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Dallas Cowboys Coach Shares Inspiring Message for Micah Parsons – Justin Grasso, Newsweek
Micah Parsons connects with Brian Schottenheimer.
What started out as a joke for Micah Parsons turned out to be a heartfelt viral moment for the Dallas Cowboys star and his new head coach.
Recently, there’s been a boom in NFL players taking a shot at a viral TikTok trend, which is as simple as calling your friends and simply telling them goodnight.
While it sounds like nothing worthy of a viral video, the reactions from players on the other end of the line typically generate a funny moment since it’s not all that common for pro football players to call their teammates just to say one thing and wrap up the call.
Micah Parsons went through a round of calls with several Cowboys teammates, including Tyler Smith, Trevon Diggs, Osa Odighizuwa, and KaVontae Turpin. Parsons took it a step further and reached out to his head coach, Brian Schottenheimer.
The call turned into a positive moment for Parsons and Schottenheimer, who are entering their first season working together in the NFL.
“I just wanted to say goodnight,” Parsons told his head coach.
“Okay, I love that, bro. What’s going on, you all good?” a slightly concerned Schottenheimer fired back. Once assured everything was great, the head coach let off his message, which clearly sat right with Parsons.
“I know this is weird for everybody, man, but look, you’re handling everything the right way, bro,” the head coach said. “This thing’s going to get worked out. Again, I’m thrilled to see where we take this thing, man. We’re building something special and you’re going to be a huge part of it, bro.”
Micah Parsons hopped on the trend, calling his teammates to tell them Good Night
He called Tyler Smith, Trevon Diggs, Osa Odighizuwa, KaVontae Turpin, and head coach Brian Schottenheimer.
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— SleeperCowboys (@SleeperCowboys) June 8, 2025
Could Brian Schottenheimer’s mix of winning solutions end Cowboys’ Super Bowl drought? – Calvin Watkins, DMN
The Super Bowl drought is at 29 seasons but that’s got very little to do with the 2025 team.
“I don’t get caught up in the drought,” he said. “This is one year. This is the first year of mine. I mean, I’ve been here a couple of years, but when the season is over, we move on. We do. We move on. So 2024 is over; now it’s 2025. Are we going to win the Super Bowl this year? I hope. I think we are. If we don’t, you move on.”
Schottenheimer’s plans to end the drought begin with chemistry. He’s forming bonds with players and coaches with various off-the-field activities: a paintball outing, a seafood boil, individual dinners and attending charitable events.
The other part is making sure the talent assembled fits the schemes being applied. Schottenheimer noted that second-year tackle Tyler Guyton is getting comfortable in the new scheme, allowing him to perform better.
The Cowboys added faster players in free agency (Miles Sanders), the draft (Jaydon Blue) and by trades (George Pickens) to boost the offense.
The success has been lacking in the title department. But the Cowboys believe the man in charge can quench everyone’s thirst.
“You have to win games,” he said. “You’re supposed to win. You have to get into the playoffs, and all those things. But I think it’s meaningless to set an arbitrary goal [like], ‘Hey, we want to win 10 games or we want to do this.’ We want to win a Super Bowl, and we don’t hide from that.”
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs rehabbing away from team during OTAs – Nick Harris, Star-Telegram
Will Trevon Diggs make an appearance during the team’s mandatory minicamp tomorrow?
For the second offseason in a row, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs is recovering from a season-ending knee injury that has kept him away from instructional on-field work. Unlike in 2024 when he was rehabbing from a torn ACL, Diggs has decided to be out of the facility entirely in 2025, opting instead to rehab with his own self-chosen specialists.
A check-in on his progress at the facility two weeks ago saw Diggs make an appearance back in the building, but he has been otherwise away.
The expectation is that Diggs will return to the field early during the 2025 season, although he could begin the campaign on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. The team expects to have more clarity on the timeline of his return when they get to Oxnard, Calif. for training camp in late July.
One pressing question for every new NFL defensive play caller in 2025 – Mike Jones, The Athletic
Can Matt Eberflus bring long-needed stability to an underachieving defense?
The Cowboys have always had talented pieces on defense, but the philosophies have frequently changed — Dallas has had five different defensive coordinators in the last 10 seasons. The lack of continuity has made it difficult for players to reach their full potential.
Dallas brass views Eberflus as a sign of hope and stability, even though he was fired as Bears head coach after three seasons. Eberflus is familiar with how things operate in Big D, having served as linebackers coach from 2011-17. But he usually takes a far more conservative approach than what Dallas’ players are used to. Whether this approach fits talented pass rusher Micah Parsons remains to be seen. Priority No. 1, however, is fixing the run defense. Dallas ranked 29th in that department last season, surrendering 137.1 yards per game.
Potential NFC under-the-radar stars in 2025: Dante Fowler – Garrett Podell, CBSSports
Doubel-digit sacks for Fowler? Yes, please!
Dallas lost its longest-tenured defensive player this offseason with four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence signing with the Seattle Seahawks in free agency. The Cowboys replaced him with a former Dallas teammate in 10-year veteran Dante Fowler Jr., who played a season as a Cowboy in 2023. He followed former Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to Washington in 2024, and he led the NFC runner-up Commanders with 10.5 sacks.
Fowler could thrive in 2025 playing opposite All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons. He was in a more rotational role in his first tour of duty in Dallas, but Fowler could thrive once again in 2025 and perhaps post another double-digit sack season with Dallas.
Tom Rafferty, Cowboys offensive lineman from 1976-89, dies at 70 – Staff, ESPN
Longtime Cowboys offensive lineman and Super Bowl XII champion Tom Rafferty died last week at 70.
Rafferty played in 221 combined regular-season and playoff games at guard and center from 1976-89, bridging the careers of Hall of Fame quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.
Multiple former Cowboys arrested over the last few days.
Kelvin Joseph arrested, faces DWI charge in fatal crash – DMN
Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones arrested near Cincinnati, reports say – DMN
Former Cowboys DE Greg Hardy arrested in Richardson on assault charge – DMN
Cowboys need former 2nd-round pick to play like it or get out the way – K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire
It’s a big year for Luke Schoonmaker.
Now entering a pivotal Year 3, Schoonmaker is working to avoid the dreaded bust label. The club didn’t invest in the position, despite his lack of production, or the fall from grace and walk-year status of Ferguson. Schoonmaker will have every opportunity to stake his claim to being a central figure in Brian Schottenheimer’s plans.
Nothing’s guaranteed for Jonathan Mingo, could be competing for roster spot in 2025- Brian Martin, Blogging The Boys
It might be worth reading up on the sunk cost fallacy.
If Mingo’s lack of production wasn’t enough, the trade to acquire George Pickens from the Pittsburgh Steelers further complicated things. At best, that lands him fifth on the depth chart right now with a slim chance to climb in the higher due to the players ahead of him. There’s no way Mingo will unseat either CeeDee Lamb or George Pickens at the top of the depth chart, and it’s also highly unlikely he’s capable of doing that with either Jalen Tolbert or KaVontae Turpin either. That firmly puts him on the bubble competing for a roster spot.
