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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...

DALLAS — Troy Aikman said the Dallas Cowboys spent the last several years handing their defense to former head coaches, and that Christian Parker has brought an energy and an urgency to the job that the previous hires did not. Aikman made the comments Tuesday on The Rich Eisen Show....

DALLAS — Christian Parker has never called plays in an NFL game. Ten defensive players joined the Dallas Cowboys this offseason, and two more arrived in trades within the past year. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Tuesday morning on the Shan & RJ show on 105.3 The Fan...

FRISCO, Texas — One of six NFL executives polled by Mike Sando of The Athletic said Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker will help maximize what Dallas has on defense, in a preseason NFC ranking published Wednesday. The executives ranked all 16 NFC teams under the condition of anonymity, and theCowboys...

DALLAS — Terrell Owens put the problem with the Dallas Cowboys at the management level during an episode of Get TO The Point, the podcast he launched Sept. 1 with comedian Chris Spencer. Spencer asked whether the problem in Dallas is Jerry Jones. Owens said later in the same answer...

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 — 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 — Brian Schottenheimer said the decision to replace defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after one season was his own, and that he did not view the Dallas Cowboys defense's 2025 season as Eberflus' failure alone. "When we decided to make a change at that position, I didn't for one...

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys defense can play fast because the players know the primary packages that well, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday, and he said the group was a little too complicated early last season. Schottenheimer was answering a question about a remark DeMarvion Overshown made a...

FRISCO, Texas — Marist Liufau has spent this Dallas Cowboys camp learning outside linebacker. He played inside for his first two seasons, and Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker announced the move at the scouting combine in February. Liufau said the coaching staff poured time into the transition, and that trying...