Archive for August, 2010

Cowboys release WR Terrell Hudgins and TE Scott Sicko

The Cowboys released WR Terrell Hudgins and TE Scott Sicko on Monday. Both players had signed with the club as undrafted free agents following the 2010 draft. The club has three more roster moves to make by 4 p.m. ET Tuesday in order to get down to the league-mandated 75-player limit.

Bryant cleared to play Thursday, but will he?

Dez Bryant has been cleared to play Thursday, and Jerry Jones says that as of now, he’s not sure if the coaches will put him in Thursday or not. “I don’t know,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said when asked if Bryant would play Thursday. “He’ll be able to play. He’ll be ready to go. It’s [...]

WR Byant tests his ankle at full speed, looks good

ESPN reports that rookie WR Dez Bryant continues to try out his ankle, and that all signs point to him looking good and possibly being ready for Miami next week. Rookie receiver Dez Bryant targeted this trip to Reliant Stadium for his preseason debut. He settled for running routes full speed for the first time [...]

Bryant could be back by the Miami game next week

Things continue to progress along in the injury situation with wide out Dez Bryant. The first round pick continues to recover from a high-ankle sprain, and now there’s word that he would like to play in the teams final preseason game next week against the Miami Dolphins. Dez Bryant showed some good signs at practice [...]

Cornerback Orlando Scandrick leaves practice with a bloody nose

Cornerback Orlando Scandrick left the practice field with blood gushing from his nose, but is expected to play a preseason game against Houston on Saturday night. When Scandrick dived to block a pass Thursday afternoon, his helmet banged his nose hard enough to cause immediate bleeding from the inside. Once that stopped, there was bruising [...]

Could WR Sam Hurd Be a Shut Out of a Roster Spot?

Sam Hurd could be one of those vets on the outside looking in when it comes to a roster spot for the Cowboys, as today the Dallas Morning News reports that Hurd’s salary could find him getting released: Cowboys WR Miles Austin and Sam Hurd have traveled dramatically different paths since their fork-in-the-road moment 10 [...]

Top Position Battles: Safety

One of the positions the Cowboys had questions about heading into the season was free safety. With the release of Ken Hamlin in the offseason, the Cowboys decided to roll the dice on converted cornerback Alan Ball. Ball, and last year’s starting strong safety Gerald Sensabaugh, were figured to be the starters week 1 against [...]

Bryant Making Strides From His Ankle Injury

Sounds like Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant is getting closer and closer to making it back to the field. ESPN says that Monday he made some big strides in his recovery from a right high-ankle sprain. He has been ruled out of Saturday’s preseason game against the Texans, but on a positive not was [...]