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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) scrambles in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Packers winning despite struggling in red-zone situations

By Steve Megargee Oct. 15, 2021 04:32 PM EDT

Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) intercepts a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, middle, during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Packers hopeful Alexander can avoid season-ending surgery

By Bill Huber Oct. 08, 2021 04:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, file photo, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys are moving on from Smith without getting into the specifics of the decision to release their leading returning tackler four games into 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
LB Jaylon Smith joins Packers one day after Cowboys drop him

Oct. 07, 2021 02:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, file photo, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys are moving on from Smith without getting into the specifics of the decision to release their leading returning tackler four games into 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
Cowboys vague on LB Smith's release as players move forward

By Schuyler Dixon Oct. 06, 2021 06:07 PM EDT

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs the ball as Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith (9) attempts to make the stop in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Cowboys cutting LB Jaylon Smith with looming $9.2M guarantee

Oct. 05, 2021 09:37 PM EDT

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) warms up before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys 9/27/2021

Sep. 27, 2021 07:51 PM EDT

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis (26) picks up a fumble by Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (14) during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)
Cowboys shrug off 2020 gloom with injuries surfacing again

By Schuyler Dixon Sep. 16, 2021 06:42 PM EDT

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper reaches out to catch a pass during a workout at the team's NFL football training facility in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Cowboys' 2021 outlook starts with health of Prescott, others

By Schuyler Dixon Sep. 01, 2021 07:51 PM EDT

Dallas Cowboys middle linebacker Jaylon Smith (9) gestures while running drills during during NFL football practice in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Quinn has new pieces to lead makeover of Cowboys' defense

By Schuyler Dixon Aug. 19, 2021 05:52 PM EDT

Los Angeles Rams tight end Brycen Hopkins runs past Dallas Cowboys linebacker Azur Kamara during NFL football practice Saturday, Aug 7, 2021, in Oxnard, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy)
Lamb, Jackson shine in spirited Rams-Cowboys joint practice

By Dan Greenspan Aug. 07, 2021 10:44 PM EDT

Cowboys return to California for camp coming off 6-10 season

By The Associated Press Jul. 19, 2021 02:23 PM EDT
DALLAS COWBOYS (6-10) CAMP SITE: Oxnard, California LAST YEAR: QB Dak Prescott's season-ending ankle injury in Week 5...

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) warms up during an NFL football team practice Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Cowboys to make their 3rd appearance on HBO's 'Hard Knocks'

By Joe Reedy Jul. 02, 2021 12:05 PM EDT

Quarterback Dak Prescott, 4, drops back to throw during the Cowboys' full-squad offseason workouts in Frisco, Texas on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Offseason practices get Cowboys' Prescott closer to return

By Schuyler Dixon May. 25, 2021 07:26 PM EDT

File-This Dec. 20, 2020, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch (55) walking off the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Arlington, Texas. The Dallas Cowboys declined the fifth-year option on Vander Esch's rookie contract Monday, May 3, 2020, setting up an interesting season at the position after the club used this year's first-round pick on a potential replacement. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
Cowboys decline Vander Esch option, creating intrigue at LB

By Schuyler Dixon May. 03, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons holds a team jersey after the was chosen by the Dallas Cowboys with the 12th pick in the NFL football draft Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Cowboys get Penn St LB Micah Parsons after trade with Eagles

By Schuyler Dixon Apr. 29, 2021 10:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 28, 2018, file photo, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee walks on the field during NFL football training camp in Oxnard, Calif. Sean Lee retired Monday, April 26, 2021, after the linebacker spent all of his 11 mostly injury-plagued seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The 34-year-old said in a letter released by the club that it was “my time to walk away.” (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, File)
Cowboys' Lee retires after 11 mostly injury-plagued seasons

By Schuyler Dixon Apr. 26, 2021 03:38 PM EDT

Dallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott, center, pushes through New York Giants defenders to score a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Defense figures to be focus as Cowboys miss playoffs again

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 04, 2021 05:22 PM EST

Cowboys and Giants play and then hope for Washington loss

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2020 10:10 AM EST
DALLAS (6-9) at NEW YORK GIANTS (5-10) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox OPENING LINE — Giants by 3 1/2 ...

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson, left, and Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy greet each other after their NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27. 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Seeds of hope: Cowboys alive and kicking in woeful NFC East

By Schuyler Dixon Dec. 28, 2020 05:25 PM EST

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson watches warmups before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27. 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys 12/27/2020

Dec. 27, 2020 03:56 PM EST