Cowboys bring back important jersey detail fans have been asking for

The Dallas Cowboys are just three days away from kicking off their 2025-26 NFL season on the road against the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in primetime.

Ahead of the NFC East showdown at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday Night Football, the Cowboys returned to the practice field. Before taking the field, head coach Brian Schottenheimer had a big announcement.

The Cowboys named six team captains for the season, voted on exclusively by the players. There will be a seventh rotating "Captain of the Week."

Schottenheimer initially planned to have three permanent captains, but because the player vote was so close, he listened to the players' voices and went with six. The best part? Captains patches will be returning to the jerseys.

Under head coach Mike McCarthy, the captains patches only appeared in the postseason.