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IRVING, Texas - Tony Romo wants to take part in the June 11-13 mini-camp. There is no way the Cowboys should let him. To quote Ricky Watters: For who? For what? Romo had a small cyst removed from his back in April and has been limited in his co...

IRVING, Texas - Among the reasons why Brian Urlacher decided to retire was the fact that he could say he played for the Chicago Bears and for the Chicago Bears only. In this salary-cap age, that is a difficult thing to do. Emmitt Smith's playing c...

Things can look really rosy in OTAs, and this is the case for the Dallas Cowboys and their redesigned defense. Starting safety Barry Church, who's recovering from an Achilles injury that cost him 13 games last year, believes the Dallas D can be the v...

IRVING, Texas - When defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was shown the door after last season, it seemed much of the team's swagger and boasting went with him. But as the Cowboys kicked off OTAs on Tuesday at Valley Ranch, safety Barry Church would not...

The Dallas Cowboys are one of several NFL teams beginning organized team activities this week. The OTAs are non-contact, three-days-a-week practices over the next three weeks. These practices are not in pads, nor are they mandatory. Some players will...

The Cowboys' projected starting defensive line is Anthony Spencer, Jason Hatcher, Jay Ratliff and DeMarcus Ware. Three of the four starters -- Hatcher, Ratliff and Ware -- are in their 30s, and Spencer and Hatcher are entering the final year of th...

The Dallas Cowboys' signing of defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove on Thursday got buried under the at-long-last resolution of the Doug Free matter. But as Calvin Watkins writes on ESPNDallas.com, it says something about where the Cowboys are in terms...

The Thursday signing of Anthony Hargrove to a one-year deal adds depth to the Dallas Cowboys' defensive line, but not youth. Currently, three of the four projected starting linemen are at least 30, and defensive end Anthony Spencer is 29. Hargr...

As this Washington Redskins offseason unfolds, the former first-round pick on whom everyone will be focused will be Robert Griffin III, the dazzling young quarterback who followed up his rookie season with reconstructive knee surgery in January. But ...

IRVING, Texas - Kyle Wilber's switch from outside linebacker to defensive end has resulted in a weight gain this offseason. "Right now I'm 255," Wilber said. "The coaches tell me 'Keep your speed. You don't need to get bigger. If you're 260 and st...

Greetings and welcome to your Thursday edition of the breakfast links, where we work to keep you abreast of what folks around the league are writing about our division's teams. I hope you enjoy. Washington Redskins DeAngelo Hall says the plan a...

The Cowboys insist moving DeMarcus Ware is no big deal, but it comes with risks.

The Dallas Cowboys' new 4-3 defensive alignment, with Monte Kiffin as coordinator and Rod Marinelli as line coach, will require the four man on the defensive line to be responsible for the pass rush. This may sound obvious to some, but Marinelli is m...

IRVING, Texas - The rooms along the hallway inside the Cowboys' Valley Ranch practice facility are labeled the way you would think they would be labeled: tight ends, offensive line and so on. The defensive line used to be there. Rod Marinelli chan...

We are exactly four months from the 2013 "Monday Night Football" opener between the Eagles and the Redskins, by which time the Sunday night NFC East opener between the Cowboys and the Giants will already be in the books. Four months to fill with link...

IRVING, Texas - DeMarcus Ware's position switch in 2013 also means a facemask switch. Since he joined the Cowboys in 2005 as an outside linebacker, Ware has worn a facemask with a U-bar at the top, which he called his bull horns because he was ru...