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Getty Images Packer running back Aaron Jones will remain Packers running back Aaron Jones, thanks to a four-year, $48 million deal with a $13 million signing bonus. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, announced the deal and added this: “We anticipated bigger offers in free agency but Aaron wanted to...

USA TODAY Sports Fifteen days ago, Russell Wilson, through his agent, made known his willingness to play for the Cowboys. Dak Prescott, through his agent, has addressed that possibility now that Dak has a four-year, $160 million deal. “I guess Dallas is now crossed off that list,” agent Todd...

Getty Images Receiver Dez Bryant, who spent part of 2020 with the Ravens after not playing since 2017, wants to keep his career going. Bryant recently told TMZ.com that he’d like to play for the Cardinals. “I think that would be dope being next to my boy D Hop [Deandre Hopkins], Christian...

Getty Images The best justification for selfishness is selflessness. From time to time, a quarterback who maxes out his leverage and in turn his contract attributes the hard bargain he drove to the fact that other quarterbacks will eventually be trying to get paid, too. On Wednesday, Cowboys...

Getty Images The Doomsday Defense took on a new meaning last season in Dallas as the Cowboys Defense ranked as one of the worst — if not the worst — in team history. The Cowboys allowed a franchise-record 473 points, topping the team-record 436 in 2010. The 6,183 total yards allowed and 2,541...

Getty Images Quarterback Dak Prescott signed a four-year, $160 million deal with the Cowboys this week to end years of speculation about whether the two sides would ever find agreement on a long-term contract. The process included playing out one year on a franchise tag and the result was met...

USA TODAY Sports One of the strangest narratives associated with the new Dak Prescott contract goes like this: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was willing to make a four-year, $160 million commitment because he has unique knowledge that the new TV deals will make that a very affordable contract. The...

Getty Images Dak Prescott needed immediate surgery after a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle in an Oct. 11 game against the Giants. He needed a second surgery in December. “So the second surgery was something that was thought upon that might have to happen when the first...

Getty Images Dak Prescott needed immediate surgery after a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle Oct. 11. He needed a follow-up surgery in December. The Cowboys quarterback showed up at a news conference after signing his four-year, $160 million deal wearing two shoes and...

Getty Images The NFL announced its 2021 compensatory draft picks, which now include special compensatory picks rewarding teams for developing minority coaches and executives. The selections this year are from the third to sixth rounds. With the CBA limiting the number of compensatory...

Getty Images Wednesday was a day of celebration for the Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott. There was no reason for Dak to rub anyone’s face in the negotiations that he clearly won in a TKO, in part because the Cowboys repeatedly punched themselves in the crotch by delaying and delaying and...

Getty Images The Cowboys released fullback Jamize Olawale on Wednesday, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports. Olawale opted out in 2020 but intends to play in 2021. He still will count $1.2 million in dead money against the team’s 2021 salary cap. Olawale, who turns 32 next...

Getty Images “How about them, Cowboys?” The well-placed comma will be the refrain from Jerry Jones this year when he sees his stadium full of fans. Jones declared at a Wednesday press conference that the Cowboys will indeed host full stadiums throughout the 2021 season. Given the recent...

Getty Images If you haven’t heard (and there’s no way you haven’t), Oprah Winfrey recently conducted a fairly significant interview. That gave us an idea. Which NFL duo would you like to see interviewed by Oprah? We had a PFT Live draft on the subject, but we’ll gladly consider your...

Getty Images Longtime Cowboys quarterbacks fit into one of two categories: Championships and no championships. Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman won five Super Bowls between them, and both are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Don Meredith, Danny White and Tony Romo didn’t and aren’t. (Yes, I am...

Getty Images The Cowboys have already locked up Dak Prescott with a four-year, $160 million extension. But the club has exercised a procedural move to protect Prescott in the future. Dallas has franchise tagged Prescott for a second consecutive year, which is exactly what the quarterback and...

Getty Images The deadline for NFL teams to use the franchise tag has passed, and 10 players got tagged this year. One player, Dak Prescott, got the exclusive franchise tag, although Prescott and the Cowboys have already agreed to a long-term contract extension. Nine players got the...

Getty Images The new contract to officially be signed by Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will keep him in Dallas for at least four years. It could hasten the exit of other key players. Although some are speculating that running back Ezekiel Elliott or receiver Amari Cooper could be traded...

USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys wanted undrafted free agent Ron’Dell Carter so badly last spring that they guaranteed him $145,000, including a $20,000 signing bonus. Now, the Cowboys are intent on keeping Carter. The team is tendering the defensive lineman as an exclusive rights free agent...

Getty Images The Cowboys painted themselves into a corner via their prior negotiations with quarterback Dak Prescott. The new contract he’ll sign has nevertheless given the Cowboys a path to short-term cap relief. Based on a $66 million signing bonus spread over five years (the deal has two...