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Cowboys may have revealed 2023 NFL Draft plans

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What exactly is Dallas going to be doing in the 2023 NFL Draft that begins later this week? Fans may have just gotten a glimpse into their plans.

According to team CEO Stephen Jones during an interview on 105.3 The Fan, while Jake Ferguson and Peyton Hendershot played well, the team may be looking to add to the tight end position. 

“We feel like we are going to be able to take care of situations that will ultimately get done throughout the draft,” said Jones. “Obviously you lose Dalton Schultz, you know, we drafted Ferguson last year and ended up with great value in Hendershot. You know, we feel good about that position. But certainly, you know, you’d like to think the draft’s heavy there through quite a few players in those top three of four rounds that we think can be a ‘Ferguson’ or ‘Hendershot’ and come in and really help us.”

The Cowboys will be selecting 26th and 58th overall to begin the festivities, which kick off from Kansas City, Missouri later in the week. 

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Ezekiel Elliott refuses to comment on exit from Cowboys

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The Dallas Cowboys are going to be looking considerably different next season, given the fact that they decided to part ways with popular former 2016 1st round Draft selection Ezekiel Elliott. 

The unfortunate news for Elliott is that he’s been unable to find a new NFL home so far, but there’s still plenty of time before teams once again gather for training camp. It would be a stunner if there was a team who wasn’t willing to take a waiver on him. 

In the meantime, he still remains a hugely popular figure in the community. He was swarmed by fans making an appearance at the ’’Light It Up’’ gala at the Hilton Anatole to help raise money for the Children’s Cancer Fund – though one thing he declined to talk about with media members was his exit from the team. However, he said that he was doing well.

“I’m doing great,” he responded. “Doing great.” 

The fact that Elliott has been seen working out with quarterback Dak Prescott has given several of them hope that a return to the Cowboys could somehow be in the cards.

“He’s my best friend,’’ Prescott said when asked if he and Elliott were workout partners. “Hell yeah I’m throwing with him.’’

Does Prescott sense any frustration on Elliott’s part over remaining unsigned? 

“I can’t tell you that,’’ Prescott said. “Honestly, I’m not going to pick on that. When I see him, I don’t talk about that.

“But hell, I would be.’’

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Report: Derrick Henry spurns Cowboys, will join division rival

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Earlier this month, reports surfaced that the Dallas Cowboys could have serious interest in Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, especially combined with having released fan favorite and former 1st round draft selection Ezekiel Elliott earlier this year. A key reinforcement at the running back position would certainly make sense for the Cowboys, considering the fact that Tony Pollard is continuing his offseason recovery from a devastating leg injury.

However, the dreams that Cowboys fans had of Henry suiting up for them will apparently go unfulfilled. In fact, it now appears as though Henry will be joining a bitter Cowboys divisional rival. 

Philly Sports Network’s Bryan Cameron had this to say on the “trail of breadcrumbs”, especially after the massive extension for QB Jalen Hurts: 

“Could there be truth to this rumor? Absolutely,” he wrote of Henry joining the Eagles. “With many teams cutting players and moving on from their big contracts. It would be in the Eagles’ best interest to make a move like this to help secure their offense. While they don’t need a big-name running back in the backfield, the fact of the matter is that they need to win now more than ever after extending Jalen Hurts.”

Additionally, there’s this: 

Last season, Henry racked up 1,538 yards and 13 touchdowns. 

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Tony Romo sounds off on Dak Prescott

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Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo now makes his living as an NFL analyst, and he’s known for his astute commentary.

It wasn’t long ago that he certainly wasn’t shy about offering criticism for Prescott’s play in a season that saw him toss a career high in interceptions. And while Romo is still in Prescott’s corner, the former stated plainly that it’s Prescott’s job to overcome those struggles if he intends on being a true franchise quarterback. 

“It’s learning, evaluating,” Romo said on Thursday at the annual Invited Celebrity Classic golf tournament. “The year you have the most interceptions, sometimes you have three other years that could have been right around that [high number]. But you have four balls dropped in two games that were easy interceptions, but they didn’t catch them.

“And there were years like the year I had the most [interceptions], six balls you could say should have been caught by our team and so that still falls on you. That’s why you play quarterback because it’s your job to overcome it.”

Prescott has two years remaining on his current already hefty contract, and team owner and general manager Jerry Jones has made no secret that he hopes to have Prescott around for the long haul.

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Cowboys make major decision on CeeDee Lamb

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He put together the best season of his National Football League career in 2022, and he’s officially sticking around with the Dallas Cowboys. 

The Cowboys announced today that they made the call to pick up CeeDee Lamb’s 5th year option, and he’ll be making a fully guaranteed $17.9 million this season. 

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Dak Prescott sounds off on potential Ezekiel Elliott return

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When the Dallas Cowboys made the call to cut ties with popular running back Ezekiel Elliott last month, it was certainly bit of a culture shock for quarterback Dak Prescott, who has played his entire career with the popular running back that was taken from Ohio State University in 2016. 

