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Crayton, Jackson have differing styles
Two premiere punt returners will meet on Sunday: Patrick Crayton of the Dallas Cowboys and DeSean Jackson of Philadelphia. They have markedly different styles.
Jackson has averaged 15.6 yards with one touchdown for 14 returns. He gets his yardage with speed and elusiveness.
Crayton...
Dallas Cowboys' Crayton closing in on elite company
The Dallas Cowboys' Patrick Crayton has returned punts for touchdowns each of the last two games, tying the franchise record for punt returns for scores in a single season. The NFL record is four, shared by Jack Christensen (Detroit, 1951), Rich Upchurch (Denver, 1976) and Devin...
Cowboys, Eagles covering punts well
The flip side to the meeting of punt returners Patrick Crayton of the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson on Sunday is that each will go against coverage units that have been good recently.
In the last six games, the Eagles have allowed only 3.9 yards per punt return...
Crayton goes for three in a row
Patrick Crayton of the Dallas Cowboys will attempt in Sunday's game against Philadelphia to become the first player in six years to have a kick return for a touchdown in three consecutive games.
Dante Hall accomplished the feat with Kansas City in 2003. On Sept. 21, he returned...
Patrick Crayton ties Cowboys punt return TD record
Patrick Crayton's 82-yard touchdown on a punt return ties the franchise record for most in a season. Crayton, who had a touchdown against Atlanta last week, ties Bob Hayes (1968), Kelvin Martin (1992), Wayne McGarity (2000), Deion Sanders (1998) and Kelvin Williams (1993) as the...
Patrick Crayton reflects on loss to Philadelphia
Over the next few days, a lot of the Cowboys will be asked to reflect on their loss to Philadelphia to end last season.
The first response is supplied by Patrick Crayton.
"We lost 44-6, dude,'' Crayton said. "We had a chance to go to the playoffs and lost 44-6....
Crayton says he's been demoted
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Cowboys receiver Patrick Crayton said Wednesday that he believes he has been demoted, making way for Miles Austin.
Crayton said he was disappointed that he had not been informed of the lineup change. He said comments from coach Wade Phillips indicate he's being replaced by Austin...
Crayton ready for boos and eggs
When you travel to Philadelphia to play a game, you don't just contend with the Eagles. You must contend with the fans.
Receiver Patrick Crayton relishes the experience.
"We've got to be ready,'' Crayton said. "It's going to be loud. There is going to...
Bad case of `dropsies' for Patrick Crayton
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Patrick Crayton was betrayed by his hands twice in the third quarter. In both instances, he was not operating as a receiver.
Crayton muffed a punt but recovered the loose ball at the Cowboys eight. Crayton lost the punt-returner job earlier in this season...
Wade Phillips not sure if he plans history lesson
The last time the Cowboys visited Philadelphia they left with a 44-6 loss that ended their 2008 season. Patrick Crayton said he watched only a half of the game film, calling it "disgusting." Wade Phillips and the coaches watched it to see what went wrong that day.
As the...
Patrick Crayton does it again
Patrick Crayton muffed a punt and fumbled a reverse.
But he added his second punt return for a touchdown in as many weeks, taking a Jon Ryan punt back 82 yards for a touchdown.
So good was the blocking that the only time Crayton was touched was when he stiff-armed Ryan at midfield...
Patrick Crayton not talking vindication
Since the Cowboys' last game, Patrick Crayton lost his starting wide receiver spot and his punt return job.
He responded with the third two-touchdown game of his career. He caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo to close the first half and he closed out the game with a...
Patrick Crayton turns negative into positive
After Patrick Crayton's poor performance against Kansas City, the Cowboys acquired return specialist Allen Rossum and gave Crayton's spot in the starting lineup to Miles Austin.
Crayton expressed disappointment that he was not informed, face to face, of the demotion. But he...
Crayton unhappy with lack of communication
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Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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It's been a tough two weeks for Cowboys WR Patrick Crayton.
First, he lost his starting job to Miles Austin. Then the Cowboys signed Allen Rossum to replace the mistake-prone Crayton at punt returner and also handle kickoffs.
Although Crayton vowed to handle the demotions as...
Crayton does it again
Watching Patrick Crayton return another punt for a touchdown for the second consecutive game, it made me wonder.
Will Allen Rossum even be asked to return a kick for this team once he's healthy?
Cowboys fumbling, recovering
Patrick Crayton continued a fortunate trend for the Cowboys when he recovered his fumble on the punt return.
That's the third fumble that has bounced into the hands of a Dallas player.
Crayton regains job after Rossum's injury
Patrick Crayton lost two jobs earlier this month.
He's about to get one back.
Return specialist Allen Rossum will miss Sunday's game against Seattle and will likely be out longer with a pulled hamstring. That means Crayton will resume his role as the team's primary punt...
Crayton questions play-calling
October 05, 2009 by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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IRVING - Cowboys wide receiver Patrick Crayton said the offense should have gone into grind-it-out mode after jumping out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter of Sunday's 17-10 loss to Denver.
"We've got five freaks of nature up front that are calling for us to run the...
Relive the Patrick Crayton moment
It came against a punter but a great stiff arm is a great stiff arm is a great stiff arm. I think.
Patrick Crayton saw same thing as Tony Romo
Our Bill Nichols caught up with Patrick Crayton at an autograph signing session Tuesday.
The Cowboys explanation as to why Romo appeared confused on the Fox 4 video as to whether or not his incomplete pass came on fourth down? Crayton backs it up.
"You've got to realize...
Patrick Crayton gets a job back
Patrick Crayton might not be a starting wide receiver anymore and he only got his punt return job back when Allen Rossum went down in the first quarter with a hamstring injury.
He might be keeping the job now with a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown that will put this game to bed...
Crayton says Cowboys hates Giants more than Eagles, 'Skins
September 17, 2009 by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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The Dallas Cowboys see red when they think of Big Blue.
That was the message delivered to the media Thursday by wide receiver Patrick Crayton, who says the Cowboys' hatred for the New York Giants has surpassed the ill feelings the club has for its other NFC East rivals, the Philadelphia...
Patrick Crayton wants more runs
It's not very often a wide receiver calls for the offense to run the ball more but that's what Patrick Crayton said Monday.
Yes, Crayton would like more passes, but he called the Cowboys' offensive line, "five freaks of nature."
"They love to have their...
Crayton delivers the coup de grace
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ARLINGTON - Patrick Crayton's 73-yard punt return for a touchdown punctuated what has been an outstanding day for the Dallas Cowboys.
Dallas leads 34-14 with 8:38 left.
It's a sweet moment for Crayton, who lost his job as punt return when Dallas signed Allen Rossum during...
From goat to hero
One week, Patrick Crayton loses his job as the Dallas Cowboys' punt returner. The next week, he is named NFL special-teams player of the week for his work as a punt returner.
Crayton got a second chance on Sunday when replacement Allen Rossum went out because of a hamstring injury...
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