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Getty Images Randall Cobb is scheduled to become a free agent for the second consecutive offseason. For the second consecutive offseason, he could find a new home. Or he could return to Dallas. After the Cowboys hired Mike McCarthy, the odds of Cobb re-signing seemed to improve. “I love...

Getty Images Scott Linehan is returning to the coaching ranks. LSU is hiring Linehan as its new passing game coordinator, Bruce Feldman of FOX reports. Linehan, 56, sat out the 2019 season after the Cowboys fired him a year ago. He spent five seasons as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator...

Getty Images Former Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin made a stir by saying that that “some very significant people” told him that Tom Brady could sign with Dallas. Despite Irvin’s effort to jam the toothpaste back into the tube, he said what he said and it really may not be as crazy as it sounds...

Getty Images Chaos is very good for this specific business. And quarterback chaos could be coming, very soon. The 2020 offseason could consist of unprecedented movement when it comes quarterbacks, with a chain reaction of dominoes driven by where and how quickly the biggest rectangular...

Getty Images All four of the Week One XFL games drew between 17,000 and 18,000 fans. But only one of the four games created the impression that the stadium was nearly full. In D.C., the Dragons-Defenders game seemed like a big deal because it was a played in a small stadium. Indeed...

Getty Images In the XFL’s opening weekend, one of the eight teams has trotted out a sponsorship device that the NFL surely would love to incorporate into its advertising portfolio. In the lower left corner of the back of the Dallas Renegades helmet appears a subtle but unmistakable Bud Light...

Getty Images The BattleHawks have given folks in St. Louis another reason to be excited about the return of pro football to town, four years after the Rams returned to L.A. The other Kansas Missouri team went to Dallas on Sunday and became the only road team to win in the opening weekend of...

Getty Images Michael Irvin, the Cowboys Hall of Fame wide receiver turned NFL Network broadcaster, made some headlines on Friday when he said on Boston radio station WEEI that “some very significant people” told him the Cowboys may pursue Tom Brady in free agency. A day later, Irvin tried to...

Getty Images Sean Lee may be leaving the Cowboys, but he may not be leaving the NFL. The 33-year-old Lee, due to become an unrestricted free agent in March, hopes to play in 2020. “I’m focusing on playing as of now,” Lee told SI.com regarding whether he’d retire to go into coaching. So where...

Getty Images Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott bet on himself in September, and he’s about to cash in. One way or the other. Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the Cowboys and Prescott “came close to deal in September on a contract that would have paid him...

Getty Images Dez Bryant is serious about his comeback plans. More serious, the receiver says, than he previously has been. “I’m where I need to be [physically] right now,” Bryant told Mike Fisher of CowboysSI.com. “I’m more serious than ever. . . .I’m 100 percent hungry for the right...

Getty Images The Cowboys have spent a lot of time talking about a new contract for quarterback Dak Prescott over the last two years, but there’s been no agreement on a pact that will ensure he’s in Dallas for the long term. There’s still time to get a deal done before the start of the new...

Getty Images Dez Bryant hasn’t played in an NFL game since 2017, but he still hasn’t given up on the hope that he’ll play again. And he’d like it to be with the Cowboys. “He has texted me that he would like to come back,” Cowboys V.P. Stephen Jones said, via the Fort Worth Star Telegram. “We...

Getty Images Football fans like the idea of more football. But do they really want more football? The next experiment begins in only two days. The XFL is back, after a 19-year absence. Fueled by the reality that people who will be placing legal sports wagers will need more sports on which to...

Getty Images Some big names become eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the next few years. Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Calvin Johnson are among those eligible for the first time next year. DeMarcus Ware is the most qualified for the Class of 2022. Here is the list of...

Getty Images We’ve known that Rod Marinelli would be part of the Raiders coaching staff for the 2020 season for some time and the team finally made it official on Wednesday. The Raiders announced that Marinelli will be their defensive line coach. He filled the same position on Raiders head...

Getty Images Lamar Jackson‘s odds to win the 2020 MVP award are better than they were before the 2019 season. But the Ravens quarterback is not the favorite. The Westgate Sportsbook lists Patrick Mahomes as the favorite for the 2020 award with 4-1 odds. Mahomes, of course, won the league MVP...

Getty Images Emmitt Smith missed two games in a contract holdout to start the 1993 season. Ezekiel Elliott missed all of training camp last summer in a contract holdout. Both are running backs, and Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones has acknowledged the difference between a running...

Getty Images With the Super Bowl in the books, the NFL is back in offseason mode today, and open for business. And for the teams at the top, that means the big focus will be the 2020 NFL Draft. After last night’s game, the rest of the order of the first round was filled in. There are still...

Getty Images The Giants are hiring Stephen Brown as an offensive assistant, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports. Brown worked with new Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett for four seasons in Dallas, serving in the same role. He helped coordinate the running game, while also...