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Todd ArcherMar 13, 2025, 10:22 PM ET

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FRISCO, Texas — After 11 years with the Dallas Cowboys, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence opted to sign a three-year deal worth a base value of $32.5 million with the Seattle Seahawks as a free agent this week.

But his words upon his arrival in the Pacific Northwest drew the ire of former teammate Micah Parsons on Thursday.

Speaking

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Todd ArcherMar 12, 2025, 03:49 PM ET

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FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys filled a hole in their secondary by acquiring cornerback Kaiir Elam from the Buffalo Bills for two draft picks.

The Cowboys received Elam and a sixth-round pick in 2025 for a fifth-round selection in 2025 and a 2026 seventh-round pick. The fifth-round pick the Cowboys gave up is No. 170 overall, one of

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Todd ArcherMar 11, 2025, 02:25 PM ET

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FRISCO, Texas — Set to become a restricted free agent, All-Pro returner KaVontae Turpin and the Dallas Cowboys agreed to a three-year deal, according to sources.

Without the extension, Turpin was likely to get the second-round tender of $5.3 million but now he gets more security and the Cowboys retain one of their top playmakers.

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Todd ArcherMar 9, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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FRISCO, Texas — Not long after he was named the 10th head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Brian Schottenheimer received a text message from his high school coach.

“If it gets stressful,” Steve Rampy wrote, “just give them a BYA shirt.”

The message took Schottenheimer back 34 years to when he was a senior at Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas. The

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Todd ArcherMar 6, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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FRISCO, Texas — All these years later, Jerry Jones can finally admit he was wrong.

In the first round of the 2014 draft, the Dallas Cowboys owner made one more pass to speak to the player personnel department and scouts, looking to stoke interest in taking Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and not guard Zack Martin.

“Everybody was looking at their feet when Jerry

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Todd ArcherMar 5, 2025, 02:22 PM ET

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FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott no longer has the highest 2025 salary cap figure in the NFL.

The Cowboys have restructured Prescott’s contract and created $36.6 million in cap space, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. The Cowboys converted $45.75 million of Prescott’s base salary to a signing bonus, reducing his cap figure from $89.89 million to $53.29

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