Dallas Cowboys news, analysis, and commentary from Inside The Star.
Early last week the NFL informed more than one of its franchises that the 2024 regular season schedule was coming out on Thursday, May 9th. Everyone got ready. Everyone got set. Then the NFL said: “Go…away until next week.” No explanation was given for the last-minute, six-day delay … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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The Dallas Cowboys added some depth to the cornerback room in the 5th round of the 2024 NFL draft. Caelen Carson was given the nickname seatbelt when he was a freshman at Wake Forest. The nickname started when a teammate told Carson during his first year on the … Read more
Written by: Shane Taylor
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Even if Micah Parsons and Sam Williams split time on the line and at linebacker there is one big issue in Dallas: The Cowboys are thin at this position in 2024. And it doesn’t look like there’s any help coming. Both Parsons and Williams are listed as defensive … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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I was waiting to hold off writing about this until more details were released, but it seems like Netflix may win the media rights to a pair of NFL games in 2024. Netflix seems to be the front-runner to land two NFL games scheduled for Christmas Day. Nothing … Read more
Written by: Shane Taylor
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I’m going to preface this article with an admission. Last year I watched both the USFL and XFL spring football leagues religiously. This year, not so much. Primarily because when the two leagues merged they axed the two teams I rooted for. With the departure of the New … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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In September 2023, Cowboys star cornerback Trevon Diggs went down with a torn ACL. Seven months later, Diggs is looking to lead the secondary once again. He was coming off back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons and a historic 2022 campaign that tallied 11 interceptions and 21 passes defensed. That … Read more
Written by: Mark Heaney
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Rookie minicamps have begun at The Star in Frisco and the Dallas Cowboys are installing playbooks for draft picks and undrafted free agents. Seven of the Cowboys’ eight draft picks were in attendance. The only absentee was 2nd-round pick DE Marshawn Kneeland, who is the only draft pick … Read more
Written by: Mario Herrera Jr.
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Last year I postulated that anything less than an NFC Championship game appearance would spell the end of Mike McCarthy as Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas suffered another early playoff exit despite a third-straight 12-5 season. But McCarthy still has his job – for now. He’s … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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When it comes to the Dallas Cowboys, you have to expect the unexpected. So, if the team gets out to a slow start in 2024, could they look at a blockbuster trade? To answer that question, we have to consider what that means for this year’s Cowboys team. … Read more
Written by: Mark Heaney
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The Achilles heel of the Dallas Cowboys’ defense in 2023 was its’ interior defensive line. Once the Cowboys’ inability to stop the run up the middle was exposed, it was game over. One game into the playoffs, it was season over. Part of the problem was the lack … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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NFL free agency and the draft have passed us by and teams are moving on to rookie minicamps starting this week. The Dallas Cowboys welcomed most of their draft picks to The Star this week and we are all excited to see the rookies in uniform and out … Read more
Written by: Mario Herrera Jr.
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With so many off-season departures, the Dallas Cowboys veterans will play a huge role in the team’s 2024 success. Dallas lost tenured players like Tyron Smith in free agency and 6-year veteran Leighton Vander Esch to a medical retirement. That doesn’t include the other ten former Cowboys that … Read more
Written by: Mark Heaney
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The Dallas Cowboys start rookie minicamp this weekend, and with that, the team took care of all but one of their newly drafted players. The only rookie who has yet to sign is second-round selection Marshawn Kneeland, Todd Archer of ESPN was the first to report on the … Read more
Written by: Shane Taylor
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DeMarvion Overshown was expected to be a solid player for the Dallas Cowboys in his rookie season a year ago, that was before he tore his ACL in the preseason. Heading into year 2, the linebacker is returning at the right time for a coach who is perfect … Read more
Written by: Shane Taylor
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About fours days ago, images and videos began to circulate of Dallas Cowboys defensive weapon, Micah Parsons, at various public events and recreational activities in Japan. The sight of him fraternizing with Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud at baseball games and sumo wrestling activities has made for some very … Read more
Written by: Jazz Monet
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The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise in the entire world, last valued at an insane $9.0 billion by Forbes Magazine. Nearly $2 million later on the chart comes the second-place team. You might have heard of them: the New York Yankees. Being the most valuable … Read more
Written by: Mario Herrera Jr.
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NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported early Wednesday morning that the Cowboys are hosting released WR Zay Jones for a visit. Jones met with the Cardinals and Titans already, so he has interest. Jones is 29, a former second-round pick of the Bills in 2017. Jones signed a 24-million-dollar … Read more
Written by: Shane Taylor
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Whether or not the Dallas Cowboys rise or fall in 2024 will likely come down to the play of its offensive line. That’s the main reason why the Cowboys drafted lineman with two of their first three picks last month. Dallas shed age with the departure of Tyron … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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Rookie minicamps are underway as an influx of 257 drafted rookies gathers along with another few hundred undrafted free agents to begin their quests to make an NFL roster. Some rookies can look absolutely terrible on the practice field, but their draft status gives them immunity from anything … Read more
Written by: Mario Herrera Jr.
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The 2024 NFL schedule is expected to be released either this Thursday evening or on the 16th at the latest. The NFL has always released the schedule on a Thursday. A few years ago it switched for releasing the schedule in April to early May. There will be … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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The Dallas Cowboys did not draft a running back in this year’s draft, but they resigned Ezekiel Elliott. Monday was filled with rumors that Dallas was linked to a trade for Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Najee Harris. This came about when the Steelers declined his fifth-year option. While … Read more
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