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    Cowboys list three starting offensive linemen as questionable

    Getty Images The Cowboys played without two starting offensive linemen last week. They hope not to play without three this week. Left tackle Tyron Smith (ankle), right tackle La'el Collins (knee) and right guard Zack Martin (back/ankle) were limited in Friday’s practice. Martin was limited...
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    DeMarcus Lawrence advises Doug Pederson to stay on the sidelines

    Getty Images Doug Pederson’s non-guarantee guarantee was guaranteed to grab the attention of the Cowboys. While most players had no public negative reaction about the Eagles coach’s off-the-cuff “we’re gonna win” on WIP radio that he later insisted at a press conference wasn’t a victory...
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    Fletcher Cox: I have to be better

    Getty Images Among the things that have not gone according to plan during the Eagles’ 3-3 start to this season is the play of defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. Cox has not recorded a sack through the first six games of the season, which is illustrative of the overall issues that the Eagles have...
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    Amari Cooper plans to test his quad Friday

    Getty Images Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper remained out of practice Thursday. He will know more about his playing status Friday when he plans to test his quadriceps in practice. “We’ll see,” Cooper said Thursday, via David Helman of the team website. “It’s feeling a little bit better every...
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    Cowboys’ starting tackles back to practice

    Getty Images The Cowboys got their starting tackles back on the practice field Thursday, but their line is still far from settled. Via Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, left tackle Tyron Smith and right tackle La’el Collins returned to practice on a limited basis. Smith has missed...
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    Dak Prescott: I know we have a great team

    Getty Images The Cowboys won their first three games, with all three coming against teams that were winless at the time. They fell to the previously winless Jets on Sunday, the Cowboys’ third consecutive loss to drop them to .500. Everyone — including Cowboys fans — is jumping off the...
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    Amari Cooper, Tyron Smith, La’el Collins, Randall Cobb aren’t practicing

    Getty Images The Cowboys have five starters rehabbing today instead of practicing. Two other key backups also are out. That means a shorter practice with less work in individual drills, coach Jason Garrett said. Receiver Amari Cooper (quadriceps), receiver Randall Cobb (back), left tackle...
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    Cowboys sign defensive lineman Justin Hamilton

    Getty Images The Cowboys placed defensive lineman Tyrone Crawford on injured reserve, creating the need for a defensive lineman. They filled that hole by signing defensive tackle Justin Hamilton to take Crawford’s roster spot. “We worked him out a couple of weeks ago,” Cowboys coach Jason...
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    Ezekiel Elliott: I’ve just got to be better

    Getty Images Ezekiel Elliott had five carries of 30 yards or more as a rookie in 2016. He has had four in the 31 regular-season games since, including none this year. “Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t know,” Elliott said Wednesday what asked about it. “I just think you know it may be luck of the...
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    Eagles promote Alex Singleton

    Getty Images The Eagles promoted linebacker Alex Singleton from the practice squad, Mike Kaye of nj.com reports. Singleton is expected to make his NFL debut against the Cowboys on Sunday. The two-time CFL all-star has spent the season on the practice squad. He made 27 tackles and forced a...
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    Dolphins claim cornerback Ryan Lewis

    Getty Images The Dolphins have claimed cornerback Ryan Lewis off waivers from the Eagles, according to multiple reports. Philadelphia waived him Monday. The Dolphins had an open roster spot after cutting Johnson Bademosi on Monday. Lewis played two games for the Eagles after being picked up...
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    Jason Peters is “week to week” with knee

    Getty Images The Eagles are going to be making a change at left tackle, for the foreseeable future. Coach Doug Pederson just told reporters that veteran tackle Jason Peters was “week-to-week” with his knee injury. The 37-year-old Peters was injured in last week’s loss to the Vikings. That...
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    Connor Barwin announces his retirement

    Getty Images Connor Barwin talked to teams about jobs this offseason, but the veteran edge player never wound up signing a contract with a team ahead of the 2019 season. He won’t be signing with anyone during the season, either. Barwin announced his retirement in a post to social media on...
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    Eagles open 21-day practice window for Jalen Mills

    Getty Images Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said on Monday that he expects cornerback Jalen Mills to return to the practice field this week and the team formalized the process of returning Mills to the 53-man roster on Tuesday. The Eagles announced that they have opened the 21-day window for...
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    Report: Amari Cooper’s quad no worse, but his availability is in question

    Getty Images Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper played only three snaps Sunday, leaving with the quadriceps injury that limited him in practice last week. The quad bruise is no worse Monday than it has been, according to Todd Archer of ESPN, but the Pro Bowl receiver’s availability for Sunday night...
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    Doug Pederson says he never used word “guarantee” but has confidence in team

    Getty Images Eagles coach Doug Pederson said on the radio Monday morning that the Eagles are “going down to Dallas, and our guys are gonna be ready to play, and we’re gonna win that football game, and when we do, we’re in first place in the NFC East.” Apparently, Pederson sees it as something...
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    Eagles cut Zach Brown

    Getty Images Kirk Cousins gets the last laugh. Eagles linebacker Zach Brown, who badmouthed Cousins before facing the Vikings last week, is being released, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Brown and the rest of the Eagles’ defense did not play well on Sunday, with Cousins completing 22 of...
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    Jason Garrett just “focused on doing my job as well as I can do it”

    Getty Images Jason Garrett doesn’t use words like “concern” or “worry.” The Cowboys coach sees them as negative and a waste of energy. Needless to say, he’s not concerned or worried about his future despite the Cowboys’ three-game losing streak and 3-3 record. “I’m focused on doing my job as...
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    Cowboys appear unfazed by Doug Pederson’s comment

    Getty Images In January 1994, three days before the NFC Championship Game, Jimmy Johnson called a radio talk show in Dallas and guaranteed his Cowboys would beat the 49ers. “You can put it in 3-inch headlines,” the then-Cowboys coach boldly proclaimed. The Cowboys did what Johnson predicted...
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    Doug Pederson: We’re going down to Dallas and we’re gonna win

    Getty Images The Eagles took a thumping in Minnesota on Sunday to fall to 3-3 on the season, but it didn’t take long for head coach Doug Pederson to turn his attention to what’s coming next. Week Seven brings a Sunday night game in Dallas against a 3-3 Cowboys team that’s lost their last three...
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