MORE: Best-ever Cowboys | Tony Romo may have surgery | Ravens’ Steve Smith decides against retirement Bryant suffered a broken fifth metatarsal in his right foot in the Cowboys’ season-opening win over the Giants and immediately underwent surgery. He was able to return in the team’s Week 8 loss to the Seahawks after intense rehabilitation. However, Bryant never quite regained form with the revolving door at quarterback and ensuing foot and ankle issues....

According to the report, accompanied by what appear to be stills from a video TMZ said it has, Elliott was seen arguing with his girlfriend in a parking lot at 3 a.m. local time. Although Elliott doesn’t appear put his hands on her in the video, according to the report, he does block her from walking away several times. That’s apparently when event staffers stepped in. When confronted, Elliot said, “You got something to say?...

Garrett didn’t elaborate on what the problem with Vander Esch’s pelvis is, or how long he will need to recover. However, Garrett said it wasn’t a serious injury and that he expects Vander Esch to be back with the team by the time training camp starts. Vander Esch was the Cowboys’ top draft pick in 2018. He moved in the starting lineup after Sean Lee’s injury late last season and ended up recording 140 total tackles and two interceptions....

Let’s start with the pricetag — a whopping $1.5 billion. Jones’ AT&T Stadium was built at a cost of $1.3 billion in 2008. MORE: Every team’s unfinished draft work | Chargers’ new stadium The Dallas Morning News breaks down the financial structure, for example, the city of Frisco, Texas and its school district are funding a combined $90 million to the facility. High school football is a big part of The Star’s attraction, and the reason the school district is a part owner....

Now I’m back on board with Green Bay and Pittsburgh, the biggest threats to knock out the top seeds in the NFL playoffs, Dallas and New England. The similarities between the Packers and Steelers are fascinating, starting with their Super Bowl-pedigree head coaches in Mike McCarthy and Mike Tomlin, plus Pro Bowl quarterbacks in Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger. Both teams also feature dominant offenses and inconsistent defenses. But neither team has lost since it ended its losing streak — six straight wins for the Steelers and five straight for the Packers....

The biggest roadblock facing the Cowboys in doing so is that they will be without a first-round pick, which they dealt last season for wide receiver Amari Cooper. NFL DRAFT GRADES: Ranking the best, worst 2019 classes from 1-32 The Cowboys did well in the draft last year by taking outside linebacker Leighton Vander Esch in the first round, and it’s likely that they will try to target more defensive players in 2019....

Jerry Jones, Cowboys general manager. Jones said as much on Dallas radio station KRLD on Friday when discussing the myriad issues facing the Cowboys in their dismal 3-9 season, one in which the team has turned the ball over in 11 straight games and is dead-last in the miserable NFC East. The defense — which was installed amid the coronavirus pandemic — has also been a significant weakness in 2020....

Coming on in releief of starter Matt Cassel, Dallas quarterback Kellen Moore threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Dez Bryant to help his team take a 10-9 lead into the half against the Jets. Saturday night. Moore is the fourth signal-caller to handle a snap for the Cowboys this season. The list also includes Tony Romo and Brandon Weeden. Cassel hadn’t thrown a touchdown pass in either of his previous two games....

According to the New York Post, the NFL is now looking into whether the Giants broke any rules when coach Ben McAdoo used the device to relay plays to Eli Manning. MORE: Week 15 Power Rankings Manning claimed there was a problem with the regular communication system early in the game, which hindered his ability to hear plays and instructions from McAdoo. “I’m kind of sitting there waiting for the play, and it was a TV timeout....

OK, it did really well. Like historically well. MORE: Jones assault lawsuit dismissed | McClain’s career resurrected in Dallas | Eli Manning’s career against Cowboys The Cowboys’ 30-23 upset win over the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks brought in 30 million viewers for the broadcast, according to TV by the Numbers. That’s a great number. But what makes it better is that it’s the “most-watched program on all broadcast and cable television since the Academy Awards in March....

