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‘The Play Style Is Real’: Brian Schottenheimer Sees Different Dallas Cowboys Defense Before New York Giants
FRISCO, Texas — No team in the NFL allowed more points last season than the Dallas Cowboys. Christian Parker's first Dallas defense opens Sunday night against a quarterback who runs. Brian Schottenheimer said he feels very different about this defense going into…
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‘We Haven’t Finalized That’: Brian Schottenheimer Leaves Von Miller’s Dallas Cowboys Debut Undecided
FRISCO, Texas — Von Miller has not played a snap for the Dallas Cowboys, and Dallas has not decided whether he dresses Sunday night at the New York Giants. Miller agreed to a one-year deal on Aug. 16 after missing the offseason…
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‘I’m Still A Sack Daddy’: Von Miller Says Dallas Cowboys Haven’t Given Him Week 1 Plan
FRISCO, Texas — Von Miller said the Dallas Cowboys have not given him a plan for Week 1, and that he wants more practice reps than he is getting. Miller's read on himself in his 16th NFL season is that he is…
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‘They Miss The Brotherhood’: Brian Schottenheimer Explains What Von Miller Found With Dallas Cowboys
FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said he sees Von Miller's happiness in meetings, on the practice field, and in the way he moves around the locker room, and that what Miller missed during his layoff was more than football. Miller,…
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‘Super Confident’: Quinnen Williams Credits Tyler Smith Battles For Dallas Cowboys Pass-Rush Growth
FRISCO, Texas — Quinnen Williams had 1.5 sacks in seven games after the Dallas Cowboys traded for him last November. He said Wednesday he is confident he can get that production back to where it was in New York. Williams has rushed…
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‘Double-Digit Sack Guy’: Stephen Jones Sees Big Potential In Dallas Cowboys Rookie Malachi Lawrence
FRISCO, Texas — Malachi Lawrence has the physical tools to reach double-digit sacks as a rookie, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Tuesday on DLLS Sports. Jones said the rookie class already looks like it has the opportunity to do…
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‘First Step Quickness’: Brian Schottenheimer Details What Dallas Cowboys Are Seeing From Von Miller
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Tuesday that Von Miller's first step has shown up in one-on-ones through a limited ramp-up, and that Miller has spent as much time with the offensive tackles as with the pass rushers. Miller…
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‘This Is What It’s Supposed To Look Like’: Brian Schottenheimer Details Tyler Guyton’s Dallas Cowboys Breakthrough
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer pointed to the second week of training camp on Tuesday as the point where Tyler Guyton started reading pass rushers by matchup. Guyton is the starting left tackle. Schottenheimer said Monday that Terence Steele…
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Cleveland Browns Plan To Sign Sam Williams 2 Days After Dallas Cowboys Release
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns plan to sign Sam Williams to their active roster, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Tuesday morning. Cleveland has not announced the signing or a corresponding roster move. The Dallas Cowboys released Williams on Sunday. He was a vested…
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‘Before Anybody Said Anything’: DeMarcus Ware Reveals Von Miller’s Dallas Cowboys Text Before Signing
DALLAS — Von Miller texted DeMarcus Ware that the Dallas Cowboys had called him before any of it was public, Ware said during an appearance on WFAA's Ultimate Dallas Sports Show. Miller agreed to terms with Dallas on Aug. 16 on a…
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‘It Was The Numbers’: Brian Schottenheimer Explains Why Dallas Cowboys Released Sam Williams
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said the numbers at outside linebacker, not anything Sam Williams failed to do, ended his four seasons in Dallas. The Cowboys released Williams on Sunday. He was a vested veteran and reached free agency…
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Dallas Cowboys Roster Cuts: Sam Williams, Jaydon Blue Among 35 Players Waived Or Released
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys waived 28 players and released 7 on Sunday to reach the 53-man limit, the team announced. The seven releases were vested veterans, who reach free agency immediately. The 28 waived players have fewer than four accrued…
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Dallas Cowboys Finalize Initial 53-Man Roster: Camden Brown Makes Team, Marist Liufau To IR
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys announced their initial 53-man roster on Sunday ahead of the NFL's 5 p.m. CT deadline. The team kept 24 players on offense, 26 on defense, and 3 specialists. Dallas waived 28 players and released 7 to…
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Dallas Cowboys LB Marist Liufau Could Land On IR With Return Designation After Forearm Fracture
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Marist Liufau is scheduled to have surgery as early as Monday on a fractured left forearm he suffered in Friday night's preseason finale against the New Orleans Saints. The injury came late in the first…
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Cowboys-Vikings Trade Proposal Would Send Sam Williams Or James Houston For Draft Pick
DALLAS — A day before the NFL's 53-man roster deadline, Mike Moraitis of Dallas Cowboys On SI wrote that the Minnesota Vikings are a logical trade partner for the Dallas Cowboys at outside linebacker. No discussions between the clubs have been reported.…
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‘We Didn’t Set Edges Very Well’: Brian Schottenheimer Details Dallas Cowboys’ Defensive Problems vs. New Orleans Saints
ARLINGTON, Texas — The New Orleans Saints ran 18 times for 119 yards in the first half on Friday night and scored 2 touchdowns on the ground, both of them outside the tackles. All 3 of the Saints' touchdowns came on the…
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‘Significantly Different’: Brian Schottenheimer Praises Dallas Cowboys Roster Before Tough Final Cuts
ARLINGTON, Texas — Two days before the Dallas Cowboys must cut to 53 players, coach Brian Schottenheimer said he wants the team led by its locker room. "I'm thrilled with this roster. If you put our roster from last year tonight compared…
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‘Interviewing For All 31 Other Teams’: Sam Williams Makes Final Dallas Cowboys Roster Case
ARLINGTON, Texas — Sam Williams sacked Zach Wilson on third down with 14:02 left Friday night and forced a punt. The Dallas Cowboys tied the game on the next drive. Dallas lost to the New Orleans Saints 27-24 at AT&T Stadium. Rosters…
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‘A Little Too Complicated’: Brian Schottenheimer Explains What Dallas Cowboys Changed On Defense
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys defense can play fast because the players know the primary packages that well, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday, and he said the group was a little too complicated early last season. Schottenheimer was answering a…
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‘Some Of His Best Pass Rushes’: Brian Schottenheimer Praises Malachi Lawrence’s Dallas Cowboys Progress
FRISCO, Texas — Malachi Lawrence has had some of his best pass rushes of camp over the past week to 10 days, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday, going back through the Seattle and Arizona games and a stretch of Dallas Cowboys…
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