Tag: Dallas

Sep 8, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks (3) runs the ball past Cleveland Browns linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the fourth quarter at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-Imagn Images

Report: Cowboys WR Brandin Cooks (infection) to miss Week 5

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Dallas Cowboys starting wide receiver Brandin Cooks will not play in Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh and could miss more time because of an infection in his right knee, ESPN reported Wednesday.

The infection followed a medical procedure Cooks had on the knee while remaining in New York after the Cowboys’ 20-15 victory over the Giants last Thursday, per ESPN.

In four starts for the Cowboys (2-2), Cooks has nine receptions on 19 targets for 91 yards and one touchdown.

He caught 54 passes for 657 yards and eight TDs in 16 games (15 starts) in his first season with Dallas in 2023.

Cooks, 31, has 693 catches for 9,364 yards and 58 scores in 152 games (139 starts) with five teams since 2014. The Houston Texans traded him to Dallas for a 2023 fifth-round draft pick and a 2024 sixth-rounder.

–Field Level Media

Sep 22, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) lines up during the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images

Giants gaining confidence as Cowboys look for answers

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The Dallas Cowboys whipped the New York Giants twice last season, including a 40-0 demolition in a primetime affair at the Meadowlands.

Dallas returns to the scene for another primetime contest against the Giants on Thursday night when the two NFC East teams meet at East Rutherford, N.J.

Dallas has won the past six meetings and 13 of the past 14 with New York, with last season’s trouncing of the Giants in the season opener the most one-sided of those contests.

The Cowboys led 26-0 before the middle of the second quarter as Giants fans booed their team all night long.

“I’m a person, every game I act like it’s the Super Bowl for me, for myself,” New York safety Jason Pinnock said Tuesday. “But, of course, you do remember. I think everybody will remember home opener being beat like that on primetime TV.”

Dallas (1-2) hasn’t been so fearsome to start this season. After defeating the Cleveland Browns in the opener, the Cowboys have been routed by the New Orleans Saints and then lost 28-25 in a misleading final score to the visiting Baltimore Ravens last weekend.

The Cowboys scored 19 unanswered fourth-quarter points to make it close, but the comeback didn’t mask the issues.

“We’ve got to get it right,” Dallas star linebacker Micah Parsons said. “You know what I’m saying? This is a winning organization. I’ll uphold that standard, but at the same time, everyone has to uphold the standard. And I think I’m confident in my faith, and I just think we’re being tested right now. I really believe we’re being tested. It has to come together. It’s humbling.”

Dallas defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence didn’t like seeing his squad trailing by 22 points at home.

“It doesn’t matter how much willpower you have at the end,” Lawrence said. “If you don’t start good, most likely you’re not gonna finish good, so the outcome is the outcome. Only thing we can do is go and review it and get better from it.”

New York (1-2) won 21-15 at Cleveland last Sunday for its first victory.

Daniel Jones threw for two touchdowns for the second straight game while passing for a season-high 236 yards.

The Giants suddenly have a chance to be .500 after opening with two losses. However, the dreaded Cowboys are back in town. In last season’s other meeting, host Dallas won 49-17.

“Yeah, we don’t like losing to anybody, especially a divisional game,” Jones said. “We understand what this game means, and we’ll be ready to go.”

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has passed for an NFL-best 851 yards as well as four touchdowns. He also has been intercepted twice and sacked nine times.

Dallas’ run game is sagging with Rico Dowdle leading the way with 88 yards and Ezekiel Elliott contributing 62. The Cowboys rank 30th in the NFL with an average of 73.7 rushing yards per game.

Parsons, the fourth-year star, has just 12 tackles and one sack. He had 40.5 sacks over his first three seasons.

New York ranks 29th in scoring offense at 15 points per game. Jones has passed for 600 yards with rookie wideout Malik Nabers (271 yards) accumulating 45 percent of the yardage. Nabers has three touchdown receptions.

“I have confidence in all our guys,” Jones said, “and Malik’s played well, but we’ve got a lot of good receivers.”

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is impressed with what he has seen of Nabers.

“He has the size and the speed and the body control,” McCarthy said. “I think he’s a very exciting player when the ball’s in the air. That’s what stands out to me.”

New York cornerbacks Adoree’ Jackson and Dru Phillips both sat out practice on Tuesday due calf injuries. Star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II (foot) was limited.

Dallas cornerback Caelen Carson (shoulder) and safety Markquese Bell (ankle) both sat out Tuesday, and McCarthy termed the duo game-time decisions.

–Field Level Media

Lions tight end Sam LaPorta misses a catch in the end zone against Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland during the first half at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.

Cowboys All-Pro CB DaRon Bland out 6-8 weeks with broken foot

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Dallas Cowboys All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland will miss the first six to eight weeks of the season because of a stress fracture in his left foot that will require surgery, the team announced Saturday.

