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• Ranking the Cowboys' last 10 first-round draft picks

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images For the most part the Cowboys have had success in the first round of the draft. The Dallas Cowboys have typically done their best team-building work through the NFL draft. With the 2024 edition just next week, we’re going to look back on the last 10 years of Cowboys drafts and pull out some of the highlights and low points. Today, we...2024
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• NFL Draft 2024 needs for Commanders, Eagles, Giants, and Cowboys in NFC East, plus pick breakdown

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The 2024 NFL Draft is days away. What do the teams in the NFC East need? SB Nation’s division-by-division tour of the 2024 NFL Draft leaves the AFC behind, and moves onto the NFC. We start in the NFC East, a division with four teams each facing serious questions this offseason. In Washington, how are the Commanders going to address the quarterback po...2024
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• Rookie review: Fresh start for first-rounder Mazi Smith under new DC Zimmer

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Will the Cowboys be able to depend more on Mazi Smith in 2024 in your opinion? It is no secret that the Dallas Cowboys will be relying on multiple players from their upcoming 2024 draft class to make an immediate impact if they hope to repeat as NFC East champions. That notion that has only added to the overall negativity towards the team this offseason ...2024
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• Cowboys draft 2024: 5 draft prospects that come with a ‘buyer beware’ sign

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Here are five early round prospects on the Cowboys radar that come with major question marks With the draft just around the corner everyone’s news feed is full to the brim with mock drafts, scouting reports and pro comparisons. Everyone has their own vision on who the Dallas Cowboys should take and who their favorite prospects are. With that comes some early-...2024
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• Draft rumor: Bruce Feldman claims Cowboys "really like" NC State LB Payton Wilson

Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A linebacker name to watch for the Cowboys. Bruce Feldman, college football insider for The Athletic, recently released his first-round mock draft prediction for the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. Considering how tapped in he is to college football coaches and NFL sources, we would be wise to pay some attention to what he has to say. Ba...2024
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• Using the ‘Consensus Big Board’ to evaluate the Cowboys recent 1st-round picks

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Who would the Cowboys have drafted in the first round of the last seven drafts if they had gone by the consensus big board? “He was the best player on our board” - how often have you heard an NFL GM say that after the draft? Quite often, I’d imagine, as this is a pretty common way of justifying a pick after you made it. But unlike the Cowboys, who leak draft boar...2024
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• Ranking the Cowboys' last 10 first-round draft picks
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• NFL Draft 2024 needs for Commanders, Eagles, Giants, and Cowboys in NFC East, plus pick breakdown
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• Rookie review: Fresh start for first-rounder Mazi Smith under new DC Zimmer
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• Draft rumor: Bruce Feldman claims Cowboys "really like" NC State LB Payton Wilson
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• Over/Under: Cowboys projected at 10.5 wins in 2024

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Vegas is putting the Cowboys’ win total for next season at 10-11 games. Should we expect them to hit that mark, exceed it, or underperform? Whether you’re just a fan of the team or someone with a financial interest, multiple oddsmakers have projected the Dallas Cowboys at 10.5 wins for the 2024 season. How should we feel about that? Do we expect the team...2024
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• Cowboys aren't far from stabilizing the linebacker position

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports What do you think the Cowboys linebacker position will look like in 2024? One of the big question marks for the Dallas Cowboys once the offseason began was what direction they were going to go to bolster their linebacker room. When veteran Leighton Vander Esch was released and forced to retire due to neck issues, it became even more paramount to figure things...2024
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• Grading the top 5 moves of the Cowboys 2024 offseason so far

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Here’s a look at five major key points in the Dallas Cowboys offseason and grading each one The 2024 offseason is in full swing and teams have been doing all they can to make themselves better and prepare for the upcoming season. But what about the Cowboys? The moves the front office has made since the season ended are interesting to say the least. But...2024
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• The Cowboys got a durable, savvy veteran with free agent Eric Kendricks’ signing

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys first free agent signing wasn’t splashy, but it was still very effective. The Dallas Cowboys have done much in free agency, and that’s to be expected. We know this team isn’t active early so they are right on schedule. And when they do make moves, they are usually of the low-cost bridge player variety. So, it makes perfect sense that their first o...2024
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"Vander Esch dealt with a series of neck and back injuries during his career"

