IRVING, Texas – After the Cowboys released Gerald Sensabaugh on Monday, I wrote that the move was risky, considering the Cowboys do not have a known commodity currently under contract. After checking out the comments section, I soon realized Sensabaugh was the worst safety in NFL history and was responsible for the current sequester.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Darren Woodson believes in Barry Church. The Cowboys have been hampered by spotty safety play since a back injury forced Woodson, a five-time Pro Bowler and the franchise’s all-time leading tackler, to retire before the 2004 season.
ARLINGTON, Texas – For the second straight year, Jason Garrett invited alumni to Cowboys Stadium to watch a practice as a way to mix the franchise’s generations. Ring of Honor members Roger Staubach, Lee Roy Jordan, Mel Renfro, Cliff Harris and Larry Allen were among the 54 alums in attendance.
OXNARD, Calif. – The one-man selection committee for the Ring of Honor is not planning to induct anybody this year. “It’s probably unlikely that we will, but I haven’t made that decision,” Jones told ESPNDallas.
OXNARD, Calif. -- The Cowboys have two first-round picks -- running back Felix Jones and cornerback Mike Jenkins -- who enter the final year of their contracts. Jones and Jenkins are coming off shoulder surgeries and have shown flashes of being elite players in the past.
FLOWER MOUND, Texas – The Cowboys said their goodbyes to their former special teams coach, Joe Avezzano, who passed away from a heart attack April 5 in Milan, Italy. Among those in attendance at Tuesday's service were owner and general manager Jerry Jones, Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith and Jason Garrett, Norv Turner, Jackie Sherrill and R.
Bill Bates doesn’t remember the date or even the opponent, but he vividly recalls being stunned as he came to the Cowboys’ sideline and saw blood trickling out of the gash on special teams coach Joe Avezzano’s forehead.
Five-time Pro Bowler Darren Woodson was stunned to learn about the passing of former Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano. "It's hard to believe," Woodson said Thursday afternoon. "I haven't talked to Joe in a year and half, but whenever we do talk it's always a strong conversation, as if we talk to each other every day.
Former Cowboy Darren Woodson, appearing on the Ben and Skin Show on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM on Thursday, shared his opinion on Troy Aikman's statement about Tony Romo being a better quarterback: "I don't know if I'm biased, but I saw the best every day in practice -- and that's Troy Aikman," Woodson said.
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