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| Anthony Spencer, the Cowboys first-round selection in the 2007 draft, needed arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out 2-4 weeks, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Pacman Jones will be a starter at cornerback in the team's preseason game against the Texans, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Cowboys wide out Miles Austin will miss 4-6 weeks after spraining his knee, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Cowboys first-round pick, running back Felix Jones, will probably not be returning kicks season even though he excelled at it during his time at Arkansas, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Dallas cornerback Terence Newman will return to practice this week and could be ready to play in the team's final preseason game on August 28, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Safety Roy Williams did not participate in team drills on Tuesday due to knee tendinitis, the Dallas Morning News reports. The ailment is not believed to be serious. Pat Watkins worked in his spot. |
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| Miles Austin has sustained a sprained MCL in his knee, according to DallasCowboys.com. |
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| Kevin Burnett underwent an MRI on his sprained left knee, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Kevin Burnett will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove loos cartilage and will be back in around a week, according to the AP. |
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| Pacman Jones has sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking for his reinstatement to the league, according to the Dallas Morning News. "It's just a letter why I feel I should be reinstated. It's my chance to respond and we'll see how it goes," he said. |
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| The Dallas Cowboys may not utilize Brad Johnson as the back-up quarterback this season as he has not looked good so far, according to Pro Football Weekly. The team is currently exploring other options, such as Chris Simms, Josh McCown and John Beck. |
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| Cowboys linebacker Kevin Burnett missed practice today and is suffering from a sprained left knee, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Cowboys corner Terence Newman will be back practicing with the Cowboys shortly, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| The Cowboys are thrilled with rookie running back Felix Jones, namely for his potential as a pass-catcher, according to the Star-Telegram. The team feels Jones can make an immediate impact in the aerial attack, and in change-of-pace situations. |
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| Mike Jenkins will fill in for the injured Terence Newman at left cornerback in Saturday's preseason game against San Diego, according to the Dallas Morning News. Jenkins said, "I probably will be hyped up, but my main focus is to stay calm and work in the system."
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| Cowboys' offensive coordinator Jason Garrett considers Marion Barber an every-down back, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Martellus Bennett has impressed the Cowboys' coaching staff, namely in the area of blocking, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Pacman Jones , the still-suspended cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, is preparing for his debut with his new team, allowed to play in the preseason game on Saturday night at San Diego. However, the team still doesn't know when it will find out if he will be fully reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for the regular season, according to the Associated Press. Goodell has said only that a decision on "Pacman" would come before the regular season, and could come as late as the week of the Cowboys' opener September 7th at Cleveland. |
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| Greg Ellis returned to the Cowboys practice field after suffering from back spasms over the weekend, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Reports from Dallas indicate linebacker Bobby Carpenter is making it awfully difficult to keep him out of the mix for snaps despite the deep roster of options at the position, according to the Dallas Morning News. Carpenter has spent the first week of training camp playing both inside linebacker positions and had his most productive practice Saturday morning. He intercepted a Tony Romo pass for what would have been a touchdown, knocked away a pass to tight end Martellus Bennett and put a hit on wide receiver Miles Austin. |
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| Will he be an every-down back? Earlier this offseason reporters put that question to Dallas coach Wade Phillips concerning running back Marion Barber , and the answer was "yes." Today's report out of Dallas indicates that is true, though he may not be carrying the ball on each of those downs. The Cowboys are experimenting with using both Barber and rookie Felix Jones in the same backfield — one formation that has Barber as a fullback and Jones lined up behind him, and another where Barber is in a one-back formation and Jones flexes out, according to Pro Football Weekly. |
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| Jerry Jones is praising Isaiah Stanback, according to the Dallas Morning News. Jones said, "Look at him. That's a big guy. There's another part of him that we saw in the fall that just absolutely goes out there and makes some of the most phenomenal, athletic plays. He's got the hands. He's got the natural instincts to go up. He's straightaway fast, but he's got that make-you-miss stuff to go."
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| Greg Ellis was thought to be sidelined for the Cowboys afternoon practice on Friday due to a sore back, but he still managed to make it out onto the field, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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