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FRISCO, Texas — Tyler Goodson was already at the top of the Dallas Cowboys’ running back list before they needed him, Stephen Jones said Friday. Dallas signed Goodson off the Atlanta Falcons practice squad Tuesday. Losing Malik Davis left the Cowboys needing another back in the room, Jones said on...

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys signed running back Israel Abanikanda to their practice squad Thursday, two days after waiving him from the 53-man roster. Dallas announced the move on social media a little after 10 a.m. CT. Abanikanda went unclaimed on waivers before the Cowboys brought him back. On...

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys had interest in Tyler Goodson at the 53-man cutdown, coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday at The Star, a day after Dallas signed the running back off the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. Dallas waived running back Israel Abanikanda to open the roster spot. Malik Davis...

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are signing running back Tyler Goodson off the Atlanta Falcons practice squad, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 in Houston reported Tuesday. Wilson reported that Goodson is joining the Dallas 53-man roster. This is the second running back Dallas has added since Malik Davis was...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Running back Malik Davis will miss the 2026 season after a hip injury in Friday's practice at The Star. Davis had surgery Saturday, and the Dallas Cowboys placed him on injured reserve the same day, without a designation to return. He had won the No. 2...

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys placed running back Malik Davis on injured reserve Saturday and signed running back Israel Abanikanda to the active roster from the practice squad, one day before the season opener at the New York Giants. Davis was carted off the practice field at The Star...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Malik Davis is looking at a “pretty serious injury” that “could take him out for some period of time,” Cowboys chief operating officer and co-owner Stephen Jones said Friday afternoon on 105.3 The Fan. Dallas opens the season Sunday night against the New York...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Malik Davis has a hip injury and will miss Sunday night’s season opener, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reported Friday. Davis is undergoing further testing to determine the severity of the injury. Dallas plays the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium....

FRISCO, Texas — The NFL transaction wire showed six Dallas Cowboys jersey-number changes Wednesday, three days after Dallas set its initial 53-man roster. Camden Brown now has No. 80 after wearing No. 6. Running back Israel Abanikanda changed from 30 to 25. Jonathan Bullard will wear 90 instead of 98....

PHILADELPHIA — Jaydon Blue is signing with the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday, one day after the Dallas Cowboys waived the second-year running back. Schefter posted the report at 6:51 p.m. CT. Blue cleared waivers at noon CT and became a free agent. Dallas waived 28...