Dak Prescott provides first official update on injury, rehab as Cowboys build for 2025 :: The Mothership
Performing his annual co-hosting duties at the Children’s Cancer Fund event in Dallas this week, Prescott was moving well without any crutches or braces. “What’s it been — 12 weeks or so after surgery now? I’m really looking to amp it up and gather all my confidence,” said the All-Pro quarterback. “We’ll be fine.”
Dak Prescott says Cowboys ‘very close’ to winning Super Bowl :: ESPN
Prescott also raised a few eyebrows when he gave his prognosis for the 2025 team, saying, “It’s our turn, and it’s on us” to go win a trophy. Naysayers will point out it’s been 29 seasons, the entire coaching staff has turned over within the last month, and Prescott and several other high-profile Cowboys will be coming off injuries, so they may not actually be “very close,” as Prescott professed. But as the face of the franchise and leader of the team, what else is he supposed to say?
Dallas ‘needs’ to trade Micah Parsons due to ‘culture,’ claims Cowboys ex :: Athlon Sports
Former defensive lineman Chris Canty thinks the team should “show the rest of the locker room that our culture matters” by shipping Parsons out of town. Canty cited examples like Parsons’s podcast and his often outspoken comments as examples of behavior that doesn’t exactly “empower” and “uplift” the other guys in the building.
Micah Parsons appeals to Myles Garrett with ‘Avengers’ plea to join Cowboys, bring down Eagles :: Micah Parsons
Should Cowboys release 2 starters just to keep this FA on a $100 million deal? :: Cowboys Wire
Osa Odighizuwa had his best season yet and could shine even brighter in Matt Eberflus’s front-four-heavy defensive scheme, but he’s about to be courted by other teams. The Cowboys could keep him, but at a possible $100 million-plus price tag, it would mean cutting someone else. And maybe more than one someone; Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson are coming off a forgettable season in which both veterans struggled. Cutting them would result in some dead money but would provide enough cap room to lock down Odighizuwa.
Troy Aikman speaks on 30-year drought for Cowboys, offers optimism for Brian Schottenheimer hire :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Aikman says he thought the Cowboys would return to the title game soon after their last win in Super Bowl XXX. Instead, “here we are almost three decades later and no one has been back.” Of Schottenheimer, the man who’ll try to finally lead them there, the Hall of Famer says, “He’s been coaching a long time. He’s got to be as prepared as anyone who has not yet been a head coach can be. I’m hopeful that he does a great job.”
Cowboys must improve talent at this position to compete with Eagles :: Cowboys Wire
After watching the Eagles’ pass-catching duo of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith in the Super Bowl, it’s clear the Cowboys need a ton more production from their WR2. Brandin Cooks was hurt for much of the season and is set to hit free agency. Jalen Tolbert has improved, but he isn’t a legitimate weapon yet. Jalen Brooks? Ryan Flournoy? Jonathan Mingo? All developmental projects at this point; signing another mediocre journeyman or drafting another late-round prospect would be just more of the same. It’s time for a major investment at the position.
NFL insiders rank best head coach hires: Why Vrabel tops list; Schottenheimer ‘underrated’? :: The Athletic
Of the seven new head coaches in the NFL, a group of league personnel execs and coaches ranked Brian Schottenheimer dead last. Yet one respondent called him “underrated” and explained, “He has the ability to be a better head coach than coordinator. He’s confident. He has a vision for who he wants to be and how he wants to play, and he’ll be able to communicate that across the team.”
Jason Witten was not contacted about joining Cowboys 2025 staff, but wants to one day coach in the NFL :: The Mothership
“I did not talk to Jerry about it,” the former tight end confirmed about the widespread rumor that he was in the running for a job on the Cowboys’ coaching staff. “Of course, that’s a long term goal of mine one day, to get back there when the right opportunity comes,” Witten said. For now, he’ll stay at Liberty Christian and go for a three-peat at the state level.
Judge pushes trial date in sexual assault lawsuit against Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones :: Dallas Morning News
The lawsuit brought against Jones by a woman who alleges the Cowboys owner “kissed her on the mouth and forcibly grabbed her without her consent” at AT&T Stadium in 2018 has been rescheduled. Instead of starting March 3 as it was supposed to (after being moved once), the trial will now likely be re-slated once again for later in the year. Jones calls the woman’s story “categorically false.”
NFL sued for not allowing teams on Bluesky :: Awful Announcing
A group of fans has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the league over their decision to prohibit the Cowboys and other teams from having official accounts on the emerging social media platform Bluesky. The lawsuit states that some fans “do not want to have to follow their teams on Elon Musk’s X platform. As consumers, they should be free to decide that they do not want to do business with a particular outlet or brand.” It’s thought by some industry watchers that the NFL would want to be compensated for helping legitimize the app as a viable alternative to X.
New Guardian Cap design should improve aesthetics, while studies continue to study concussion reduction :: Uni Watch
While a few players around the league wore the protective cap during games in 2024, many more did not, based solely on how they looked. Guardian Cap will introduce a new model this year that will wrap the headgear with more modularity, better accommodate helmet logos, and not look like a shower cap. All this, even as one 2023 Wisconsin study showed “no statistical difference” between concussion incidences of 1,451 high school players who wore a previous version of the cap during practices and 1,188 who did not. Research will continue at the NFL level.
