Source: Cowboys Rookie Frederick Signs 5-Year Deal
A source close to Travis Frederick informed 105.3 The Fan that the first-round rookie was finalizing a five-year contract worth $6.87 million.
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A source close to Travis Frederick informed 105.3 The Fan that the first-round rookie was finalizing a five-year contract worth $6.87 million.
Garrett said the decision was made five months ago but he was reluctant to share it because he's been around coaches who never revealed play-callers.
The Dallas Cowboys have hit what a source terms a "downturn'' in contract negotiations with franchise-tagged defensive end Anthony Spencer
As recently as February, the Cowboys were $20 million over the NFL salary cap and existed in "Cap Hell.'' A spring of financial tinkering has Dallas now $9.7 million under the cap.
Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett was asked after Tuesday's OTA workout at Valley Ranch if it fair to conclude that he and owner Jerry Jones have different philosophies as to how information is disseminated.
"I'm completely on board with all decisions have been made" said Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett regarding the news that Offensive Coordinator coach Bill Callahan will be calling plays for the Cowboys in 2013.
The beleaguered right tackle Free agreed to a reduced two-year contract that guarantees him $3.5 million for 2013 and has a similar (but un-guaranteed) salary in 2014.
For the 24th consecutive year, a hot subject at Valley Ranch is the seeming discord between something Jerry says and something someone else in power (in this case, coach Jason Garrett) says.
Jerry Jones admitted that he contemplated calling Cowboys Stadium "Vaqueros de Dallas Stadium" after it was built. So what would've the outside stadium PA sounded like?
Tyson Clabo, Dallas' top-ranked free agent tackle and an upgrade over incumbent Doug Free, is signing with Miami, according to his agent. That transaction removes some of the leverage the Cowboys may have had over Free, who as of a few days ago "anticipates not being with the Cowboys.''
Jerry Jones says Tony Romo has committed to spending "Peyton Manning-type time" trying to turn the Dallas Cowboys into Super Bowl contenders again.
"Jason Witten is arguably the best tight end in the National Football League,'' Garrett said, time and time again … as if to suggest that the drafting of Escobar has nothing to do with eventually replacing Witten.
While many have criticized what the Cowboys did in the 2013 NFL Draft, one source within the organization thinks this draft was one of the team's best in years.
It is a gigantic game of Chicken. It is also a gigantic game of Musical Chairs. And the two games involve gigantic sums of money and, because it's all about offensive tackles, it involves gigantic men, too.
This weekend, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones channeled Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington with a winking nod to the unpredictability of the NFL Draft.
Cowboys Owner and General Manager Jerry Jones not only defended his decision to trade down from the 18th pick to the 31st to get Wisconsin Center Travis Frederick
The Cowboys' Round 1 selection of offensive lineman Travis Frederick of Wisconsin isn't the issue. But the path to get to him? Off the board. Off the chart. Off their rockers.
A charity operated by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has donated $100,000 for recovery efforts after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in Texas.
Jones did inform the world that his team is willing to trade down from the No. 18 selection of the first round in Thursday's Draft – and even suggested that the Cowboys are leaning in that direction.
The Cowboys went 30 years without drafting an offensive lineman in the first round. They might do it for the second time in three drafts on Thursday night.
The NFL has released the Dallas Cowboys 2013 regular season schedule.
"For a man who could dramatically capture a moment with very few words, there simply aren't enough words to adequately describe what he meant to sports and broadcasting in this country. " said Jones
Dallas signed quarterback Tony Romo to a lucrative extension, and with him locked up for the foreseeable future, the Cowboys should focus their attention on protecting him.
Etched on the Mavs' 2013 tombstone: Here lies a team that couldn't grab a defensive rebound, and continually lost one-possession games by giving the ball to anyone not named Dirk Nowitzki.
The biggest problems the Cowboys have right now can be laid right at the feet of their 2009 draft. It was arguably the worst draft in the history of the franchise.
