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Getty Images Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy does not buy the idea that his offense needs to slow Sunday’s game down to keep Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson off the field. In fact, when McCarthy was asked today if he doesn’t want to score too quickly because he wants to keep Wilson on the...

Getty Images NFL players are becoming more and more willing to speak their minds on matters of social justice. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, the face of America’s Team, didn’t hesitate to express his views regarding the decision by prosecutors in Louisville to not charge any of the police...

USA TODAY Sports Defensive end Everson Griffen had a sack against the Falcons last Sunday, but that’s been the rare bright spot for the team’s pass rush in the first two weeks of the season. They’ve produced one other sack, seven quarterback hits and 14 pressures, which has led Griffen to...

Getty Images Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy gave an update on the team’s injured players ahead of Thursday’s practice and said that one of the four who missed Wednesday’s practice will be back on the field. Cornerback Trevon Diggs did not practice Wednesday because of a shoulder injury, but...

Getty Images After losing Bruce Irvin for the season to a torn ACL on Sunday night, the Seattle Seahawks had three members of their remaining defensive line held out of practice on Wednesday. Defensive tackle Jarran Reed (back), and defensive ends Benson Mayowa (groin) and Rasheem Green (neck)...

Getty Images Word on Wednesday morning was that Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard was expected to miss this weekend’s game against the 49ers because of turf toe. Shepard will definitely be missing that game as well as road games against the Rams and Cowboys. The Giants announced that...

Getty Images The Cowboys will be without cornerback Chidobe Awuzie for a while. Awuzie hurt his hamstring in last Sunday’s win over the Falcons and head coach Mike McCarthy said at his Wednesday press conference that he will miss multiple weeks as a result. That could land him on the injured...

Getty Images The Cowboys have a tough enough task facing Russell Wilson. Their defense ranks 25th in the NFL in yards allowed after facing Jared Goff and Matt Ryan, and the Cowboys have only two sacks. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said earlier Wednesday that cornerback Chidobe Awuzie...

Getty Images For his first two seasons as offensive coordinator in Seattle, Brian Schottenheimer coaches from the sidelines during games. But ahead of the 2020 season, Schottenheimer and head coach Pete Carroll discussed the possibility of Schottenheimer moving upstairs to call games from the...

USA TODAY Sports In the moments after Sunday’s game, Falcons tight end Hayden Hurst made sure to find Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, but not to congratulate him on a comeback win. The conversation was brief, yet much bigger than football. Via Vaughn McClure of ESPN, Hurst said he wanted to...

Getty Images The Cowboys pulled off an improbable win against the Falcons last Sunday after recovering an onside kick, but they wouldn’t have had a shot at pulling the rabbit out of the hat without quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott kept the Falcons from putting the game away by completing...

Getty Images The Seahawks are promoting cornerback Linden Stephens from the practice squad, according to Stephens’ agents. The team lost both linebacker Bruce Irvin and safety/nickelback Marquise Blair for the season with torn ACLs in Sunday’s game. Stephens, 25, played three games for the...

Getty Images The Cowboys played without left tackle Tyron Smith against the Falcons in Week Two, but team owner Jerry Jones said on Tuesday that it wasn’t absolutely necessary for Smith to sit out. Smith is dealing with a neck injury that kept him from practicing on Thursday and Friday. During...

Getty Images Owner Jerry Jones was secretive about how many fans the Cowboys would have at their home opener. It’s possible the Cowboys didn’t know what to expect. They ended up with an announced attendance of 21,708. (It’s possible not all of them hung around to see the Cowboys’ comeback...

USA TODAY Sports The Seahawks lost two key defensive players for the season to knee injuries in Sunday night’s 35-30 win over the New England Patriots. Head coach Pete Carroll confirmed on Monday that linebacker Bruce Irvin and safety/nickelback Marquise Blair both suffered torn ACLs and will...

Getty Images The Texans signed two former Cowboys receivers to their practice squad Monday, the team announced. Devin Smith and Dwayne Harris now are in Houston. The Jets made Smith a second-round choice in 2015. He played 14 games with three starts in two seasons with the Jets. Smith, 28...

Getty Images Jared Veldheer won’t be suiting up soon, for the Cowboys or anyone else. According to Todd Archer of ESPN.com, the veteran offensive tackle has decided to retire instead of accepting an offer from Dallas. Veldheer came back last year to play two games for the Packers, but has a...

Getty Images Sunday saw a long list of players pick up injuries that will keep them out for weeks, months or the rest of the season. It remains to be seen if Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence will be added to that list. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said on Monday, via Michael...

Getty Images Not long ago, NFL coaches resisted doing the unconventional thing because doing the unconventional thing and failing resulted in the kind of criticism that can get a guy fired. At some point in the past few years, NFL coaches have embraced doing the unconventional when analytics...

Getty Images The play wasn’t in the Falcons’ game plan, but when the Falcons lined up in the wildcat the first time Sunday, they saw something they liked. The Cowboys had a cover-zero look. The Falcons decided then to have receiver Russell Gage attempt a pass if they got the same look later in...