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Getty Images Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore flirted with the Boise State head coaching job before agreeing to a new contract to remain in Dallas, but that extension apparently isn’t stopping others from thinking about hiring Moore. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that the Eagles...

Getty Images Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith‘s offseason will begin with some rehab work. The Cowboys announced on Thursday that Smith had surgery on his left wrist. Smith was on the team’s injury report at points because of the wrist, but he played in all 16 games for the fourth straight year...

Getty Images Joe Whitt didn’t get hired as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator, but his interview for the position appears to have gone well. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Whitt will be the team’s secondary coach and defensive pass game coordinator. Whitt held the same roles with the...

Getty Images Tim Lester, a fullback who spent eight seasons in the NFL in the 1990s, has died of COVID-19. He was 52. In college at Eastern Kentucky, Lester was a star running back, gaining 3,640 yards in his college career. But when he was drafted by the Rams in 1992, he became a blocking...

USA TODAY Sports Former NFL linebacker Steve Hendrickson, who won a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers, died on Friday at the age of 54, via Marty James of the Napa Valley Register. Hendrickson appeared in 100 career games over seven seasons spent with the 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, San Diego...

Getty Images The Ravens are signing a pair of veteran offensive linemen to their practice squad, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. Greg Mancz and Jordan Mills will join the team as insurance at the position. Mancz played four games for the Texans this season, including in Week 17...

Getty Images The Cowboys have their new defensive coordinator. Dan Quinn has been hired as Dallas’s most important assistant coach, according to multiple reports. Quinn replaces Mike Nolan, who was fired after the Cowboys’ defense turned in a disappointing 2020 season. The 50-year-old Quinn...

Getty Images The Wild Card round is over and six more spots in the draft order have been secured as a result. One of those spots goes to a team that didn’t play a snap over the weekend. The Jets now know that they will have the 23rd overall pick as a result of the trade that sent Jamal Adams...

Getty Images The Cowboys interviewed Panthers assistant coach Jason Simmons on Sunday for their vacant defensive coordinator position, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Simmons, 44, is Carolina’s defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach. Simmons was with Cowboys head coach hMike...

Getty Images The Bengals fired several assistant coaches earlier this week, including offensive line coach Jim Turner. They already have replaced Turner. The Bengals announced Frank Pollack as the team’s offensive line coach and run game coordinator. Pollack, 53, previously served as the...

USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys will interview Joe Whitt Jr. on Sunday for their defensive coordinator position, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. The Cowboys fired Mike Nolan on Friday. Whitt worked with Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy in Green Bay from 2008-18, serving as the Packers’...

Getty Images The Associated Press revealed the 2020 NFL All-Pro team on Friday and it included a pair of unanimous selections. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald were both named by all 50 voters. The full voting totals have now been released and the choices at...

USA TODAY Sports Mike Nolan likely knew a few weeks ago his future was not in Dallas. Everyone else certainly knew. Nolan tried to switch the Cowboys Defense from a 4-3 base to a 3-4, and it did not go well. The Cowboys produced one of the worst defenses in team history. The Cowboys fired...

Getty Images Word on Friday was that the Cowboys fired defensive coordinator Mike Nolan and the team has now announced the move. Nolan joined the staff after Mike McCarthy was hired as head coach early last year. He changed the scheme that the Cowboys had run in the past and the performance of...

Getty Images A year ago, the Cowboys parted ways with Jason Garrett. This year, the Giants are worried about losing him. Garrett, the Giants’ offensive coordinator, will interview with the Chargers for their head coaching vacancy on Friday. The Giants kept defensive coordinator Patrick Graham...

Getty Images Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper will spend the early part of his offseason recovering from ankle surgery. Cooper posted a shot of his leg in a walking boot on Instagram Thursday and wrote that surgery was successful. The Dallas Morning News reports that the surgery was on his...

USA TODAY Sports The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 15 modern-era finalists for the Class of 2021. Six of the 15 are finalists for the first time. Jared Allen, Calvin Johnson, Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson are a vote away from Canton in their first year of eligibility. In...

Getty Images The Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott are free to resume talks on a long-term contract and Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Monday that the team is ready to get to work on that front. Once they do, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones thinks the other side of the table...

Getty Images Never has an award winner been as easy to decide as this year’s Comeback Player of the Year is. Alex Smith won the award in September when he made the 53-player roster. The Washington quarterback solidified it in Week 5 with his first appearance since Nov. 18, 2018, when a...

Getty Images Former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett could be getting a second chance to run a team of his own. The Chargers have formally requested permission to interview Garrett, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. Fired by the Cowboys after the 2019 season, Garrett served as offensive...