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Getty Images The looming holdout for Chargers running back Melvin Gordon and the potential holdout for Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has dusted off the debate regarding whether the NFL properly values the running back position. It does, but only for truly special running backs. That’s...

Getty Images If Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott holds out of training camp, the first significant date arrives in early August. As noted by Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports, failure to report by August 6 results in Elliott forfeiting a year of credit toward free agency. Robinson notes...

Getty Images We’ve spent plenty of time the past couple of days talking about players being upset with their ratings in the new Madden game, and the motivation they have drawn from it. One player who shouldn’t be upset (and in turn has no basis for extra motiviation) is Rams running back Todd...

Getty Images After Broncos linebacker Von Miller hosted his pass rush summit earlier this year, he downplayed the notion of a backlash against players from different teams sharing tips that could then be used against them at some point in the future. Saints left tackle Terron Armstead attended...

Getty Images In response to our report that Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has said privately that he intends to not show up for training camp absent a new contract, Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports has put some meat on the bone. In a series of tweets, Robinson reports that Elliott...

Dak Prescott said during the team’s minicamp that he would work out with his receivers in California. Asked where, the Cowboys quarterback declined to answer. “I don’t want everyone to be looking for us,” Prescott said. “California is a big state.” Now we know. Prescott posted a photo on...

Getty Images The Vikings’ starting quarterback may be lurking in the low 80s, but their top two receivers are among the best in the league, according to the exclusively-licensed NFL video game. The folks at Madden have made Adam Thielen a 94 and Stefon Diggs a 93 in the new version of the...

Getty Images Four players surely are happy with their Madden 20 ratings. DeAndre Hopkins, Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack and Bobby Wagner can have no argument with their 99 ratings. Every other player in the NFL likely believes his rating is too low. Case in point: DeMarcus Lawrence. The Cowboys...

Getty Images Chargers running back Melvin Gordon isn’t being coy about his intent to hold out until he gets a new deal. Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott apparently is, at least for now. Per a league source, Elliott has privately said that he will hold out of training camp unless he gets a...

Getty Images There was a time Jason Garrett wanted a veteran quarterback backing up his starter. He had the likes of Jon Kitna, Kyle Orton, Brandon Weeden and Mark Sanchez in case of emergency. The past two seasons, though, the Cowboys have relied on young, unproven Cooper Rush as their No. 2...

Getty Images The Raiders recently learned that guard Richie Incognito will be suspended for the first two games of the 2019 season. Incognito is slated to compete for the left guard job in Oakland and Monday saw the team add a veteran who could find himself in the mix for that spot before...

Getty Images When it comes to Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott‘s contractual entanglement with the team, I’m fully in favor of Zeke’s position. When it comes to his legal entanglement with a 19-year-old security guard who ended up on the ground after an encounter with Elliott at a Las Vegas...

Getty Images The security guard who is pressing charges against Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is now facing an accusation of his own, from Elliott’s attorneys. Attorneys Scott Rosenblum and Jason Lampert released a statement this afternoon accusing the security guard, Kyle Johnson, of...

Tony Romo was the favorite to win the American Century Championship for a reason. With one round to go, Romo expanded his lead to nine points at Lake Tahoe, under the modified Stableford scoring system the tournament uses. Romo shot a 70 on Friday and again on Saturday; the course has a par of...

Getty Images Melvin Gordon isn’t in the same position that Le'Veon Bell was. Gordon is under contract. Bell wasn’t, refusing to sign the franchise tag. So while Bell could afford to sit out all season, Gordon can’t. He has to show up by the Tuesday after Week 10 to get credit for the year...

Getty Images Everything is bigger in Texas. Except for sports betting, which remains nonexistent. Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News takes a look at the status of efforts to legalize sports wagering in Texas. Powerful forces are aligned against it, but one very powerful owner could...

Getty Images Tony Romo has found something he’s better at than predicting play calls from the broadcast booth. The former Cowboys quarterback won his second straight American Century Championship, taking the celebrity golf tournament title again this year. Romo scored 71 points in the...

Getty Images Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith already knows the value of owning a business, and he’s doing what he can to help others learn those same lessons. “I’ve wanted to be an entrepreneur my whole life,” Smith recently told Jarrett Bell of USA Today. Smith previously established in his...

Randy Gregory will submit his petition for reinstatement Monday, Mike Fisher of 105.3 The Fan reports. The Cowboys defensive end hopes to receive permission from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in time to take part in training camp and the preseason. The Cowboys open training camp July 27, so...

Getty Images Rolando McClain, the former Top 10 draft pick who hasn’t played in an NFL game since 2015, is hoping for another chance. The 29-year-old McClain told AL.com that he’s healthier than ever after hip surgery and believes he can make it in the NFL. “Not only do I feel good, I’m...