But what are the chances that Elliott could actually make his way back to the Cowboys? Team CEO Stephen Jones sounded open to the idea based on comments that he made, and now Prescott is openly endorsing the idea as well. 

During an appearance on The Adam Schefter Podcast, Prescott expressed a desire for his longtime teammate to remain deep in the heart of Texas.

“Zeke. That one still doesn’t feel right, going into the facility, and starting the off-season program. He’s been my locker buddy for years, a guy that I would go to war with and do anything for in this world. It’s tough not going to work with him now but he’s somebody I support. He won’t be a free agent for long and I don’t understand why he still is.” stated Prescott.

“I know myself, and I could tell you there’s a lot of people on not only the team but also within the organization that would love that. I’m sure Zeke would as well. We understand that this is a business, the markets change, and things go up and down. So it doesn’t always work out the way we see it. But hopefully, that could happen.”

Cowboys fans, how would you like to see Elliott return to Dallas next season? 

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Potential Dallas Cowboys draft selection leaked!

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The Dallas Cowboys have the 26th overall selection in the upcoming National Football League Draft that officially kicks off later this month from Kansas City, Missouri. 

According to a report earlier this month from NFL analyst Mel Kiper, the Cowboys have their eyes set on taking Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Michael Mayer with the 26th selection in order to provide further insulation for quarterback Dak Prescott. 

And that report was given further credibility by Dane Brugler of The Athletic, who wrote that it is looking more and more like the team will in fact be taking Mayer.

Brugler wrote that “As one plugged-in league source told me about Mayer and the Cowboys: ‘I just can’t see Dallas passing.'”

“The Cowboys are looking for a tight end who can hold his own as a blocker but also move the sticks as a receiving threat. If Mayer makes it this far, it’s a good bet he will have a star on his helmet.”

There you have it, Cowboys fans. It sounds as though this is who the Cowboys will be making the newest member of their team later this month. 

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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott warms hearts with latest video

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The Dallas Cowboys now feature the 4th franchise winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, which was given earlier this year to quarterback Dak Prescott. The award recognizes an NFL player for his outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field, and is named for the late running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton.

Needless to say, Prescott means a lot to the franchise. In fact, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones went so far as to say that he hopes that his quarterback suits up for the Cowboys for the next decade. Literally for the next decade! 

In the meantime, Prescott hasn’t forgotten his roots at Mississippi State, where he played collegiately before being drafted into the NFL by the Cowboys. The University announced recently that they’d be naming the team mascot after Prescott, and he was on hand for Mississippi State’s spring game Saturday to help pass the harness from Jak to Dak, the English bulldog: 

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Ezekiel Elliott seen practicing with Dak Prescott!

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While now-former Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott continues to try and search for his new NFL home, he was recently seen practicing with a good friend named Dak Prescott. The pair were teammates with the Cowboys for years, and it certainly affected Prescott when the Cowboys made the call to release him. 

Prescott had this to say when Elliott was cut: 

“I really can’t imagine taking the field without him,” Prescott said. “It’s something that I don’t know if it’s completely hit me yet.”

“It’s tough. He’s a brother, playing the game with a brother to start our NFL career and share so many memories,” he continued. “We grew up as men with this organization.”

“Obviously, I’ve talked to him. I’m hurt. I’m sure he is,” Prescott said. “But it’s more important for me to just support him. I know he’s got more opportunities coming his way. I love that guy, I’m proud of him.”

Some are speculating that there is actually a chance that the Cowboys could elect to bring back Elliott at some point.

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Skip Bayless insults the Dallas Cowboys over title drought

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It’s no secret that despite their mantra of “America’s Team”, the Dallas Cowboys have not won the Super Bowl since 1995. Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones has made no bones about the fact that he’s not happy with that fact, and he knows that because he’s on the wrong side of age 80, time is running out for him to see his team accomplish football’s ultimate glory at least one more time in his lifetime. 

In the meantime, sports commentator Skip Bayless had a blunt answer while fielding fan questions as to which NBA franchise would be the equivalent of the Cowboys – a highly valuable and popular team that hasn’t won anything of note in quite a while. 

His answer was brutal: 

“The truth is … there are no NBA Cowboys. (There’s) nothing like the Cowboys,” Bayless somberly declared. “(They’re) the most valuable team in the world, run by the most famous sports owner ever. This team hasn’t even made it to its conference championship game in 27 years. The Cowboys are one of one.” 

“My Cowboys haven’t even been back to an NFC Championship game since January of 1996. That’s 27 years ago,” Bayless said. “At least LeBron’s Lakers won a championship in 2020, odd as it was, (an) asterisk-laden bubble title. Not a really legit championship in my book, but a championship nonetheless.”

As much as we may not like his comments, there’s unfortunately truth to what he said. How long until the Cowboys are back on top of the NFL world by winning a Super Bowl?