These are tricky matchups for handicappers to decipher. The upside is obvious, especially when the underdog is prone to folding at the first sight of a re-raise. The downside, though, is that the favorite is bluffing — that it’s really not much better than the underdog, if better at all. Consider the case of Thursday night’s matchup in Chicago (8:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network). The Cowboys (8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS) have been installed as 3....

Tampa Bay had its share of issues and was plagued by turnovers. Ronald Jones had a fumble that led to a Cowboys touchdown; Leonard Fournette dropped a pass that became an interception; and Chris Godwin had a fumble to take away a scoring opportunity from the Buccaneers late in the fourth quarter and lead to a Cowboys go-ahead field goal. “We obviously got a lot of things to clean up,” Tom Brady said on the NBC broadcast after the game....

A Dallas offense that struggled mightily in recent losses to the Patriots and Bills found its rhythm against the Rams, gaining 475 total yards, punting just twice and not turning the ball over. Running backs Ezekiel Elliott (117 yards, two touchdowns) and Tony Pollard (131 yards, one touchdown) led the attack, while quarterback Dak Prescott added two touchdowns and 212 yards through the air. MORE: Watch select NFL games with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

That’s Dalvin Cook, who baked the Cowboys in the Vikings’ 28-24 victory in Arlington. Cook smoked the Dallas D for 97 yards on the ground and one touchdown, plus another 86 yards on seven receptions. Dallas had no answers for the emerging star running back. Apparently, there weren’t too many chefs in the Vikes’ kitchen, because Kirk Cousins spread the ball around. Tight end Kyle Rudolph had two touchdowns and a 2-point conversion grab, while wide receiver Stefon Diggs added 49 yards through the air....

A statement released by BCCOS said the woman was jogging along a Bridal Path near Prospect Point, in Stanley Park in Vancouver, when she was approached from behind by a coyote and bitten at around 7 p.m. local time. She was bitten on the leg, and suffered only minor injuries, the statement said. “The COS continues to urge the public to stay out of Stanley Park—if you are in the park, use abundant caution, as there is a high risk of encountering an aggressive coyote,” the statement read....

The longtime reporter is currently undergoing treatment for acute leukemia and will be forced to watch the games from home instead of from the sidelines. Over the years, Sager's interviews with San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich have become must-see television. Sager has become one of the only people on the planet capable of getting Popovich to smile during a basketball game. MORE: Playoff schedule | Toronto, New York newspapers do battle...

Standardized tests are a ritual of classroom life, but across the country kids are sweating over a new breed of “high stakes” tests. Low scores can mean students won’t get promoted or graduate. In some states, principals can be terminated if scores fail to improve; school districts can face state takeovers. Many educators deplore the new exams, but politicians and the public are cheering. The tests are a key part of a nationwide reform effort to bring “standards” and “accountability” to public schools....

Believe me, I know. If there were a Mensa club for folks with high credit scores, I figured I’d have a shot at joining. I pay my bills on time. I pull my credit report each year to check for errors (check yours at equifax.com, experian.com and www.transunion.com). My wife and I have a mortgage and student loans, but otherwise we avoid debt, usually paying our credit card in full each month....

Kurt Busch needed a new crew chief. He wasn’t making any progress. Maybe even going backward. Now Stewart-Haas Racing has made a decision that could determine whether Patrick or Busch are ever truly successful with the organization. MORE: Keselowski no Earnhardt | Danica clears air with Logano | Payback at Martinsville? | Chase standings breakdown Patrick was 27th in the standings as a rookie last year with Tony Gibson leading her team....

True, our violent-crime rate remains too high, concentrated on inner-city victims. But we no longer have high property-crime rates by international standards; our burglary rate, for example, is below average for industrial nations. And the improved trends have come as we have handed out more and longer prison sentences. There is a connection. Some history is in order. In the 1960s and early 1970s, prison was considered backward and too harshly retributive....