The Cowboys said Bland experienced discomfort in the foot on Wednesday at training camp in Oxnard, Calif. An imaging test revealed the fracture, with surgery scheduled for Monday, according to an ESPN report.

Bland, 25, led the league with nine interceptions for 209 yards, including an NFL-record five picks returned for touchdowns, in 17 games (15 starts) last season. He was selected to the Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro.

“The good news is he’ll be here for let’s say the vital games of the year,” owner and general manager Jerry Jones said of Bland on the 105.3 The Fan in Dallas pregame show, according to ESPN.

Jones also said that the defensive back position is one of the strengths of the team.

“Our secondary is outstanding in personnel,” he said on the pregame show, according to ESPN.

Dallas is losing the services of one All-Pro while returning another in cornerback Trevon Diggs, who missed the last 15 games in 2023 with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Diggs has been a full participant for two weeks at training camp.

The Cowboys also have veterans Jourdan Lewis and Andrew Booth as well as rookie Caelen Carson at cornerback.

Dallas selected Bland in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Bland has 123 tackles, four tackles for loss, 22 passes defensed, 14 interceptions and five returned for touchdowns in 34 career games (23 starts).

The Cowboys open their season on Sept. 8 against the host Cleveland Browns.

–Field Level Media

Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) runs with the ball against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Reports: Chiefs’ Rashee Rice suspect in alleged assault in Dallas

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is connected to another police investigation in Dallas, this time an alleged assault, WFAA and the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday.

Police view Rice as a suspect in an incident that took place outside a nightclub early Monday morning, according to the reports. A man allegedly hit a photographer, who was then taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Rice’s attorney declined comment to the Morning News, and no charges were filed as of Tuesday evening.

The wide receiver, who grew up in the Dallas area and played for SMU, was already in trouble in the city for his connection to a six-car crash on March 30. Rice turned himself in to police several days later and faces one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury.

An arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Morning News showed that Rice was driving 119 mph before the accident. A friend and former SMU teammate, Teddy Knox, was traveling 116 mph in a separate car, and he faces the same charges as Rice.

Seven people were left with injuries, including at least one woman who sustained “serious bodily injury” and another who was stranded on the highway with her 4-year-old son for about five hours after the crash.

On April 3, Rice said he took “full responsibility” for his actions related to the crash.

–Field Level Media

Feb 5, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) talks to the media during Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports

Chiefs’ Rashee Rice takes ‘full responsibility’ for crash

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Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice met with Dallas police Wednesday and apologized on social media for his role in a weekend car accident that injured four people.

“Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday’s accident. I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities,” he posted to his Instagram story. “I sincerely apologize to everyone impacted in Saturday’s accident.”

A Lamborghini sport utility vehicle leased by Rice was one of two speeding sports cars that authorities say caused a chain-reaction crash on a downtown Dallas highway on Saturday night.

The occupants of the Lamborghini and a Corvette left the scene without checking to see if anyone needed medical attention or providing their information, according to police.

Attorney Royce West said earlier this week that Rice is cooperating with police “and will take all necessary steps to address this situation responsibly.”

The Chiefs and the NFL are monitoring the developing situation.

Rice, who turns 24 on April 22, grew up in the North Texas suburb of North Richland Hills and attended college in Dallas at SMU.

He recorded 79 catches and 938 yards with a team-leading seven touchdown receptions in 16 games (eight starts) after being selected by Kansas City in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He also had 26 catches for 262 yards and a score in four playoff games to help the Chiefs secure their second straight Super Bowl title.

–Field Level Media

Jan 14, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) walks off the field after losing in the 2024 NFC wild card game against the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott accused of sexual assault after filing extortion suit

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is being investigated for an alleged sexual assault in 2017 related to the extortion lawsuit he filed on Monday that claims the woman demanded money to remain quiet about the allegation.

The woman filed a criminal complaint Tuesday and Dallas police are investigating her claim that Prescott sexually assaulted her in the back of an SUV in the parking lot of a strip club, XTC Cabaret, on Feb. 2, 2017. Attorneys representing the accuser claim Prescott’s representatives acknowledge they were together on the night of the alleged incident.

Prescott’s lawsuit, which was filed in Collin County, lists the female accuser and her attorneys. Prescott claims they demanded $100 million for her silence in a letter he received in January.

The Dallas Police Department is investigating claims of sexual assault, and authorities in Prosper, Texas, began an extortion investigation one day before the alleged victim reported the alleged sexual assault.

