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FRISCO, Texas — Multiple NFL executives listed DeMarvion Overshown's health as a key variable for the Dallas Cowboys defense in a preseason NFC poll published Wednesday by Mike Sando of The Athletic. Sando polled six executives, who ranked all 16 NFC teams under the condition of anonymity. Dallas finished fourth,...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo said his first carry against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13 is going to be “punishment to the defense.” Skattebo made the remark Thursday on FanDuel TV’s Up & Adams with host Kay Adams. “It’s going to feel awesome....

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 a coach's dream who tries to make everyone...

FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott said the Dallas Cowboys built their identity in pads over the past month. He also explained how last season counts for nothing going into Week 1. Prescott believes the Cowboys' offensive line took the note, and that the tone shows up in how the young...

FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer will coach from the sideline again in 2026, and he sits in on defensive coordinator Christian Parker's game planning throughout the week. Schottenheimer confirmed both Thursday. He brought Parker a blitz look during Thursday's practice, one Dallas already carries, with a tweak that...

FRISCO, Texas — Four or five Dallas Cowboys players went to three straight Jay-Z shows in New York with defensive coordinator Christian Parker. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer, who is 52, did not go. Schottenheimer said Thursday that Parker's age is part of why the rapport works. Parker is 34. Schottenheimer...

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys put Christian Parker in front of a room of eight to 12 people and made him coach a mock installation meeting before hiring him as defensive coordinator. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer described the format Thursday. Vice president of player personnel Will McClay was in...

DALLAS — Von Miller said winning a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys would complete a personal goal of winning three titles with three different teams, and that chasing it was part of why he left the Los Angeles Rams after winning one there. Miller made the comments on the...

FRISCO, Texas - Quinnen Williams said Wednesday he wants to finish his career with the Dallas Cowboys, and that the building felt like his the moment the trade went through last November. Williams played his first game for Dallas in Week 11 of last season. "It's been amazing from when...

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 against Cowboys guard Tyler Smith all offseason. "I'm...