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Getty Images On Wednesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that the team will play in front of fans. On Thursday, the Cowboys provided more details on what the means. The Cowboys have announced that attendance will be “limited,” in compliance with relevant state, federal, and local guidelines...

Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic will have a major impact on the coming NFL season, and that will include impacting NFL broadcasts. The latest example: Jimmy Johnson revealed today that he’ll do his broadcasting work from home because of the pandemic. “After much consideration, and with the...

USA TODAY Sports The Dolphins signed Byron Jones to an $82.5 million deal in free agency to pair with Xavien Howard. But Howard remains on the physically unable to perform list after knee surgery eight months ago. Jones is prepared to travel with the opponent’s best receiver if that’s what the...

USA TODAY Sports One of the best remaining 2020 free agents has found a landing spot. Defensive end Everson Griffen, who spent his entire 10-year career with the Vikings, has agreed to terms with the Cowboys, according to NFL Media. Griffen beefs up a pass rush led by DeMarcus Lawrence and...

Getty Images Tavon Austin may be back in the NFC West soon. NFL Media reports that Austin is working out with the 49ers and that the defending NFC champs intend to sign him if all goes well. Austin opened his career as a Rams first-round pick in 2013 and spent the first five seasons of his...

Getty Images Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been silent for much of the offseason, but he held a video conference with reporters on Wednesday that covered many topics about this unusual NFL season. One of them was the prospect of having fans in attendance at AT&T Stadium for home games this...

Getty Images Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke for the first time since the draft in April. He had many issues to address, but the first was the team’s stance on the national anthem. Jones always has openly stated the team policy: Players will stand with “their toes on the line.” The Cowboys...

USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys didn’t get Dak Prescott signed to a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline. Owner Jerry Jones and Prescott talked Wednesday for the first time since. Both expressed optimism that Prescott will remain with the team beyond this season. “Business is business, and...

Getty Images Deion Sanders is no longer at NFL Network. Sanders is leaving the league-owned cable channel, John Ourand of Sports Business Journal. Although Sanders has received plenty of criticism in recent days for his comments about players opting out of the season because of the COVID-19...

Getty Images Every NFL player is motivated. Some are more motivated than others. So who are the most motivated for 2020? That topic was the subject of Monday’s PFT Live draft. Simms and I drafted three each and discussed several others. Feel free to discuss the wisdom of our selections and to...

Getty Images Jason Garrett never addressed the media after his time as the Cowboys head coach came to an end after some twisting in the wind early this year, but he got his chance on a Tuesday conference call in his new role as the Giants offensive coordinator. Garrett had no interest in...

The Cowboys typically hold training camp in Oxnard, California, giving them a month to bond as a team. COVID-19 changed Dallas’ plans this summer. So the Cowboys are trying to make the best of it. The team has a block of rooms at the five-star Omni Hotel, attached to the Cowboys’ indoor...

Getty Images It’s going to take some time before the black and silver No. 82 looks right on Jason Witten. Or maybe it never will. Witten, 38, played 16 seasons with the Cowboys, leaving his mark on the team record book. He retired after the 2017 season to go into the broadcast booth and...

Getty Images The Cowboys activated receiver Jon'Vea Johnson and cornerback Saivion Smith from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Sunday. Johnson and Smith are the Cowboys’ only players to spend time on the COVID-19 list thus far, though fullback Jamize Olawale, cornerback Maurice...

Getty Images New Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy says he has more work to do in learning the offense the team already runs than the team has to learn the offense McCarthy prefers. Although McCarthy will obviously make some changes to the Cowboys’ offense, he has retained offensive coordinator...

Getty Images Dak Prescott didn’t get the long-term contract he coveted this offseason. He will get it at some point, whether it’s in Dallas or elsewhere. Prescott has not indicated disappointment. Maybe it’s because the franchise tender of $31.4 million will pay Prescott almost $28 million...

Getty Images Cowboys owner Jerry Jones annually holds a state of the franchise press conference to open training camp. Not this year. That’s just one of many things COVID-19 has affected. Jones has not talked to the media since the draft in late April, leaving new coach Mike McCarthy to...

Getty Images Adrian Peterson is 35 years old, ancient for a running back, but he thinks he’s a long way from done. Heading into his 14th NFL season and his third in Washington, Peterson says he still has more he wants to accomplish, starting with winning a Super Bowl. “Winning a championship...

Getty Images In most years, franchise-tagged players have fully-guaranteed salaries. This year, the guarantee goes only as far as the season does. The NFL and NFL Players Association has resolved the delicate balance regarding pay-as-you-play and fully-guaranteed salary by, for players with...

Getty Images It’s quiet in Canton, Ohio, tonight. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The Cowboys and Steelers were supposed to kickoff the preseason Thursday in the Hall of Fame Game, the first event in Enshrinement Weekend. While it saves us from watching a glorified scrimmage, the Hall of...