Cowboys News: Gold jackets given, Dak Prescott’s megadeal already surpassed
Jimmy Johnson, Drew Pearson, and Cliff Harris are now owners of official gold jackets from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The trio received their trademark blazers at a special ceremony Friday in Canton, with speeches to come from all three over the weekend. Thursday night’s game didn’t end well for Dallas, but it mattered little to TV audiences, who tuned in in droves. Besides, the loss may actually bode well for the Cowboys’ postseason chances. Oh, and check out the unusual streak Micah Parsons kept alive in his pro debut versus Pittsburgh.
The Cowboys are already back on the field on Saturday to welcome the Rams for a joint practice; read on for an idea of what to expect… including a blast from the past who’ll be suiting up for Los Angeles. Hometown fans eager to welcome the team back to Frisco will have to fill out COVID paperwork before they can attend practice sessions, and there are injury updates on Amari Cooper and one of the club’s rookies to keep an eye on. Also, entertainment has been lined up for the Cowboys/Bucs season opener, and that monster contract that Dak Prescott signed in the spring is already looking like a bargain as another quarterback backs his truck up to the vaults. Here’s the News and Notes.
Jimmy Johnson, Drew Pearson, Cliff Harris receive gold jackets at Hall of Fame ceremony :: Dallas Cowboys (Twitter)
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A preview of Cowboys-Rams practice Saturday :: The Mothership
Link Saturday's "competitive practice" with the Rams won't feature tackling, but will present both teams with gamelike situations and a level of physicality that coach Mike McCarthy described as a "professional thud." The practice, which starts at 5 p.m. (Central) and will be streamed live on the team website, will feature close to 60 plays of team-drill work, and "probably 65-70%" of them will include starters.
Fans attending Dallas Cowboys training camp in Frisco must first fill out COVID form :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Link The Cowboys will return to Frisco following their game in Arizona on August 13th. Local fans who wish to attend one of the four team practices during the home portion of training camp will need to complete paperwork regarding their COVID status. There will be no autograph sessions during the practices.
Josh Allen’s new contract has already made the Cowboys look smart for their Dak Prescott deal :: Blogging the Boys
Link The Buffalo Bills have signed quarterback Josh Allen to a six-year contract extension worth $258 million ($150 million guaranteed). That's an average of $3 million a year more than Dak Prescott's new contract. Prescott hasn't played one game yet under his new deal- which many slammed as being too rich- and it's already looking like a bargain as quarterback prices only continue to skyrocket.
Hall of Fame Game draws 7.3 million viewers :: ProFootballTalk
Link It may not have counted, but that didn't matter to a massive TV audience. Thursday night's Hall of Fame Game between the Cowboys and Steelers- two teams with widepsread national fanbases- was the most-watched preseason game in the NFL in four years.
Cowboys QBs evenly mediocre; McCarthy stresses 'good things that we can learn from' :: Cowboys Wire
Link Garrett Gilbert, Cooper Rush, and Ben DiNucci were all equally lackluster in the preseason loss to Pittsburgh. None of them threw for over 105 yards or put the Cowboys in the end zone or did much to separate himself in the race to be Dak Prescott's primary backup. But Mike McCarthy liked most of what he saw, happy to have compiled a lot of game tape for the team to go back and study.
Rookie OL Josh Ball to miss time with ankle sprain :: Michael Gehlken (Twitter)
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Rams sign former Cowboys and CFL cornerback Donovan Olumba :: Rams Wire
Link There will be a familiar face taking part in Saturday's joint practice between the Cowboys and Rams in Oxnard, only he'll be wearing horns on his helmet. Los Angeles has signed former Cowboys cornerback Donovan Olumba; the 25-year-old played for Dallas in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He spent most of that time on the practice squad, but did log time in the 2019 season finale versus Washington.
What Micah Parsons said after Dallas Cowboys debut :: Lions 247
Link The rookie linebacker hadn't played in a game since 2019, but once his Cowboys debut began, Micah Parsons was quick to continue a streak that dates back to his college days at Penn State. After recovering a Steelers fumble on his very first series as a pro, Parson recalled, "I actually had a fumble recovery my first game in college, so I like the trend that's going on right now."
With a friendship going back more than 50 years, Cliff Harris, Charlie Waters’ bond remains strong :: Dallas Morning News
Link When Cliff Harris steps up to the podium in Canton Saturday night, it will be his Cowboys teammate and lifelong friend Charlie Waters that introduces him. David Moore dives into the relationship that started when the two came into the league together in 1970, continued as they went into business together after football, and even included racing motocross bikes against one another, under assumed names and behind Coach Tom Landry's back.
Amari Cooper progressing in comeback from ankle surgery :: Brianna Dix (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/DixBrianna/status/1423790282349363206
Ed Sheeran to headline NFL Kickoff concert in Tampa :: NFL.com
Link Four-time Grammy winner Ed Sheeran will be the opening act when the Cowboys face the world champion Buccaneers on September 9th in Tampa. A portion of his set will be shown on NBC and NFL Network as part of their pregame broadcasts. The full performance will be streamed on NFL.com and the league's Facebook page and app.
Cowboys loss at Canton? History says playoffs are next :: SI.com
Link Cowboys fans looking for the silver (and blue) lining in Thursday night's loss can take note of this tidbit from Richie Whitt: "Dallas is now 3-4 all-time in Canton. In the three seasons they won, no playoffs. The three [previous] seasons they lost (1968, 1979 and 1999) ended with a playoff berth."
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