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FRISCO, Texas — Second-year cornerback Shavon Revel Jr. is ready for a larger role with Cobie Durant out, Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday at The Star. Durant has a strained hamstring and could miss a few weeks. Revel took over when Durant was hurt late in the first...

DALLAS — Troy Aikman called the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive performance in Week 1 “a little bit alarming” on Thursday. He cited mental mistakes, assignment mistakes, and a number of busted coverages in the secondary from Sunday’s 28-20 loss to the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Aikman made the comments...

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns cornerback Tyson Campbell ranked seventh on Bleacher Report’s NFL trade block big board Wednesday, and the Dallas Cowboys were one of two teams listed as potential suitors. Kristopher Knox also listed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who host Cleveland on Sunday. For Campbell, Knox projected a trade value of a conditional 2027 third-round pick. Knox wrote that...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. ranked second on Bleacher Report’s NFL trade block big board Wednesday, with the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders listed as potential suitors. Those two teams meet Sunday at AT&T Stadium. Kristopher Knox projected a trade value of a conditional 2027 second-round pick for Porter. Knox ranked only the San Francisco 49ers’ backup quarterback...

FRISCO, Texas — Caleb Downs is not moving to the back end to replace Malik Hooker. Coach Brian Schottenheimer said so Monday, a day after the Dallas Cowboys lost their starting safety to a fracture in a 28-20 loss at the New York Giants. Hooker left in the final minute...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker said Thursday that his cornerbacks have spent the offseason retooling their technique and his linebackers will be “prepared and confident and play fast,” three days before Dallas opens the season against the New York Giants. Kickoff at MetLife Stadium is Sunday...

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 — Bleacher Report published its Week 1 NFL trade block big board on Wednesday, and the Dallas Cowboys are listed as a potential suitor for two of the 10 players on it. Kristopher Knox ranked Maxx Crosby fifth and Joey Porter Jr. seventh. Dallas appears alongside the New...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas has not settled one of its two starting safety spots. Malik Hooker and P.J. Locke both appear there on the Dallas Cowboys' unofficial depth chart released Tuesday, separated by an "or." Jalen Thompson holds the other spot outright. It is the second "or" on the chart....

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas has not named a starting cornerback opposite DaRon Bland. Cobie Durant and Shavon Revel Jr. both appear at the spot on the Dallas Cowboys' unofficial depth chart released Tuesday, separated by an "or." The Cowboys open Sunday night at the New York Giants. The same designation...