A lawyer for Ryan Leaf says a fugitive action filed against the former NFL quarterback in Washington state has been dismissed. The Whatcom County prosecutor had filed an interstate fugitive case against Leaf after he was arrested by federal Customs agents as he crossed the border from Canada in mid-June on his way to face drug and burglary charges in Texas.
The Cowboys went into OTAs and minicamps looking develop an identity on offense.
The departure of Terrell Owens means the Cowboys will not have the same wide-open offense they did in the past. His replacement as the lead receiver, Roy Williams, is more a mid-range threat than a downfield target.
Also the Cowboys plan to concentrate more on two-tight end sets with Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett. The biggest weapons are in the backfield with running backs Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Tashard Choice.
Look for the Cowboys to be more ground-oriented. They have sets where they will feature Barber and Jones in the backfield together, and clearly are focused on finding ways to get the speedy Jones the ball in the open field.
NFL players put the heavy in metal (AP) Marc Colombo lowers his bald head and leans his sweaty, 6-foot-8, 318-pound frame toward the microphone, growling to the crowd that the next song will "rip your face off." The sometimes scary stage presence of the heavily tattooed guitarist and singer, who is one of three Dallas Cowboys offensive linemen in the heavy metal band Free Reign, is a thing of beauty for the head of the...
Fee for tours at new $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium (AP) Fans concerned about affording to see a game or a show at the new $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington can still check out the place. For a fee. Tours began Friday at the retractable-roof venue of the Dallas Cowboys, the same day as thousands of hopefuls for the Fox TV show "American Idol" showed up for auditions.
3 Dallas Cowboys sign heavy metal record deal (AP) NFL offensive linemen bang heads all the time. A trio of Dallas Cowboys linemen are now professional head-bangers, too. Leonard Davis, Marc Colombo and Cory Procter have signed a recording contract as part of a heavy metal band called Free Reign. Their debut album for Australia's Riot Entertainment will be released this fall.
Even though he is gone, the media are still hounding T.O... however, I will be proven right, T.O. was not the problem, it was celebrity QB Tony Romo. Terrance Newman pointed out just recently what T.O. pointed out 5 months ago..Tony Romo is not interested in qb'ing, he is interested in being in hollywood, Jessica, in front and available to picture taken paparazzi's.
btw-T.O. did not say those exact words, but basically that is what it means.
Tony Romo is and was and I will not say "Will be" but we shall see, I am leaning toward that he will be the problem. He is to concerned of what Jessica is doing or did hollywood call to let him know of a upcoming starring role in a movie rather than see a wide open T.O. or any other receiver for that matter. All season long, the opposing defenses gave Romo- Jason Witten underneath most of the season but shut everyone else out. Romo could not figure out how to expose coverages. of course not, he was dreaming of Jessica and Hollywood.
Tony Romo I think will not embrace his position, he will exit soon as soon there is a starring role in some movie..
Before I post the story, I have been right and continue to be right and frankly amazed the media at any level is not held to accountability.
It also amazes me the circus like atmosphere the media always point toward the Cowboys camp is the medias doing.. plain and simple..The media are like the neighborhood crack dealer. They sell misery and lies with very little doses of half truths which they benefit but leave the users to plummet to chaos and misery, the sellers (media) of the drug move on to more victims.
All this talk of Jerry Jones cutting ties with T.O., Jerry Jones wavering on cutting T.O. (like T.O. threatened Jerry Jones, or Jerry Jones is scared of T.O.) of course they have their sources but who are they? Thats right, there is no real sources, the sources are within the medias own circus of lies.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones explains gag order
INDIANAPOLIS—On Friday, word came down that Dallas Cowboys coaches and officials at the NFL Scouting Combine would not be allowed to speak to reporters on any subject.
Late Saturday at a downtown hotel, owner Jerry Jones explained his gag order to a small group of media members.
Jones is incensed with the information that’s leaked out of the team’s walls in recent months.
In particular, he was angry over two recent reports. First, he denied ever having players over to his home to discuss Terrell Owens’ future with the team. Second, he refuted the report that he and his son, chief operating officer Stephen Jones, were debating the subject and that the son was trying convince his father to cut Owens.
“As I said the other day, that example that I had players over the house talking about personnel, that just is misinformation,” Jerry Jones said.
