Archive for February, 2011

According to Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com, the Dallas Cowboys are are allowing defensive end Marcus Spears and safety Gerald Sensabaugh to test the free agent waters  before they offer them new contract’s. The Cowboys have been looking at players at the Senior Bowl and the Combine for possible replacements for both. Spears was replaced in the starting line up by Stephen Bowen during the 2010 season after injuring his left calf and was later placed on the injury reserve list. Spears was angry at the beginning of the2010  season because the Cowboys tendered him at his original first round pick pay of 1.226 million [...]

News broke today that the Chicago Bears have cut ties with 3-time pro bowler Defensive Tackle Tommie Harris. Harris who under preformed for the Bears in the 2010 season, having only recorded 18 tackles and 1.5 sacks in six starts.  Harris was due a 2.5 million bonus in June. Harris started in 90 of  104 career games for the Bears. Despite having a lackluster 2010 season Harris has been one of the dominant players on the Bears defense and was a very important part of the 2006 defense that helped the Bears reach the Super Bowl.  He has a 213 tackles [...]

The Dallas Cowboys have already been a part of the “Cam Newton Show” during the NFL Scouting Combine as they conducted a 15-minute interview with him yesterday. Newton has been a lightning rod for controversy this past year, but that didn’t stop the Cowboys from sitting down with him. Newton isn’t the only controversial quarterback that Dallas plans on talking to this week. According to reports, Cowboys officials have said that the team plans on talking with Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett. Mallett has the strongest arm in this year’s draft, but he has seen his stock plummet do to severe [...]

The Dallas Cowboys sat down and met with Notre Dame defensive tackle Ian Williams, who would be a prototypical nose tackle in the Cowboys defensive scheme. Williams is projected to go in the fourth round of the draft and he has experience in multiple schemes. “It was cool, really cool,” Williams said. “We talked a lot about football and off the field stuff. Hopefully one day I can play with them … I stop the run, that’s what I do best.” Dallas isn’t letting the fact that they have a Pro Bowl nose tackle currently on the roster stop them [...]

The Cowboys will be interviewing Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara at the NFL Scouting Combine. Many mock drafts have the Cowboys addressing their secondary needs by selecting Amukamara with the ninth overall pick in the upcoming draft. The former Cornhusker is open to the possibility of playing in Big D. “I think it would be a very good opportunity to play for the Cowboys,” Amukamara said. “I’m not foreign to that stadium. I played there twice. It’s a really nice stadium.”

Marion Barber may have received some negative attention for his run in with the law last week, but the Cowboys running back deserves all of the praise possible for the good deed he has done. Barber is donating more than $500,000 worth of computers to 21 high schools in the Dallas Independent School District. The $500,000 in computers includes 600 netbooks and 30 desktop computers, according to Jon Dahlander, a district spokesman. “We have things going on right now. Budget cuts. Losing money. Losing teachers,” Barber said. “To me, the feeling was indescribable. Smiles, I love smiles. I love positive energy.” [...]

The Cowboys are finally starting contract talks with two of their free agents. Starting offensive guard Kyle Kosier missed three games last year due to injury, but he is the guy who makes line calls and he’d like to return to the team. If a deal is not reached with Kosier, he will become an unrestricted free agent, regardless of the system under the new CBA. Stephen Bowen is a defensive end who started 8 or the teams last 9 games and would become a restricted free agent. In his limited time last season, Bowen had 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks, [...]

The Dallas Cowboys are scheduled to complete their interview with national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, former Auburn quarterback, entertainer and future icon Cam Newton today at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. According to Cowboys officials, the move to interview Newton is just “due diligence.” Jerry Jones has said that he sees no immediate problem at QB, but he won’t dismiss any player because of position. “I wouldn’t dismiss any player that’s going to be in that draft and wouldn’t express interest. So much happens with the circumstances that are there, not only on draft day but how we continue our [...]

Everyone seems to know that the Dallas Cowboys main focus in the upcoming draft include offensive line, secondary, defensive line and pass rush. Included in “everyone” is Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones. Jones talked to reporters at the scouting combine and commented on a few positions of need. [Tip of the hat to ESPN Dallas for the Jerry Jones quotes.] OFFENSIVE LINE Jerry Jones comment: “The offensive line is an area because of the multiple players that are required to operate there, that’s an area that’s pretty obvious.” SAFETY Jerry Jones comment: “Safety would be an area. We got [...]

The Cowboys will start to put up some smoke screens, but also hint at players they are interested in selecting in the upcoming NFL Draft. At the NFL Scouting Combine, teams interview players and do their homework on players who could potentially be putting on their uniforms next year. One player that the Cowboys have focused on early at the combine is controversial Auburn quarterback Cam Newton. Newton’s hype train is rolling and his draft stock has been skyrocketing as a result. Newton has a lot of baggage and has made some comments the last few days that really make [...]