All Entries in the "Dallas Cowboys" Category
Cowboys Hire Brian Baker to Coach Defensive Line
University of North Carolina defensive line coach Brian Baker is leaving the school to accept the same position with the Dallas Cowboys, Darin Gantt of the Rock Hill Herald reports. Baker, who played linebacker and coached at the University of Maryland, Army, and Georgia Tech, joined Butch Davis’ coaching staff early last month after a [...]
Cowboys WR Miles Austin Added to NFC Pro Bowl Roster
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin has been added to the NFC’s Pro Bowl roster. This will be a second straight Pro Bowl for the former undrafted free agent from Monmouth. Signed to a six-year, $54.1 million contract extension in September, Austin caught 69 passes for 1,041 yards and 7 touchdowns, despite the Cowboys losing [...]
Texans Hire Reggie Herring to Coach LBs
The Houston Texans have hired Dallas Cowboys linebackers coach Reggie Herring, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Herring will coach the linebackers under Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, who added Herring to his Cowboys’ staff in 2008. Dallas had hoped to retain Herring, who entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Texans, coaching their [...]
Rob Ryan to Coordinate Cowboys Defense
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Rob Ryan is the new defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys. Ryan has spent last the two seasons with the Cleveland Browns, who granted permission for the Cowboys to interview the 12-year NFL coaching veteran. Ryan, the son of Buddy Ryan and twin brother of New York Jets head coach [...]
Cowboys WRs Coach Ray Sherman Moving On
Dallas Cowboys wide receivers coach Ray Sherman will not be back with the team in 2011, Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com reports. Watkins adds that it is not known if this was head coach Jason Garrett’s decision, or if Sherman, who interviewed for the head coaching position, asked to be let go. Sherman just completed his [...]
Cowboys to Introduce Jason Garrett as Head Coach
The Dallas Cowboys have called a 1:30pm CT press conference, presumably to announce what the football world have suspected for weeks, if not years: That Jason Garrett is the eighth head coach in Dallas Cowboys history. One of the NFL’s most highly-compensated coordinators, Garrett has long been suspected to be the heir apparent to Wade [...]
Cowboys Sign Practice Squad to Futures Contracts
The Dallas Cowboys have signed the seven players on their practice squad to “Reserve/Futures” contracts, Todd Archer of the Dallas Morning News reports. Wide receivers Troy Bergeron and Jeff Moturi, offensive linemen Robert Brewster and Travis Bright, tight end Jason Pociask, linebacker Kelvin Smith, and cornerback Ross Weaver will join the off-season roster. Brewster was [...]
Cowboys “Likely” to Hire Jason Garrett
Dallas Cowboys interim head coach Jason Garrett will likely have the interim tag removed from that title, Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Citing team sources, Hill reports that Garrett has convinced the team that he’s the right man for the job, leading the Cowboys to a 4-3 record since taking over for [...]
Cowboys Make Room For Kris Brown
To push David Buehler in 2011, the Dallas Cowboys signed veteran free agent kicker Kris Brown on Thursday night. In order to add Brown to the 53-man roster, linebacker Leon Williams (hamstring) has been placed on injured reserve, Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News reports. A fourth-round pick (110th overall) in 2006 out of [...]
Cowboys Place Tony Romo on IR
Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com reports the Dallas Cowboys will be placing quarterback Tony Romo on injured reserve. Romo has been out since fracturing his collarbone in a Week 7 loss to the New York Giants. The Cowboys hadn’t made a move with Romo, who was expected to miss six-to-eight weeks, with the hope that he [...]
Cowboys Sign LB Kenwin Cummings Off Jets Practice Squad
The Dallas Cowboys have signed linebacker Kenwin Cummings off the New York Jets practice squad, Cummings’ agent, Robert Walker, announced on Twitter. Cummings replaces first-round wide receiver Dez Bryant, who was placed on injured reserve. Signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent out of Wingate in 2008, Cummings spent most of the previous [...]
Cowboys WR Dez Bryant Earns Roster Bonus
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant’s rookie season is over, but he’s done enough to increase his future financial security. Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com reports that Bryant has triggered benchmarks in his contract that has him eligible for a $1 million roster bonus in 2011 and a $1.4 million roster bonus in 2012. According to [...]
Cowboys WR Dez Bryant Has Broken Ankle
Dallas Cowboys first-round wide receiver Dez Bryant has a broken right ankle, Pam Oliver of FOXSports.com reports. Bryant was playing on Sunday despite missing some practice during the week and turning his left ankle during last Friday’s practice. The 24th overall pick out of Oklahoma State was injured during the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ [...]
Cowboys Sign TE Martin Rucker Off Practice Squad
Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com reports the Dallas Cowboys have signed tight end Martin Rucker off the practice squad. Tight end Scott Chandler, who has 0 catches in 9 games, has been waived. Rucker was a fourth-round pick (111th overall) by the Cleveland Browns in 2008. In five games, including one start, Rucker has two receptions [...]
Cowboys RB Marion Barber Unlikely to Play vs. Indianapolis
Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber’s strained left calf kept him from practicing on Monday, and will likely keep him from playing in Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, David Moore of the Dallas Morning News reports. Barber’s injury is described by interim head coach Jason Garrett as a “day-to-day” situation, which will be monitored [...]