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"Cowboys, Leighton Vander Esch come to terms on two-year, $11 million deal"

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"Cowboys re-sign former Pro Bowl linebacker Leighton Vander Esch to a one-year deal, per report"

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"Jaylon Smith released by Cowboys: Leighton Vander Esch reacts to the news, displeased with public criticism"

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"Cowboys' Leighton Vander Esch fully recovered from neck injury, 'excited' to return and feeling 'wonderful'"

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"Tremaine Edmunds and Leighton Vander Esch don't look or play like other top linebacker prospects"

• Ranking the Cowboys' last 10 first-round draft picks
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• NFL Draft 2024 needs for Commanders, Eagles, Giants, and Cowboys in NFC East, plus pick breakdown
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• Rookie review: Fresh start for first-rounder Mazi Smith under new DC Zimmer
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• Cowboys draft 2024: 5 draft prospects that come with a ‘buyer beware’ sign
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• Draft rumor: Bruce Feldman claims Cowboys "really like" NC State LB Payton Wilson
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• Using the ‘Consensus Big Board’ to evaluate the Cowboys recent 1st-round picks
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• Over/Under: Cowboys projected at 10.5 wins in 2024
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• Cowboys roster needs after prime free agency and heading into the draft

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How the changes on the roster have affected the Cowboys needs for the draft It’s been about three weeks since free agency opened in the NFL, and Cowboys fans have been more than a little disgruntled about their team’s lack of activity. But even with far more departures than arrivals so far this offseason, Dallas hasn’t been completely qu...2024
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• What if Cowboys had listened to Mel Kiper and Todd McShay in the last 10 drafts?

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Who would the Cowboys have drafted over the last decade if they listened to Mel Kiper and Todd McShay? We have the answers. ESPN’s Mel Kiper and his former ESPN colleague Todd McShay are two of the biggest names in the mock draft business and have been for years. So today we ask ourselves what would have happened if the Cowboys had followed the pair’s mock...2024
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• If Cowboys are entering rebuild mode, not firing Mike McCarthy makes more sense

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images This season feels so strange. You don’t have to be wearing a tinfoil hat to see that the Cowboys are entering a significant franchise overhaul. One of the signs is that Mike McCarthy is still here, avoiding a deserved termination and being allowed to coach out his contract. It shows that Dallas is more focused on dealing with their players and salary cap t...2024
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• Rookie review: Fresh start for first-rounder Mazi Smith under new DC Zimmer
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• Draft rumor: Bruce Feldman claims Cowboys "really like" NC State LB Payton Wilson
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• Using the ‘Consensus Big Board’ to evaluate the Cowboys recent 1st-round picks
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• Over/Under: Cowboys projected at 10.5 wins in 2024
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• What if Cowboys had listened to Mel Kiper and Todd McShay in the last 10 drafts?
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• Cowboys news: Slow free agency is putting pressure on 2024 season

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The lastest Cowboys news is here Slow free agency approach has Dallas Cowboys trailing 27-0, all over again - Michael Gehlken, Dallas Morning News The Cowboys continue to make things difficult for themselves. When the Cowboys last played, a slow start destroyed their margin for error. They trailed 27-0 late in the first half. Their offense needed scores; thei...2024
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• In their minds, the Cowboys may think they are set for the NFL draft

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports A stingy approach to free agency has left the Cowboys with a lot of holes ahead of the NFL Draft. For most of us, NFL free agency has been disappointing for the Dallas Cowboys. It really shouldn’t be. They have stuck to the same playbook as in previous years. They refuse to spend big, and this year they seem very focused on the cap implications of the com...2024
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• Grading the top 5 moves of the Cowboys 2024 offseason so far
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• Leighton Vander Esch’s early retirement continues unfortunate pattern with Cowboys LBs

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images All the best to Leighton Vander Esch in life after football. Leighton Vander Esch has retired from football at just 28 years old. This untimely end to his playing career can’t help but make Cowboys fans think of Sean Lee, Jaylon Smith, and other linebackers who saw their time cut short, or at least significantly hampered, by medical issues. It’s an u...2024
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• Jaguars News (3/19): Arik Armstead has ‘a good 5 or 6 more years’ in him

Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 19, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News 2024 NFL free agency: Jaguars signings tracker (Big Cat Country) The team has announced they have signed [Trevis] Gipson. Jaguars fans may recognize this name, as many fans had an interest in either trading for t...2024
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• The Linc - Haason Reddick roster bonus pushed back as trade rumors continue

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 3/19/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Eagles reportedly tweak Haason Reddick contract as trade efforts continue - NBCSPA curious turn of events in Haason Reddick’s offseason as Reddick has apparently agreed to allow the Eagles to delay his $1 million roster bonus for two weeks as they continue to attem...2024
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• Here’s why the Cowboys may essentially be done with free agency for now

They might be focused on a certain big contract negotiation. | Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images It is quite possible the Cowboys already consider themselves done with free agency. Fans of the Dallas Cowboys are enduring what has become an annual rite of the offseason. While virtually every other team in the league, most certainly including their three division rivals, are signing so...2024
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• Cowboys news: Leighton Vander Esch says goodbye; Rico Dowdle returns

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The latest Dallas Cowboys offseason news. LVE pens emotional retirement letter to Cowboys - Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com Leighton Vander Esch played all six of his NFL seasons with the Cowboys as their 2018 first-round pick. Vander Esch, lovingly dubbed “Wolf Hunter” by the Cowboys’ fandom who enjoyed letting out the occasional howl whenever the former ...2024
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• Leighton Vander Esch retiring from football after six seasons with Dallas Cowboys

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images The Wolf Hunter is officially calling it a career. Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch is retiring from professional football. JUST IN: Former Cowboys LB Leighton Vander Esch has medically retired.“I love the game of football so much, and my body won’t cooperate any longer. I cherished every moment of my NFL career, and it has been such a...2024
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• Cowboys news: The upcoming draft will be a huge deal for Dallas

Aaron E. Martinez / USA TODAY NETWORK Your Sunday morning Cowboys news 3 ways the Cowboys can fix the roster in the 2024 NFL Draft - Mark Heaney, Inside the Star While the Dallas Cowboys will be passive in free agency, here’s how they can remedy their roster holes. Trade Up with 2025 Picks The one positive that comes from Dallas losing as much as they have is the compensatory picks they ...2024
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• Cowboys sign LB Eric Kendricks; could be a sign for Leighton Vander Esch’s retirement

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Cowboys have a new answer at linebacker. The signing of veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks sent a delightful shockwave through a desperate Dallas Cowboys fanbase on Wednesday night. But while Kendricks brings some unique experience to the group, he also seems to fill the same space on the roster as Leighton Vander Esch. This move would seem to val...2024
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• Cowboys draft 2024: 7-round NFL mock draft for all teams after the combine

Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images Who could the Cowboys land in this year’s draft? The 2024 NFL Combine has come and gone, which means it’s time to start piecing together mock drafts after getting a first taste of which teams are even somewhat interested in which players. Without further ado, here’s a full seven-round mock draft with a focus on how things could shake out for the Cowboys. O...2024
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• Cowboys' Leighton Vander Esch fully recovered from neck injury, 'excited' to return and feeling 'wonderful'
The Pro Bowl linebacker is feeling better than he ever has...2020
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• Cowboys lose Blake Jarwin, Leighton Vander Esch to serious injuries in Week 1 loss to Rams
Jarwin is out for the season with a torn ACL, while Vander Esch requires surgery for his collarbone...2020
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• Cowboys' Leighton Vander Esch suffers collarbone injury in Sunday night matchup vs. Rams and won't return
The former first-round linebacker missed seven games in 2019 with a neck issue...2020
• Cowboys re-sign former Pro Bowl linebacker Leighton Vander Esch to a one-year deal, per report
The former first-round pick is staying with the Cowboys...2022
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• Cowboys, Leighton Vander Esch come to terms on two-year, $11 million deal

The former Pro Bowler will remain in Dallas...2023
• Leighton Vander Esch retires: Ex-Cowboys LB ends 6-year NFL career after persistent neck injuries, per report

