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First, the good news: Dallas Cowboys safeties coach Brett Maxie, the former Saints great, has done an excellent job developing rookies Barry Church and Danny McCray. The bad news: One of those players might be in the starting lineup Sept. 12 in Washi...

When it comes to preseason football, I agree with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that it's not easy to stomach. But I'm somewhat intrigued by tonight's matchup between the Cowboys and Bengals. I'll post my postgame observations on the Beast at some p...

Have the Cowboys created a problem for themselves by trying to be thrifty? After the way starting safety Ken Hamlin performed in 2009, I don't think a lot of Cowboys fans were broken up about his release. But some of those fans are about to get a ...

Obstructed View: Opting for Free's will over Dez's theatrics at Cowboys rookie camp.

I've spent the afternoon studying mock drafts from some of my favorite experts. And as luck would have it, Mel Kiper and my older cousin Todd McShay delivered their fourth joint mock draft. Most of this information is reserved for our Insiders, but ...

Each Wednesday leading up to the NFL draft (April 22-24), the ESPN.com blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: Draft approach. Dallas Cowboys Now that Jerry Jones has released left tackle ...

The Dallas Cowboys could have waited until after the draft to release left tackle Flozell Adams and safety Ken Hamlin, but they decided to go ahead and pull the trigger. Obviously, the moves suggest safety and offensive tackle will be even bigger nee...

So much for the quiet Dallas Cowboys offseason. On Friday morning, the Cowboys released starting left tackle Flozell Adams and safety Ken Hamlin. The timing of the release is quite surprising when you consider the Cowboys were not up against some ...

AP Photo/Matt SlocumThe decisions Jerry Jones, seen above with coach Wade Phillips at Valley Ranch during the 2008 draft, makes in the draft later this month will say a lot about the futures of Cowboys Flozell Adams and Ken Hamlin.It's important to r...

Falling Ken Hamlin, Dallas Cowboys safety: The veteran safety reportedly (he tweeted it) spent some time at the Playboy Mansion this past weekend and didn't make it back in time for the first official day of "voluntary" workouts. The Cowboys offer...

Each week leading up to the NFL draft (April 22-24), the ESPN.com blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: Under the radar needs. Dallas Cowboys We've spent a lot of time talking about the n...

A new Tuesday feature on the ESPN.com NFL blog network. Should the Cowboys replace Ken Hamlin at safety? It's hard to believe it has already come to this point with Hamlin, but it has. He played himself into a lucrative contract extension wit...

Each Wednesday leading up to the NFL draft (April 22-24), the ESPN.com blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: Schemes and themes. Dallas Cowboys Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin showed some impro...

Sorry for the delay this morning. We've been experiencing some technical difficulties, but all systems are go for the rest of the afternoon. At 2 p.m. ET, you can read our weekly draft report on the busts/gems from recent drafts. Now let's take a qui...

Thanks for all your contributions to the mailbag. Things have been piling up over the last couple weeks, so let's dive right in: Preston from N.C. writes: Hello Matt! I am a big fan of the blog although you never answer my questions. I have one th...

Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin has been fined $12,500 for his hit on Eagles tight end Brent Celek during the first half of Saturday's wild-card playoff game. Hamlin launched his shoulder into Celek's chin after it was clear that it was an incomplete pass....