Jon Machota
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Covering the Dallas Cowboys for @TheAthletic . Previously: Dallas Morning News, Detroit Free Press. Podcast: “About Them Cowboys” Email: jmachota @theathletic .com
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Dak Prescott was extremely emotional as he was leaving the field
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The Cowboys play on turf. Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb made it clear that they both prefer to play on grass.
Micah Parsons said he’d play on concrete if he had to.
Dak: “He’s young.”
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Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb recently had a significant amount of ink added to his back
(Photos: Andres Ortega on Instagram )
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Cowboys path to Super Bowl No. 6:
- Beat the Giants
- Have Eagles beat Washington
- Beat Tom Brady
- Beat Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay
- Beat Drew Brees in New Orleans
- Beat Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl
It’s that easy.
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Odell Beckham Jr., Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs arriving at the Mavericks game
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Troy Aikman with tears in his eyes as Jimmy Johnson chokes up while talking about how much it means to him to now be a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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New WR drill Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup were working on today
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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott receiving the Walter Payton Man of the Year award before the Super Bowl in Arizona. Eagles fans booing him.
Dak laughs: “Philly fans.”
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Big cheers for Cowboys WR Amari Cooper and CB Trevon Diggs as they’re shown on the Alabama sideline during today’s Cotton Bowl
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Dallas Cowboys’ projected offensive starters Sunday vs. the Giants:
QB: Dak Prescott
RB: Ezekiel Elliott
TE: Jason Witten
WR: Amari Cooper
WR: Michael Gallup
WR: Randall Cobb
RT: La’el Collins
RG: Zack Martin
C: Travis Frederick
LG: Connor Williams
LT: Tyron Smith
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Cowboys RB Tony Pollard with a new tattoo leg sleeve via Onder Ink (same group that recently did work for Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb)
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Dak Prescott has seen enough of the missed extra points. “Go for f**ckin’ two!”
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Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs was hurt at first when Nick Saban wanted to move him from WR to CB at Alabama. Diggs was in tears. He now thanks Saban for making that move
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Cowboys LB Micah Parsons wins NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
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The doors just opened at AT&T Stadium for the Cowboys home opener against the New York Jets
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Dak Prescott’s neighbors put up a “Get Well Soon” sign in front of his home
(Photo:
@SuzanCahanin
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Former Cowboys WR Drew Pearson is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Amari Cooper when he was asked in February if he could imagine playing with a 41-year-old Tom Brady: “No. I don’t want to play with Tom Brady. I want to beat Tom Brady. I want to play with Dak Prescott. And I believe that we can get the job done.”
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Some Cowboys player is screaming in the locker room right now. It lasted for at least a minute
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Micah Parsons in a group chat with Cowboys teammates: “If you don’t got your family in town or your wife don’t feel like cooking (for Thanksgiving), you’re more than welcome to come to my house. My mom makes enough for about 100 people. Anybody can come. I always enjoy bonding.”
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Cowboys LB Micah Parsons on not going on
@undisputed
: “My starting QB went down and we lost, I just didn’t think it was appropriate for me to be on the show at that point. I need to step up and be a leader. It shouldn’t be on TV, it should be in this locker room.”
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It’s going to be a long time before Cowboys fans believe in this franchise again
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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month
Cowboys CB DaRon Bland has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Month
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Micah Parsons last year while the Cowboys were on the clock: “We want Dallas. If it’s Dallas, I’m crying.”
(Video:
@NFL
)
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Micah Parsons has been voted the 2021 NFL Rookie of the Year and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by
@PFWAwriters
. Parsons is the third Cowboys player selected as the PFWA’s Rookie of the Year (Tony Dorsett in 1977, Ezekiel Elliott in 2016) and the first to receive DPOY.
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The reaction in the Cowboys draft room when Jerry Jones told the team’s assistant director of college scouting Chris Vaughn that Dallas was drafting his son, Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn
(Video:
@jlkurtz
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Micah Parsons got his wish, he texted Cowboys DC Dan Quinn earlier in the day that he wanted Mazi Smith
(Video:
@BleacherReport
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After reviewing the two tripping penalties in yesterday’s game, the NFL told the Cowboys today that they should not have been called
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CBS camera capturing the Cowboys’ Landry Shift victory formation from above the line
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Here’s why Dak Prescott had a cut under his right eye after the game
(Video:
@insidetheNFL
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Dez Bryant and Cole Beasley before tonight’s playoff game
(Photo via
@akoPhoto1
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@AaronKazreports
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Micah Parsons two years ago while the Cowboys were on the clock: “We want Dallas. If it’s Dallas, I’m crying.”
