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      Cowboys shopping linebacker Greg Ellis

      May 22, 2009 /

      According to Fanhouse.com, the Cowboys are actively shopping linebacker Greg Ellis, who is in the last year of his contract.

      Ellis, 34, has been a productive player throughout his entire career, but the Cowboys want to see more of former first round pick Anthony Spencer. Apparently Dallas is so inclined to move Ellis that they sent him home on the final day of OTA’s this week so that he wouldn’t get hurt. Of course, they did this last year with him too, but head coach Wade Phillips claimed that the reason was because they didn’t want to wear him down.

      Besides creating more reps for Spencer and trying to get something for him before he becomes a free agent, another possible reason the Cowboys want to trade Ellis is because rumor has it he’s not a good locker room guy. He’s been called selfish in the past and this might be another attempt (a la releasing Terrell Owens) by Jerry Jones to spare the Cowboys of those kinds of players.

      The Bengals and Patriots have been brought up in trade discussions, although New England has already stated that they have no interest. Cincinnati doesn’t make much sense considering they don’t play a 3-4, but there must be a reason why Dallas is targeting them as a potential trade suitor.

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      Report: Cowboys never had roof inspected

      May 5, 2009 /

      According to a report by the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys never had the roof of the practice facility that collapsed over the weekend inspected by city officials.

      The Dallas Cowboys applied last year for a building permit to replace the high-tension fabric roof on the indoor practice facility that collapsed Saturday and injured 12 people. But the team never had city officials inspect any completed work, which is required by Irving’s building code.

      In city documents released Monday, the team is listed as the general contractor for the reroofing project that was estimated to cost $600,000. Irving does not issue a building permit unless the general contractor is registered with the city. The Cowboys registered as a general contractor on the same day they requested a permit for the roof work.

      City officials were aware that work began on the roof last year but never received word from the team that it was complete.
      About 70 players, coaches, team support personnel and members of the media were inside. Ambulances transported 10 injured people; two others sought help on their own, officials said.
      Scouting assistant Rich Behm was permanently paralyzed from the waist down after he suffered a spine fracture. Special teams coach Joe DeCamillis successfully underwent surgery Monday to stabilize a fractured vertebra in his neck and was expected to be released from the hospital later this week. Assistant athletic trainer Greg Gaither was expected to remain at Baylor University Medical Center while his broken right leg heals.

      Blame will immediately shift to team owner Jerry Jones, as it should, but what about the city officials? They knew that work had begun on the roof last year but never received word from the team that it was complete? You’re telling me they didn’t know that the Dallas freaking Cowboys were practicing under a roof that was never inspected?

      Either way, there was a tremendous amount of irresponsible behavior that contributed to this tragedy and now a man is paralyzed from the waist down because people didn’t do their jobs. What a sad situation.

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      Cowboys’ practice facility collapses, assistant left paralyzed

      May 4, 2009 /

      The Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility was hit by a tornado this past weekend, leaving several people injured, including scouting assistant Rich Behm, who suffered paralysis from the waist down.

      The Cowboys issued a release moments ago updating the status of three people that were taken to the hospital after their indoor practice facility collapsed.

      Rich Behm, a scouting assistant, sustained a fracture to the thoracic spine that caused a severing of his spinal cord and permanent paralysis from the waist down. He underwent surgery Saturday night and remains at Parkland Hospital in stable condition.

      Behm moved from the team’s video department to scouting a few years ago and worked closely with Chris Hall, the team’s college scouting coordinator, and director of college and pro scouting Tom Ciskowski.

      Owner and general manager Jerry Jones and coach Wade Phillips spent a large part of Saturday night/Sunday morning with the Behm family. More coaches and players visited the hospital today.

      What a sad situation. It’s hard to fathom when something like this happens because most of us view sports as a release from everyday life. But obviously tragedies can take place anywhere at anytime and everyone can be affected by them.

      My thoughts and prayers go out to the Rich Behm, as well as his friends and family.

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      17 Intriguing Matchups on the 2009 NFL Schedule

      April 15, 2009 /

      The NFL released the 2009 NFL Schedule today, so I’ll do what the 4,000 other websites do and list some of the more juicier matchups of the year. (Although in the sake of being at least a little creative, I’ll list one interesting matchup for each of the 17 weeks on the schedule.)

      Before we get to the matchups though, let me state for the record that it’s a complete farce that the Cowboys get six nationally televised games next year despite not making the playoffs last season. I guess “America’s Team” opening a brand new stadium is worth major national exposure…six times a year.

      Week 1: Bears at Packers, 8:20PM ET
      Jay Cutler’s first game in a Bears uniform will be at Lambeau against the rival Packers on Sunday Night Football. How much will John Madden overplay the, “The Bears finally have a quarterback” angle after every pass Cutler completes?

      Week 2: Giants at Cowboys, 8:20PM ET
      One of the ‘Boys six nationally televised games, Dallas will open up their new stadium against division rival New York on Sunday Night Football. How much will John Madden overplay the, “Tony Romo and Wade Phillips must win now because Jerry Jones built this brand new stadium and he wants a contender” angle?

      Week 3: Falcons at Patriots, 1:00PM ET
      The over/under on the number of times Matt Ryan is compared to Tom Brady in this game has officially been set at 800,994,990.

      Week 4: Chargers at Steelers, 8:20PM ET
      AFC Divisional Round rematch in Pittsburgh – let’s see if the Chargers can hold onto the ball for more than 17 seconds in the third quarter unlike the last time these two teams met.

      Week 5: Patriots at Broncos, 4:15PM ET
      If Bill Belichick shakes Josh McDaniels’ hand at midfield after this game, I’m calling shenanigans on the behalf of Eric Mangini.

      Week 6: Bears at Falcons, 8:20PM ET
      Here’s hoping the Bears’ secondary figured out that they have to cover the out pattern when that’s the only route Matt Ryan can look for when there’s 11 seconds on the clock and he needs to get his team into field goal range.

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      T.O.: ‘Jerry Jones went back on his commitment’

      March 30, 2009 /

      Terrell Owens is stating that Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones backed out of a commitment he made to keep the receiver in Dallas.

      Terrell Owens“You hear all the speculation, and you talk to the owner of the team, and he reassures you, you’re not going anywhere and then, out of left-field … you get blindsided,” Owens, 35, said in an interview with Rogers Sportsnet, to be broadcast tomorrow evening.

      “I know whole-heartedly he [Jerry Jones] wanted me there,” Owens said. “There were some people I know who got in his ear that pressured him to make that decision. For that, it’s sad. You let two or three people conspire to get me out of the situation.”

      T.O. might have a toxic personality and can be the ultimate pain in the ass, but he’s not stupid. I believe Owens when he says Jones backed out of a commitment to keep him a Cowboy and no doubt had pressure from others inside the organization to release him. In some ways, the release of Owens was a surprise considering one week prior, Jones was essentially telling the media that T.O. wasn’t going anywhere. So quite frankly, I don’t blame Owens for feeling blindsided by the whole ordeal, even though everyone knew that his release this offseason was always a possibility.

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