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Getty Images The agreement between the NFL and NFLPA includes a two-tiered opt out for players. One opt out is a medical designation for high-risk players, and another is voluntary, Ben Volin of the Boston Globe reports. Players have until Aug. 3 to opt out. The opt out is irrevocable, and...

When word first emerged of an imminent plan to ditch the name of the Washington football team, it was accompanied with a report that other teams had been told to prepare to scrub the old name from their websites. This morning, Washington officially dumped its former name, opting for the...

Getty Images The retirement of Michael Bennett sparked plenty of praise for the fact that he always performed at a higher level than his statistics reflected. That gave us an idea for a PFT Live draft: Who are the current players who are better than their stats would suggest? Our choices...

Getty Images John Blake, who won two Super Bowl rings as the Cowboys’ defensive line coach and is best remembered for his stint as head coach at Oklahoma, has died at the age of 59. Barry Switzer, who coached with Blake both at Oklahoma and with the Cowboys, told Dean Blevins of KWTV that...

Getty Images The Cowboys have their first-round pick under contract. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has agreed to his rookie contract. It’s a four-year deal worth just over $14 million with a team option for a fifth season. Lamb became the first wideout...

Getty Images There was word earlier this year that defensive lineman Michael Bennett wanted to play another NFL season, but he never signed with a team and says he won’t be doing so at some point later this year either. Bennett announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Tuesday morning...

Getty Images High school football is on hold in Texas, but only for the top two divisions, and only for five weeks. According to Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News, the UIL has postponed the start of the fall sports seasons for Class 6A and 5A football and volleyball teams, meaning...

Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys have reached an agreement with fourth-round pick Reggie Robinson II, according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. Following the agreement with fifth-round choice Bradlee Anae and seventh-rounder Ben DiNucci earlier on Monday, the agreement with...

Getty Images With rookies scheduled to report later this week, the Cowboys have agreed to terms with one of the seven draft picks they need to get signed. Fifth-round pick Bradlee Anae agreed to terms with the team, Anae’s agent, David Canter, tweeted Monday afternoon. The Cowboys selected...

Getty Images The Cowboys have started getting contracts for their draft picks out of the way with rookies reporting to training camp this week. Shortly after word of fifth-round defensive end Bradlee Anae‘s agreement on a four-year deal broke, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News...

Getty Images NFL players today have conducted a coordinated social media blitz directed toward the league. They want a safe return to work. Although no player has opted out so far, Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence said he is weighing his options. Lawrence makes it clear he wants to...

Getty Images NFL players expressed their displeasure with their league’s response to George Floyd’s death with a powerful video that prompted a video response from commissioner Roger Goodell. Now unhappy with the NFL’s plan to provide them a safe workplace during a pandemic, players have...

Getty Images Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is feeling disrespected. Without citing a single instance of any disrespect, Elliott wrote on Twitter today that he isn’t getting the respect he deserves. “There are a lot of great backs in this league but I don’t understand why the media has...

Getty Images Wednesday’s deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign multi-year deals came and went without any change in status for Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. He will become the third quarterback to play out a season under the terms of a tag — Drew Brees and Kirk Cousins are the...

Getty Images The Cowboys haven’t had many instances in franchise history when they weren’t able to reach agreement with a cornerstone player they desired to keep. But they didn’t get Dak Prescott signed to a long-term deal before Wednesday’s deadline. Prescott becomes only the third NFL...

Getty Images The Cowboys have had chances to get quarterback Dak Prescott signed to a long-term deal. They’ve consistently failed to offer enough to get him to accept. Now, Prescott has more power over the team than ever. He’ll make $31.4 million this year. Absent a long-term deal after the...

Getty Images Training camps are scheduled to open in two weeks, but there’s plenty of uncertainty about the ability to safely do so. Specifically, the NFLPA has concerns about opening in places where COVID-19 infection rates are highest. Via to Mark Maske of the Washington Post, a union...

Getty Images With fewer than 24 hours until the window closes on a long-term deal until after the 2020 season, the Dallas Cowboys and franchise-tagged quarterback Dak Prescott are no closer to an agreement than they were months ago. Per a league source, the two sides still aren’t talking. The...

Getty Images The deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign multi-year contracts with their teams is on Wednesday and that leaves the Cowboys with a couple of days to strike a deal with quarterback Dak Prescott. It doesn’t sound like anyone should be holding their breath for news of such an...

Getty Images Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers purchased a stake in the Milwaukee Bucks a few years ago. Now, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is trying to do something similar with the New York Mets. Kelce and former NFL players Brian Urlacher and DeMarco Murray are among a group of investors...