQuistan has worked out for the team in hope of getting a contract. He was a 7th round draft pick back in 2006. He played three years with Dallas 2006-09 before spending the last two with the Dolphins and Saints.

The Cowboys are looking for some experience at OT to back up both Smith and Free.

I am not sure that McQuistan is the answer.

Plenty of talk now that the Cowboys will sign him.

 

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Players stats, what to look for in 2012

Tony Romo (20,834) needs just another 1,867 yards to move in to second spot in career passing yards for the Cowboys. He would pass Roger Staubach and have only Troy Aikman (32,942) in front of him.

Romo (149) needs just another 17 touchdowns to pass Troy Aikman (165) and be the Cowboys leader in career in passing touchdowns.

Jason Witten (696) needs just another 55 receptions to become the Cowboys career receptions leader. He would pass Michael Irvin (750).

Witten (7,909) needs another 80 yards to move in to second spot on career receiving yards for the Cowboys. He would then only have Michael Irvin (11,904) in front of him.

 

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Cowboys sign three rookies

The Cowboys have signed 7th round pick Caleb McSurdy (LB), 6th round pick James Hanna (TE) and 5th round pick Danny (WR) to four year contracts.

They will receive base salaries as follows
1st year $390,000
2nd year $480,000
3rd year $570,000
4th year $660,000

None of the contract money is guaranteed and their was no mention on any signing bonuses.

 

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Classic Cowboy Photos

With thanks to http://photographyblog.dallasnews.com/archives/dallas-cowboys/

 

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Cowboys sign 3rd draft pick

The Cowboys have signed rookie DE Tyrone Crawford to a four year deal.

 

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Cowboys would like an earlier start to Training Camp


The Cowboys will report for training camp on July 28. The first scheduled practice is expected to be on July 30.

The club has sent a request to the NFL league office in hopes of moving up the dates, possibly as early as three or four days.

As it stands currently, the Cowboys are reporting to camp later than most teams, and definitely starting the regular season earlier than all but one, playing the Giants on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The Giants meanwhile, get to practice on July 27.

With the new CBA from last summer, the new rules state teams cannot report to training camp until 15 days prior to their first preseason game. Since the Cowboys' first preseason game isn't until Aug. 13 against the Raiders on Monday Night Football, it has the team starting late but playing early.

As it currently stands, the Cowboys are set to begin training camp at Valley Ranch on July 25 with only the quarterbacks and rookies eligible to attend. Head coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday the team has sent a petition to the league office to move up the dates by three or four days. While Garrett said the NFL was sympathetic to the request, it has been sent to the NFLPA and has to go through that process. Garrett didn't sound too optimistic things will change in the Cowboys' favor.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=E810CF97-E3F4-2F8B-4726909926B2F95C

 

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Mike Jenkins likely to miss start of Training Camp

Unhappy Cowboys CB, Mike Jenkins looks set to miss the start of training camp.

Not because of contract dispute. He was demanding a trade following the Cowboys frre agent signing of Brandon Carr and the drafting of Morris Claiborne. The team believes Jenkins is not ready for practise following shoulder surgery.

 

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Cowboys sign another two draft pick

The team as signed LB Kyle Wilber and S Matt Johnson to four year deals. Both players will receive the same base salaries as the other signed draft picks.

But Wilber and Johnson will receive signing bonuses of $439,220 and $300,584 respectively.

That just leaves 1st round pick Morris Claiborne the only unsigned pick.

 

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Jerry Rice: If Dez Bryant can ‘get his head on straight,’ he can be ‘incredible’

Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice recently compiled a list of the top six NFL receivers under the age of 26. During an episode of ESPN’s NFL Live this week, Rice revealed his rankings, which included the Cowboys’ Dez Bryant.

“I had a chance to meet this guy in Dallas and he’s a humongous receiver,” Rice said of the 23-year-old Bryant. “If he can get his head on straight, Tony Romo’s going to look for him more and they’re going to be incredible out on the football field.”

Rice’s other five in alphabetical order: Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown (23), New York Giants’ Victor Cruz (25), Cincinnati’s A.J. Green (23), Minnesota’s Percy Harvin (24) and Atlanta’s Julio Jones (24).
http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2...s-head-on-straight-he-can-be-incredible.html/

What people need to remember about Bryant is that though he has been in the NFL for two years he is still only 23 years of age.

Their is no doubt if he can get his attitude right he is going to be one incredible player. A lot depends on whether he wants to put in the hard work or just enjoy the glory he receives for being an NFL player. If its the later then he will not last very long in the NFL.

 

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Cowboys waive one Tight End and claim another


The Cowboys released rookie free agent tight end George Bryan from their 90 man training camp roster. He has been replaced by tight end John Nalbone. Who was claimed off waivers from the Seahawks.

Nalbone was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2009 Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He has played in two career games, both in 2010 with Miami, and has not recorded any stats. He also has been on the Dolphins', Vikings', Broncos' and Seahawks' practice squads and has gone to training camp with the Eagles and Bengals.

John Nalbon

 

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Happy Birthday Miles Austin

He turned 28 years of age today. Reaching the prime age ofr a wide receiver.