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    Report: Eric Schaffer gets expanded role in Washington front office

    Getty Images Washington owner Daniel Snyder announced the firing of team president Bruce Allen early on Monday morning and the team’s makeover is set to continue later in the day. Ron Rivera is meeting with the team and the expectation is that he will be hired as their new head coach assuming...
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    2020 offseason coaching, G.M. and front office tracker

    Getty Images Here’s a one stop look at all coaching, G.M. and front office moves, interviews, rumors, etc. for the 2020 cycle. Atlanta: The Falcons announced head coach Dan Quinn and General Manager Thomas Dimitroff would return ahead of Week 17. Carolina: Fired Ron Rivera with four games...
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    Cowboys won’t have Tyron Smith, Antwaun Woods, Byron Jones

    Getty Images The Cowboys need a victory and help from the Giants to get in the playoffs. They will play Washington without several key players. Cornerback Byron Jones, who injured his ankle in practice this week, won’t play. Neither will left tackle Tyron Smith (back), defensive tackle...
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    Maurice Smith strapped to backboard, carted off

    Getty Images The Cowboys faced an early fourth-and-one from the Washington 27. Ezekiel Elliott was met in the hole by Washington safety Maurice Smith. Both stayed on the ground. Elliott limped off but returned after sitting out one play. Smith, though, wasn’t as fortunate. He was loaded onto...
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    Ezekiel Elliott scores on 13-yard catch to give Cowboys 13-3 lead

    Getty Images The Cowboys’ star offensive players faced questions all week. They kind of, sort of have answered Sunday. Amari Cooper caught a 48-yard pass from Dak Prescott despite double coverage. That set up the Cowboys at the Washington 16. Two plays later, Prescott found Ezekiel Elliott...
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    Will Bruce Allen land on his feet?

    Getty Images It’s now a given that Washington president Bruce Allen will no longer be running the football operation in D.C. after today. What isn’t known is what will happen next for Allen. He may stay with the team in a different role. He may leave the team completely. And if he leaves the...
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    2020 promises a who’s who of free-agent quarterbacks

    Getty Images As the 2019 regular season ends, an irregular 2020 offseason could be looming. Free agency currently promises to consist of a laundry list of quarterbacks with recognizable names. And while contracts done (and/or tags applied) between now and the middle of March could remove some...
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    Josh Norman downgraded to out

    Getty Images Josh Norman has probably played his last game in Washington. Norman, the cornerback who arrived with great fanfare when he signed a five-year, $75 million contract in 2016, has been downgraded to out for Sunday’s season finale in Dallas. He had previously been listed as...
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    Report: Bruce Allen to be out of Washington football operations by Monday

    Getty Images There could soon be a spike in Washington season-ticket sales. Team president Bruce Allen, a constant source of criticism and frustration from a long-suffering fan base in recent years, will no longer be running the team’s football operations as of Monday, according to JP Finlay...
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    Chatter emerges of Bruce Allen to the Rams

    Getty Images George Allen, the late and legendary NFL head coach, worked for the Rams before heading to Washington. His son, Bruce, could be following an extended stint in D.C. with a move to L.A. Per a league source, there’s already talk in league circles of Allen becoming a consultant for...
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    Could Marvin Lewis resurface as Washington’s head coach?

    Getty Images Last year, Marvin Lewis became a surprise firing in Cincinnati, given the belief (mistaken, as it turned out) that he was under contract for 2019. This year, he could become a surprise hiring, in Washington. Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports, and PFT has confirmed, that...
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    Washington signs Kenny Ladler, promotes Jester Weah

    Getty Images With cornerback Fabian Moreau and safety Montae Nicholson unable to play this week because of injuries, Washington moved the defensive backs to injured reserve. They filled the roster spots by signing free agent safety Kenny Ladler and promoting receiver Jester Weah from the...
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    Dak Prescott has no designation after limited practice Friday

    Getty Images Dak Prescott will play Sunday. That’s as expected. The question remains: How effective will he be? The Cowboys quarterback had limited work Friday after sitting out Wednesday and Thursday, the first practices he has missed in his career. He has no designation for Sunday’s...
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    Week 17 injury report roundup

    Getty Images All 32 teams will be playing their final regular season game on Sunday. They have handed in their final injury reports of the week and all injury designations for those games are below. Dolphins at Patriots The Dolphins ruled out CB Jomal Wiltz (shoulder). LB Vince Biegel...
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    Sean Lee will make decision on his future closer to March

    Getty Images Sean Lee considered retirement after last season. He won’t make a decision on 2020 until closer to March. “As you get older in your career, I think every year you take time in the offseason to evaluate where you are,” Lee, 33, said Friday, via Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning...
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    Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees omitted from NFL’s all-time team

    Getty Images The NFL has unveiled the 10 quarterbacks named to the league’s all-time team. And two of the all-time greats have been left out. Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees didn’t earn a spot on the roster. The 10 quarterbacks are, in alphabetical order, Sammy Baugh, Tom Brady, John Elway...
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    Jason Witten will make a decision about his future “pretty quick” after season

    Getty Images Jason Witten has played 254 games in his 16 seasons. He concedes his 255th could be his last. “Sure, it’s definitely a possibility when you’re at this point in your career, but I really don’t envision this being my last game,” Witten said Thursday. “My focus is on seeing if we can...
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    Case Keenum abides, ready to “play football, man”

    Getty Images Case Keenum has played utterly competent football in recent years, only to find himself displaced amid a variety of dubious decisions. This year, it was for a bad franchise which fired a coach in midseason and went with a rookie quarterback, who may or may not have been ready for...
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    Dak Prescott won’t practice much Friday, if he practices at all

    Getty Images Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been going through walkthroughs with the team this week before sitting out practice later in the day and it looks like he’ll stick to the same script on Friday. Head coach Jason Garrett told reporters that Prescott won’t do much at practice and...
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    Tress Way agrees to four-year extension

    Getty Images Bright spots have been few and far between for Washington in recent seasons, but punter Tress Way has been one of them. Way has had plenty of chances to show off his ability to flip fields and pin opponents in their own ends and he has made the most of them. He’s averaged 46.6...
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