“That Stephen and I were debating about Terrell, that’s just misinformation. That’s just not accurate. I don’t know where that comes from. That’s just total misinformation.
“And the thing is that nobody would know that except for me or Stephen, and I know Stephen didn’t tell you. So whoever else said that happened is just wrong. It’s just speculation, as far as us debating.”
The circuslike atmosphere around Valley Ranch contributed to nearly daily reports about the chaos as Jones’ team—which went 13-3 in 2007 and was considered a Super Bowl favorite in 2008—fell to pieces in December. The Cowboys were 4-1 after five games, 8-4 after 12, and then lost three of their last four to miss the playoffs.
Jones emphasized that he’s the only person in the organization with the “full picture” of what was happening at Valley Ranch.
So he said he believed the best course of action was to hush the rest of the organization for the time being, since others lacked the perspective and the power he has.
“Where I’m coming from here I just want to make sure you’re not getting bits and pieces of information,” he said. “That’s not doing anybody any good and you’re not making accurate reports.”Jerry Jones just pointing out the medias constant barrages of little white lies..
The decision to keep assistant coaches or personnel officials quiet isn’t rare in the NFL. But a gag order on a head coach rarely comes down.
And the one levied on Wade Phillips has done nothing to change perception that he wields little power or influence in the organization. Jones added that he does not believe that anyone should get that idea from his actions.
“No. No. No,” he said. “It’s well known that relative to our personnel decisions, who makes that decision. All I’m trying to say is basically that’s where you need to go to see where the status of that decision is. That’s where you need to go. That’s what we’re trying to avoid.
“What has happened this offseason, there’s been a lot of misinformation. You guys aren’t getting the accurate information at all.”
So in the end, Jones is trying to cement his place, again, not just as the chief decision-maker in all facets of his organization but also its voice.
He said, “The way to clear that (problem) up, because I’m the one who knows, is we get together and we all say it, so everybody hears it, at the same time. So we can find a way to cut back on some of this misinformation.”
Who is more divisive in Cowboys locker room? T.O. or the media who have more access than any fan could ever imagine?
Apparently, We the fans will have to believe what the media says, no questions ask. Also I think each fan should prepare for the ringside spectacle the local and national media will create, they will pit T.O. vs Ray Lewis. The media wants this. They will of course keep lying to the fans that their is tensions in the locker room, ugly stares and glares are directed toward one another. since we fans do not have proof of any of this and what goes on, we have two options..
1-either just believe the local and national media, no questions asked.
2-realize, the media are sleazy, trash digging varmints creating chaos just because it sells.
I hands down believe the #2 option..
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It’s official: The Cowboys need to make a run at Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis.
The team needs a leader and there is no better leader in the NFL than Lewis.
Forget all the talk about the Cowboys considering letting Terrell Owens go to help solve some locker room chemistry issues.
The Cowboys need T.O.
He is not going anywhere.
But if they want to improve the locker room where Owens’ dominant personality goes unchecked and unchallenged on a daily basis, then they need to sign Lewis.
Too many Cowboys players are too laid back and non-confrontational to take control of the locker room.
This should be quarterback Tony Romo’s team.
But he is more interested in Jessica Simpson and the journey than being a true leader.
Ray Lewis won’t cower from the moment.
The Cowboys are warming up to the idea of making a run a Lewis.
Even Owens is on board with the idea.
And we already know the Cowboys are on Lewis’ short list of teams he would consider in free agency along with the Jets and Ravens.
“I don’t see all of that outside stuff that they’re talking about what goes on in Dallas,” Lewis told the NFL Network at the Pro Bowl last week. “I see Dallas as a great opportunity. It’s always been America’s Team. It’s just a great place to play football.”
The key for the Cowboys is trying to find a way to make it work financially.
Lewis has said he doesn’t play less so he has no intentions of taking less money.
The Ravens will not put the franchise tag on Lewis, but they say they are willing to pay a lot to keep him.
Making it little tricky for the Cowboys is their plans to prioritize re-signing linebacker DeMarcus Ware to a long term contract extension.
Still, the Cowboys have made salary cap magic happen before.
They need to do it again.
As of now, Lewis might be the only man who can save the Cowboys from imploding.
