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| NFL announces 2012 schedule |
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04/17/2012 |
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| ms that combined for a 28-4 record last season. The first Monday night will again be a doubleheader as Cincinnati visits Baltimore and Oakland hosts San Diego. Last month, the league announced the Super Bowl champion New York Giants will welcome the Dallas Cowboys to MetLife Stadium for the 2012 season-opening NFL Kickoff game on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The Thanksgiving games get started with Detroit hosting Houston. Dallas then is at home against Washington in an NFC East clash, and the nightcap will be from Met |
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| Texans sign James, re-sign Dobbins |
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04/13/2012 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Texans signed unrestricted free- agent linebacker Bradie James and re-signed linebacker Tim Dobbins on Friday. Terms of their contracts were not disclosed. The 31-year-old James, who has spent his entire nine-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, posted 44 tackles last season. He has registered 744 tackles and 15 1/2 sacks over the course of his career. Dobbins, 29, led the Texans with nine special teams tackles last year. |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Mock Draft No. 1 - Feel the Rush |
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04/13/2012 |
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| r who can put heat on the quarterback could be more difficult in the middle stages, and there's next to chance they'll be able to get one the caliber of Ingram, who's drawn comparisons to Pittsburgh Pro Bowler LaMarr Woodley, in the third round. 14) Dallas Cowboys: Mark Barron, S, Alabama -- The Cowboys usually aren't very tight-lipped about the players who strike Jerry Jones' fancy, and the two names most linked to the team's plans have been Poe and Barron. Though the latter often battled injuries during his |
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| Report: Parcells not likely to coach Saints |
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04/10/2012 |
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| o was fired in January after three years as head coach of the St. Louis Rams. Speculation grew late last month that Parcells might be lured into the interim position for Payton, who was a key member of the two-time Super Bowl winner's staff with the Dallas Cowboys from 2003-05 before becoming head coach of the Saints in 2006. Parcells last roamed an NFL sideline in 2006 with the Cowboys. He spent four seasons in Dallas after coaching three years with the New York Jets and four with New England. His greatest s |
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| Former Cowboys assistant Joe Avezzano dies |
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04/05/2012 |
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| Dallas, TX (Sportsbooks) - Former Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano died of a heart attack in Italy on Thursday. Avezzano, 68, reportedly suffered a heart attack while running on a treadmill. He was coaching in the Italian Football League. "Joe Avezzano was a very special part of our Dallas Cowboys family and our organization's history," said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. "He was also a wonderful father, husband and friend. No one enjoyed life more than Joe, and no one that I know had a greater |
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| Giants will host Cowboys in 2012 opener |
NFL Football |
03/27/2012 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - The Super Bowl champion New York Giants will welcome the Dallas Cowboys to MetLife Stadium in the 2012 season-opening NFL Kickoff game on Wednesday, September 5. The NFL announced in late February that the season-opener would be played on Wednesday this year instead of the usual Thursday start. The change was made to avoid a conflict with President Barack Obama's Thursday night speech at the Democratic National Convention. The last NFL game to take place on a Wednesday occurre |
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| Payton considers appeal, talks Saints' future |
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03/27/2012 |
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| a short period of time. There's a lot to do with the draft coming up. I'm trying to get through all of that very quickly and by the end of this month we'll make a decision on that." Speculation has grown that Parcells, Payton's former boss with the Dallas Cowboys, could take over as Saints head coach for the 2012 season and ESPN reported later Tuesday that Payton, along with New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis, met with Parcells. Payton said he considers Parcells a mentor and regularly speaks with the |
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| Payton will meet with Parcells, could appeal suspension |
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03/27/2012 |
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| a short period of time. There's a lot to do with the draft coming up. I'm trying to get through all of that very quickly and by the end of this month we'll make a decision on that." Speculation has grown that Parcells, Payton's former boss with the Dallas Cowboys, could take over the Saints' head coaching duties for the 2012 season. Payton considers Parcells a mentor and says he regularly speaks with the two- time Super Bowl winner. "I'll have a chance to visit with him when I'm down here," Payton remarked. |
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| Reports: Payton and Parcells to speak about coaching Saints |
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03/26/2012 |
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| ould potentially return to the sideline in Payton's absence. Parcells worked as a television analyst this year after leaving his position as the head of football operations with the Miami Dolphins. Payton was a key member of Parcells' staff with the Dallas Cowboys from 2003-05 before becoming head coach of the Saints in 2006. According to the reports, the two could talk this week at the owners' meetings in Florida. Payton's suspension is set to begin April 1. He could still appeal the penalty. Other possible |
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| Redskins, Cowboys file grievance against NFL |
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03/25/2012 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins have filed a grievance against the NFL, challenging the salary cap reductions imposed on them. According to Jason La Canfora of NFL.com, the case will be heard by Stephen Burbank of the University of Pennsylvania. It is called a system arbitration case (Article 15 of the CBA). Earlier this month, the Cowboys and Redskins were docked millions of dollars in salary cap space by the league for piling money into an uncapped season. The teams front-load |
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