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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...

FRISCO, Texas — Quinnen Williams is a week from his first regular-season game as a full-time Dallas Cowboys starter, and the defense he is walking into is not the one he was traded to last November. Dallas allowed more points than any team in the NFL in 2025, fired defensive...

DALLAS — ESPN's Dan Graziano predicted Wednesday morning that Dallas Cowboys rookie safety Caleb Downs "never leaves the field" in 2026. Graziano acknowledged that he was exaggerating a little. His larger point was that Dallas believes Downs can handle several different jobs. Ideally for the Cowboys, Downs and veteran safety...

DALLAS — Caleb Downs is the pick to win NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year on NFL.com's staff ballot, which the site published Tuesday. He received five of the 18 votes, the most of any defensive rookie. Rueben Bain Jr. was next with four votes. David Bailey and Sonny Styles got...

FRISCO, Texas — A new contract for Dak Prescott has not come up inside the Dallas Cowboys building, executive vice president Stephen Jones said Tuesday on DLLS Sports. What Prescott wanted this offseason was a rebuilt defense, Jones said, and keeping Quinnen Williams was part of the ask. “We hadn’t...

FRISCO, Texas — Coach Brian Schottenheimer ran the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator search himself, executive vice president Stephen Jones said Tuesday on DLLS Sports. Dallas has always let its people do their jobs, Jones said, though the front office holds opinions and has influenced coaching hires before. “I like Dan...

DALLAS — Derek Carr said the criticism of Dallas Cowboys rookie safety Caleb Downs taking practice reps against wide receivers needs to end. The former NFL quarterback made the comments on Home Grown with David & Derek Carr, the podcast he co-hosts with his brother, David Carr. The clip posted...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard is making progress, coach Brian Schottenheimer said Tuesday, though he stopped short of committing either way on availability. Schottenheimer talked to Bullard on Tuesday. Neither the coach nor the club has specified the injury. "He's doing well. He's making progress. I'm...

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 signed a one-year deal announced Aug. 16. The...