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FRISCO, Texas — Quinnen Williams said Wednesday that being voted a Dallas Cowboys captain measures how hard a player works, and pointed to the teammates who did not get the patch. "It means a lot. It means a lot of responsibility. It means a lot of leadership when it comes...

FRISCO, Texas — Quinnen Williams said Wednesday that he never carried any emotion about the trade that sent him from the Jets to the Dallas Cowboys, and that returning to MetLife Stadium on Sunday does not change his week. "Oh, yeah, I really never had emotions about it. It's pretty...

FRISCO, Texas — Donovan Ezeiruaku said Wednesday that DeMarvion Overshown belongs in the middle of the Dallas Cowboys defense, calling the plays. Ezeiruaku's wish for the unit is that everyone on it stays available. "It'll be good. He's exactly where he's supposed to be," Ezeiruaku said. "So I'm excited for...

FRISCO, Texas — Donovan Ezeiruaku said Wednesday that he is healthy entering his second season with the Dallas Cowboys, and that the hip he had surgically repaired in the offseason was never going to be a reason for anything. Ezeiruaku had never been through a rehab process before this year....

FRISCO, Texas — Donovan Ezeiruaku said Wednesday that the Dallas Cowboys edge group does not get to rush the passer Sunday until it handles the New York Giants' run game. Ezeiruaku has not set individual sack or pressure targets for himself this season. "I mean, good for him. Our job,...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday that DeMarvion Overshown attacked a new playbook this offseason and is practicing differently than he has before. Overshown is learning his fourth defensive system in four seasons in Dallas, and Schottenheimer connected the change in his practice habits to how...

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have installed their defensive plan through normal down and distance and have started third down, with red zone work still ahead, coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday. Schottenheimer said he is very confident in Christian Parker, who calls his first game as a defensive coordinator...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday the club believes it has three or four safeties who start in the NFL, and that the "or" between Malik Hooker and P.J. Locke on the unofficial depth chart released Tuesday reflects game plan rather than an unsettled competition. Jalen...

FRISCO, Texas — Nick Shook ranked Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott fifth among the NFL's 32 starters in the Week 1 QB Index, published Wednesday morning on NFL.com. Prescott opens Tier 2, which runs from No. 5 through No. 13. The four quarterbacks above him form Tier 1: Josh Allen,...

FRISCO, Texas — Two first-round picks are the price Bleacher Report put on Maxx Crosby on Wednesday. Kristopher Knox ranked the Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher fifth on his Week 1 NFL trade block big board and projected a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 first-round pick. The Dallas Cowboys...