“Mr. Prescott, a new father to a baby girl, has great empathy for survivors of sexual assault,” attorney Levi McCathern, who is representing Prescott, said in a statement to ESPN. “He fervently believes that all perpetrators of such crimes should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. To be clear, Mr. Prescott has never engaged in any nonconsensual sexual conduct with anyone. Lies hurt. Especially malicious lies. We will not allow the defendant and her legal team to profit from this attempt to extort millions from Mr. Prescott.”

Prescott, 30, was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Mississippi State.

He’s now entering his ninth season and the final season of a four-year, $160 million contract he signed in 2021. Prescott’s salary-cap figure in 2024 is $59.5 million and the Cowboys reportedly have held preliminary discussions regarding a long-term extension.

Nine quarterbacks have signed contracts with higher total values since Prescott and the Cowboys completed their existing agreement.

–Field Level Media

Sep 26, 2022; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Cowboys DC Dan Quinn has four HC interviews this week

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Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn will interview this week for the available head coaching position with four NFL teams, Sports Illustrated reported Monday.

Quinn, 53, reportedly is expected to conduct interviews via Zoom with the Carolina Panthers and Tennessee Titans on Wednesday, the Washington Commanders on Thursday and the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday.

Quinn’s season ended Sunday when the second-seeded Cowboys lost 48-32 to the seventh-seeeded Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game.

Dallas finished the regular season ranked fifth in the NFL in scoring defense (18.5 points per game) and total defense (299.7 yards per game). The Cowboys also tied for fifth with 26 takeaways.

Quinn had interviews with the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts last January before announcing he’d be staying in Dallas to address “unfinished business.”

Quinn went 43-42 in five-plus seasons as Atlanta’s head coach and guided the Falcons to the Super Bowl following the 2016 season. Atlanta blew a 25-point lead in the Super Bowl and lost 34-28 in overtime to the New England Patriots.

–Field Level Media

Aug 21, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith (77) blocs Houston Texans outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins (50) in the first quarter at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Cowboys T Tyron Smith agrees to cap-friendly deal

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Dallas Cowboys eight-time Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith will return for his 13th season under a restructured contract.

Smith has agreed to lower his base salary from the scheduled $13.6 million, which decreases his $17.605M cap number, according to NFL Network. With play-time incentives, Smith could exceed the scheduled compensation of the original deal.

The 2023 season is the final year of an eight-year contract Smith signed in 2014.

Smith, 32, tore his hamstring before the start of last season but returned in December and played in four games, volunteering to move to right tackle to replace the injured Terence Steele.

The ninth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Southern California, the 6-foot-5, 320-pound Smith has started all 148 games he has played in for the Cowboys. He was selected to the Pro Bowl every season from 2013-19 as well as in 2021.

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Jan 9, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) celebrates with the championship trophy after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs during the CFP national championship game at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Georgia’s Stetson Bennett arrested for public intoxication

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Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett was arrested early Sunday on a charge of public intoxication in Dallas.

Dallas police confirmed that the two-time defending national champion was arrested at about 6 a.m. local time after officers responded to a man banging on doors in the Old East Dallas section of the city.

Officers found Bennett at the scene “and determined he was intoxicated,” according to a police press release.

Bennett, 25, was arrested and taken to a city detention center. Details about his release were not available.

University of Georgia officials have not responded to a request for comment made by Dallas TV station WFAA.

As a senior in 2022, Bennett went 15-0 and passed for 4,127 yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

On Jan. 9, Bennett’s Bulldogs pounded TCU 65-7 to claim their second straight CFP national championship.

He finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Earlier this week, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. projected him as a third-round pick in the April 27-29 NFL Draft.

–Field Level Media

Oct 31, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith (77) looks on during the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports

Cowboys activate All-Pro T Tyron Smith

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The Dallas Cowboys moved eight-time Pro Bowl tackle Tyron Smith to the active roster on Saturday, making him available for the team’s game with the Jaguars in Jacksonville Sunday.

Smith, 32, had missed every game this season after sustaining an avulsion fracture of his left knee (a hamstring tendon injury) that required surgery in August. He was designated to return from injured reserve on Dec. 7.

Primarily a left tackle throughout his career, the two-time All-Pro could slide to the other side on Sunday, as right tackle Terence Steele was recently shelved with an ACL injury.

Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones acknowledged as much on a local radio station (105.3, The Fan) this week, saying Smith, who played right tackle as a rookie in 2011, has the ability to do so again.

“Absolutely he does. Yes, sir. It’s like riding a bicycle,” Jones said.

Smith has started all 144 games he has played in since joining Dallas as the No. 9 overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft.

He missed just one game during his first five seasons in the league, then an average of three games a year over his next four seasons. Neck surgery caused him to miss all but two games in 2020 and then a variety of ailments (COVID, ankle) limited him to 11 games in 2021.

–Field Level Media