(Video:
@NFL
)
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Earl Thomas went into Cowboys locker room to talk with Dez. Earl to Garrett: “If y’all have the chance, come get me.”
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Jim Nantz mentions to Tony Romo that yesterday was the 5-year anniversary of the overturned Dez Bryant catch in Green Bay.
Romo: “That’s a great memory, Jim. Let’s go to break so I can be very upset. See you when we get back.”
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Source: The Cowboys have traded for WR Brandin Cooks.
Dallas’ potential starting offense:
QB: Dak Prescott
RB: Tony Pollard
WR: CeeDee Lamb
WR: Michael Gallup
WR: Brandin Cooks
TE: Jake Ferguson
LT: Tyron Smith
LG: Tyler Smith
C: Tyler Biadasz
RG: Zack Martin
RT: Terence Steele
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Dallas Cowboys’ projected Week 1 starters:
QB: Dak Prescott
RB: Ezekiel Elliott
WR: Amari Cooper
WR: Randall Cobb
WR: Michael Gallup
TE: Jason Witten
LT: Tyron Smith
LG: Connor Williams
C: Travis Frederick
RG: Zack Martin
RT: La’el Collins
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Micah Parsons was not sick. He took some C4 energy powder before the game. “I got some water to help put it down. By the fifth play it felt like my heart was gonna jump outta my chest. I felt like I was about to explode. I’m never doing that shit again.”
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Cowboys rookie LB/DE Micah Parsons said he had lunch with future Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware yesterday. Got some playoff tips
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Cowboys DC Mike Nolan just stopped his conference call with reporters because he had Tobasco sauce on his finger and accidentally wiped his eye
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Interceptions in first 18 NFL games:
Ronde Barber: 2
Darrell Green: 2
Jalen Ramsey: 2
Ty Law: 3
Patrick Peterson: 3
Darrelle Revis: 4
Rod Woodson: 4
Charles Woodson: 5
Deion Sanders: 6
Richard Sherman: 6
Champ Bailey: 7
Trevon Diggs: 10
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Cowboys Pro Bowlers: Trevon Diggs, Micah Parsons, CeeDee Lamb, Bryan Anger
(Photo: )
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Troy Aikman on Jimmy Johnson making
@ProFootballHOF
: “It was emotional for me b/c I know what he meant to those teams. I know that he built those teams...He deserved to be in it before anyone else was in it from the (90s Cowboys) group..I think he’s gonna look real good in gold.”
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Trevon Diggs grew up about 10 minutes from FedEx Field. He never went to a Washington game. “I was a Cowboys fan. Never went to one.”
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Amari Cooper said on the game-winning TD he came back in the huddle, lined up on the left.
Amari said CeeDee Lamb wanted the ball bad. Cooper Rush said the play was double left.
Lamb to Amari: “Coop, you want to let me get this?”
Amari: “Hell no!”
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If the Dallas Cowboys win next weekend at Washington, they are NFC East champions
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Jerry Jones watching the Eagles’ last TD to put Philly up 10 in the fourth quarter
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Micah Parsons while the Cowboys were on the clock last Thursday night: “We want Dallas. If it’s Dallas, I’m crying.”
(Video:
@NFL
)
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Ezekiel Elliott playing special teams during his freshman year at Ohio State:
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Cowboys house decorated for the holidays in Ewa Beach, Hawaii
(Instagram: DallasCowboysHouse808)
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Micah Parsons: “Dak is a freaking warrior. That’s Dak motherf---ing Prescott, bro. He’s a dog. He’s a warrior. I have an unbelievable amount of confidence in him. I felt he had a great game. People need to put more respect on him. He outplayed everyone today.”
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Cowboys DC Dan Quinn reacting to DeMarcus Lawrence’s pick-6
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Cowboys rookie Micah Parsons: “I think we should play football. We’re not here to play tag.”
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Monday Night Football intros were just different in the ‘90s
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Does winning another rushing title still matter to Ezekiel Elliott?
“What matters to me is playing in L.A. at the end of the season.”
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Former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Cowboys S Jayron Kearse, who played for the Vikings, mocks the skol clap after his sack
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Jerry Jones on draft call with Neville Gallimore: "Are you at a New Year's party or something back there?"
Gallimore: "I'm sorry ..."
Jones: "Don't you be sorry about anything. Tear the roof off. You're now a Dallas Cowboy."
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Dak Prescott when asked about not wearing an NFC East championship hat: “It’s a huge accomplishment … but focus is ahead.
“I’m good. I want something better.”
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Dak Prescott, Michael Gallup, CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks
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