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• Cowboys' Leighton Vander Esch expected to make 'full recovery', be available for offseason program
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• Cowboys' Leighton Vander Esch 'not worried anymore' about neck issue, confirms role change in 2020
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• Ranking the Cowboys' last 10 first-round draft picks
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• NFL Draft 2024 needs for Commanders, Eagles, Giants, and Cowboys in NFC East, plus pick breakdown
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• Rookie review: Fresh start for first-rounder Mazi Smith under new DC Zimmer
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• Draft rumor: Bruce Feldman claims Cowboys "really like" NC State LB Payton Wilson
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• Over/Under: Cowboys projected at 10.5 wins in 2024
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• Cowboys roster needs after prime free agency and heading into the draft
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• If Cowboys are entering rebuild mode, not firing Mike McCarthy makes more sense
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• Jerry Jones believes Dallas Cowboys defense already better against the run

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys must improve against the run in 2024 and Jerry Jones believes they already have. Stopping the run has been a problem for the Dallas Cowboys over what we will refer to as this little “run” that they are on. To be clear, the run in question is the three consecutive playoff seasons. The 2021-2023 seasons were ended by the San Francisco 49ers twice befo...2024
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• Cowboys draft 2024: 3 late-round LB draft options that Dallas could target

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys could look for LB depth in the late rounds of the draft. Stopping the run is a top focus area for the Dallas Cowboys defense entering 2024 and the linebacker room will play a major role in ensuring that there is improvement. In anticipation of Leighton Vander Esch officially retiring from the NFL, the Cowboys added their only outside free agent signin...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 3/19: How much has the Seahawks roster improved through early part of free agency?

Read! In Today’s Links: Seattle Seahawks position group analysis; Schneider talks new TEs; why are new LBs are better than last year’s LBs; what’s next for our squad; and a bit more! Things are still moving, and moving at a ‘Hawks pace. How much better is our favourite team? What does the roster look like, to you? Where do we need improvement? What part of the roster is deep enough to your li...2024
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• Cowboys free agency leaves a lot of holes, but it’s not as bad as it looks

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There are a lot of people questioning how the Dallas Cowboys are approaching free agency. It’s business as usual for the Dallas Cowboys and that means it’s time to disappoint fans who are holding their breath for some new toys to admire as the team revamps their roster. Most are conditioned for this quiet period, but it’s still concerning because th...2024
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• Giants news, 3/16: Drew Lock, J.J. McCarthy, Malik Nabers, more headlines

New York Giants news for Saturday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Giants mock draft tracker: Wide receiver, quarterback both draw significant support In this week’s edition of our Giants mock draft tracker, 25 of 45 mocks (55.6%) have the Giants selecting a wide receiver. Thirteen of those mock drafts (28.9%) give the Giants Malik Nabers of LSU. Twelve (26.7%) give New York Rome Odunze of Wash...2024
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• The underrated part of Dan Quinn’s success that the Cowboys are primed to take advantage of
Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys are rightfully buying into being a defensive team with one of the best coordinators in the NFL leading the way. There’s no denying that the Dallas Cowboys are having a massively productive offseason. In some ways they’ve stuck to their usual tactics of prioritizing internal free agents and finding value players to fill roster needs in prepara...2023
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• Cowboys release Ezekiel Elliott, end of an era in Dallas football
Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The former 4th overall pick of the Cowboys is cut from the roster. Speculation had been swirling since the end of the regular season over what the Cowboys would do with veteran running back Ezekiel Elliott, but that speculation came to an end on Wednesday as the Cowboys decided to release the former fourth overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. End of an...2023
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• Snap Judgments: NFL Draft Rounds 2-3

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• Don Banks' NFL Mock Draft 4.0

ARLINGTON, Tex. - This most intriguing of NFL drafts is finally upon us, and the unknowns still abound. Here's my final attempt at mocking out what will unfold Thursday night at AT&T Stadium. Expect some trades, but I'm only predicting one for the purposes of this exercise, a swap between No. 10 Oakland and No. 12 Buffalo. Here we go. As always a reminder: Your results may vary. 1. Cleveland Brow...2018
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