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Everyone is surprised at Daniel Jones‘ performance thus far. Everyone, that is, except the Giants. Roundly criticized for using the sixth overall choice on the former Duke star, the Giants never expected anything less than what Jones has done. “You can ask me all you want about why I like...

Getty Images The Cowboys continue to be flummoxed by the refusal of three high-profile offensive players to take their “generous” offers. And so the Cowboys are doing whatever they have to do to get those players to conclude that they shouldn’t insist on every last dollar they can get. Even...

Getty Images Cowboys coach Jason Garrett had a hard time fighting back tears. He learned shortly before his press conference that Babe Laufenberg’s son died Thursday morning after a battle with a rare form of leukemia. Luke Laufenberg was 21. Babe Laufenberg is a former Cowboys quarterback...

Getty Images Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said in February that the team thought Todd Gurley‘s contract with the Rams was “probably where it starts” in talks with running back Ezekiel Elliott about a new deal. Jones revised that stance earlier this month. He called Gurley’s...

Getty Images As the NFL and the NFL Players Association try to hammer out a new labor deal, the fifth-year option needs to be ironed out. All draft picks sign four-year contracts. For first-round picks, a fifth-year option is available. The formula is tied to position, with players in the top...

Getty Images At a time when NFL coaches are keeping more and more of their quarterbacks in bubble wrap for the preseason, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson would prefer to ditch the training wheels. Asked Wednesday to specify the amount of time he’d like to play during the team’s upcoming...

Getty Images Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith has come a long way from a torn ACL that derailed his career and caused him to plunge out of the top 10, losing millions in the process. After one season as a full-time starter, he has now received millions, in the form of a second contract. Here...

Getty Images Tony Pollard hopes Ezekiel Elliott returns soon. Until the star running back ends his holdout, though, Pollard is the team’s starter at the position. The rookie insists he’s ready for “whatever,” including Elliott remaining away from the team for the start of the season. “I 100...

Getty Images The Cowboys officially announced the contract extension they reached with linebacker Jaylon Smith on Tuesday afternoon and then went ahead and announced the terms of the extension as well. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said at a press conference that it is a...

Getty Images The Cowboys have announced a press conference covering a contract extension for a current member of the team for Tuesday afternoon. It won’t Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott or Amari Cooper meeting the media to discuss a new pact, however. According to multiple reports, linebacker...

Getty Images Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is disappointed, if not hurt, that Ezekiel Elliott is holding out. Jones’ unwavering support of Elliott before and after the league suspended the running back for six games in 2017 resulted in Jones paying a $2 million de facto fine to the league. Elliott...

Getty Images When the Cowboys called a press conference earlier today to announce the signing of a player, speculation immediately centered on whether it was for Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott or Amari Cooper. It was none of those. No one had money on Jaylon Smith to become the first to sign a...

Getty Images Cowboys owner Jerry Jones went for a laugh after Saturday night’s game against the Rams when he was asked about running back Ezekiel Elliott‘s ongoing holdout. Jones quipped “Zeke who?” in response to the question and then went on to say that “we’re having some fun, not at your...

Getty Images Robert Quinn fractured his hand. Randy Gregory remains suspended. DeMarcus Lawrence has yet to practice after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. At least one of those Cowboys defensive ends is close to returning to practice. The Cowboys are expected to activate Lawrence from...

Getty Images Sterling Shepard no longer is wearing the yellow non-contact jersey, having ditched it for Sunday’s practice. It is another step in Shepard’s return from a fractured left thumb, even if the Giants receiver didn’t think it was a big deal. “I didn’t think the yellow jersey was...

Getty Images Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had jokes. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett was slightly more serious in his assessment of the ability of rookie running back Tony Pollard to handle the job in the absence of Ezekiel Elliott. “I thought he did a good job running the football,” Garrett told...

Getty Images If you’re concerned about the manner in which replay review for pass interference calls and non-calls will affect the NFL’s 100th season, there’s a chance you’re not nearly concerned enough. Last night’s Cowboys-Rams game included in the final four minutes of clock time a pass...

Getty Images Jason Witten caught one pass for 10 yards in Saturday’s preseason game against the Rams in Hawaii. One was enough. “It felt really good,” Witten said in halftime quotes from the team. “I was very anxious to get out there and play. It is just the next step in the comeback.” Witten...

Getty Images After Cowboys rookie running back Tony Pollard had a solid outing in Saturday night’s preseason game, Jerry Jones suggested that Pollard might have made Ezekiel Elliott‘s attempt to get a new contract a little bit harder. Asked about Elliott after the game, Jones said, “Zeke who?”...

Getty Images The security guard who was knocked over by Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott filed a police report and asked that Elliott be charged with battery, but that won’t happen. Las Vegas authorities have decided not to charge Elliott, according to TMZ.com. The NFL decided not to...