Dak Prescott didn't play at all this preseason, which allowed Joe Milton III and Sam Howell to take every snap for the Dallas Cowboys. The battle for the backup job was fun to watch as Howell entered the preseason with the lead, but a strong showing from Milton seemingly closed the gap.
Stephen A. Smith, long one of the Dallas Cowboys’ most persistent television critics, spent Tuesday morning arguing that owner and general manager Jerry Jones has finally done enough to put America’s Team back on top of the NFC East.
How many of the record holders for QB sacks in a season for every NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?
The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.
Since the day Joe Milton III became a Dallas Cowboys player, he has been a highlight reel on the practice field. In the preseason as well, Joe Milton showed flashes of his growth.
The Dallas Cowboys spent the entire preseason watching quarterback Joe Milton look increasingly comfortable in their offense. Then, just as he appeared to be making his strongest case to stay, they let him go.
The Dallas Cowboys made the difficult decision to move on from quarterback Joe Milton on Monday. However, head coach Brian Schottenheimer made it clear the door remains open for a return on Tuesday.
Entering training camp, inside linebacker was one of the more pressing concerns for the Dallas Cowboys. That led to plenty of speculation that they could add more outside help, after already trading for Dee Winters, but the front office decided to allow their current players to prove themselves.
DALLAS — Michael Irvin put the 2026 Dallas Cowboys’ ceiling at the Super Bowl and credited George Pickens for the change he sees in the roster. Irvin made the assessment on the Bleav in Cowboys podcast with hosts Jesse Holley and Ro Parrish.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
DALLAS — Former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith and several business partners diverted a $2.5 million loan intended for a Texas solar farm, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Delaware Chancery Court.
SEPTEMBER 1: Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said (via Clarence Hill Jr. of DLLS Sports) the team hopes to bring Milton back by signing him to its practice squad if possible.
FRISCO, Texas — Hunter Luepke and Von Miller both carry No. 40 on the Dallas Cowboys roster with 12 days left before the season opener, and Luepke said Tuesday that the two of them are within days of settling it.
In 2021, Charlie Waters stood in Canton and introduced his longtime Dallas Cowboys teammate, Cliff Harris, as the latter finally took his place among football’s immortals.
The Dallas Cowboys are hoping for big things this year after revamping their defense and keeping most of their offense together this offseason. The Cowboys are less than two weeks away from kicking off their season against the New York Giants on the road.
For NFL fans, preseason is often the appetizer nobody takes too seriously. For players fighting for a roster spot, however, there is nothing meaningless about it.
On July 24, reports surfaced that former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS analyst Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisc., for OWI. Romo reportedly failed to take a sobriety test at first, and when he finally did, he “performed poorly” and was arrested and booked.
Sam Williams saw his Cowboys tenure come to an end on Sunday. The fifth-year edge rusher is in position to quickly line up a new gig, though. The Browns plan to sign Williams, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports.
The Dallas Cowboys planted their backup quarterback room flag with Sam Howell. And they’ve already made a potentially significant trade. But here is the Cowboys’ biggest mistake on roster cutdown day ahead of the 2026 NFL season.
Dak Prescott, George Pickens, and CeeDee Lamb were three of the biggest stars for the Dallas Cowboys during the 2025 NFL season. Prescott threw for 4,552 yards and 30 touchdowns, earning his fourth Pro Bowl selection of his career.
The Dallas Cowboys waiving QB Joe Milton is one of the most shocking plot twists of the offseason. What went into it? The Dallas Cowboys waiving QB Joe Milton after having him make the initial 53-man roster is one of the biggest plot twists of the offseason.
Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer didn’t hide how difficult the last two days of roster cuts were for him. Speaking to reporters in a press conference held at the Dallas Cowboys’ team headquarters and practice facility, Schottenheimer opened by addressing the toll it took.
Not only will Parsons' absence be felt, but the load will fall on quarterback Jordan Love's shoulders with an unproven backfield behind him and force him to put up a lot of points
Schottenheimer isn't blaming anyone else for the Dallas Cowboys' defensive problems last season. Not even the coach who was running the unit.
Joe Milton has drawn rave reviews as a backup quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Now the team is risking losing him by putting him on waivers. The Cowboys placed Milton on waivers Monday, one day after keeping him on their final 53-man roster.
Some had penciled in Milton as the backup quarterback to Dak Prescott, but the Dallas Cowboys had other ideas.
Second-year running back Jaydon Blue is no longer with the Dallas Cowboys, and it appears he won't get another shot with "America's Team."
For three decades, the Dallas Cowboys have carried expectations that their postseason results haven’t matched. They haven’t reached an NFC Championship game since the 1995 season, and another season is about to begin with that history still hanging over the franchise.
Dallas is getting recognized for its strength in an area that it's actually been strong in for a while.
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