According to new reports in the Dallas Morning-News, Glenn is now renewing efforts to remain in Dallas, “… what I want is to remain a Cowboy. I’ve been here for five years and I’ve made Dallas my home, and I would love nothing more than to be a Dallas Cowboy.”

Jerry Jones, in response, stated that he has “a lot of interest” in Terry Glenn, and he has had talks with Glenn and his new agent, James Gould.  He believes that something can be worked out between them as it was last year.  Glenn received most of his salary last season although he only played in four downs for the Cowboys with only 2 receptions in the playoff game against the Giants.

Earlier rumors had stated that Dallas and Jones had an interest in possibly signing Atlanta’s Joe Horn, who has voiced his unhappiness there, but Jones squashed those rumors on Saturday saying that he hasn’t shown any interest or evaluated Horn at all and there isn’t any truth to his coming to Dallas to replace Glenn.

So it appears Terry Glenn still has the inside track to stay on the Cowboys, for now, and all that is left for him to do is to get medically cleared to play and sign some type of injury waiver to appease the fears of Jerry Jones and company.   What’s the problem!  Just sign the waiver and you’re home-free, Glenn.  Oh, and don’t reinjure your knee this year and you’ll get your $1.7 million salary.  Easy enough, right?

“I want Jerry to understand that I know he has the ultimate power in everything that goes on with the Cowboys, and I’m not trying to challenge him in any way, shape or form,” Glenn told ESPN earlier this month. 

We reported here a few days ago that the Cowboys may have an interest in unhappy Falcons WR Joe Horn, a player that could come in and basically be Terry Glenn if things between Glenn and the team don’t get settled.  Now the Dallas Morning News is reporting the Horn to Dallas tidbit is not going to happen, and it’s coming from the mouth of the man who signs the checks - Jerry Jones.

Jones told ESPN during the AFL Dallas Desperado’s game at the American Airlines Center that Horn is not in the teams plans.  “Yeah, that’s not correct,” Jones said. “I haven’t expressed any interest there and haven’t evaluated him. That’s just not correct.”  Horn is 36, so him coming in and having any sort of impact on the Cowboys in 2008 is probably just a pipe dream.

The Falcons are due to owe Horn $2.5 mil in 2008, and they likely with their recent movement to get younger want to either trade Horn or dump him.  Someone will likely give Horn a look this season, but right now, he does not look like he’s on the Cowboys radar.

DeMarcus Ware ranked 6th overall, Terrell Owens 8th, Tony Romo 18th, Terence Newman 36th  and Marion Barber came in at 44th in the PFW article soon to be published.   This is a vast improvement to last year when only one Cowboy was in the Top 50, Terrence Newman.  How Jason Witten didn’t make it is beyond my comprehension, in fact, he is rated the 4th best TE in the NFL behind Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez and Kellen Winslow, Jr., which is very puzzling to me.

But having 11 players listed in the top 10 at their positions and several others ranked in the top 25 or so as well is definitely a good sign.   DeMarcus Ware is named the top OLB in the league while Andre Gurode comes in as the top center.  Leonard Davis, Flozell Adams are in the top 3 in the OL and Marc Colombo comes in a respectable 23rd.  Newman places 5th in CB’s, and Romo, Barber and Hamlin are 6th at their jobs while Zach Thomas was rated the 8th best ILB in the league. 

I’m unsure as to where T.O. comes in at WR, he is eighth overall but I believe he came in second to Randy Moss for his position.  A close call but hard to complain about such things as who is really the “best” WR in the NFL.  Basically a very positive report that should make all of us Cowboys-fans quite happy.  

The Cowboys are continuing to check the market for pass catchers, and one receiver that they may some interest in is Falcons WR Joe Horn, who is not happy with the Falcons.  NFL Network’s Adam Schefter threw out the report that the team is keeping an eye on the situation with Horn and the Falcons.

Schefter says Horn has become “plan 1A” for Dallas if Terry Glenn doesn’t sign his injury waiver and the Cowboys could send Atlanta a late-round pick.  Last season in 12 games for the Falcons Horn caught just 27 passes for 243 yards and one score.  He was expected to come in and be a big influence in the locker room, but after he was told that he was not going to get much playing time in 2009, he reportedly told the team he wanted out.

Horn does not have much gas left in the tank at 36, and is a far cry from even the receiver he was 2-3 years ago when he was making plays with the Saints.  His best season with New Orleans came in 2004 when in 16 games he caught 94 passes for 1399 yards and 11 scores.  The Cowboys will keep their options with both Glenn and possibly Horn open as training camp gets going.

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that the Cowboys have signed offensive lineman Ryan Gibbons. The 6-6, 320 pounder played his college ball at Northeastern, and played for three teams in 2007 - the Jags, Bucs and Bears. Though with those teams, he has yet to play in a NFL game. He was on all three practice squads. Gibbons can play all three offensive line spots and the Cowboys liked him when he came out from Northeastern in 2006.

Just in case you were worried that Tony Romo had his mind on other things instead of trying to lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl title - put your mind at ease. In an article on MSNBC.com, contributor Ree Hines says that Romo’s focus is going to be on the Cowboys this season, not on perky blonde girl-toy Jessica Simpson, who still gets blamed for some of Romo’s late season meltdown from a year ago.

“Tony has decided to keep Jessica as his girl for now but when the season starts, the pressure is going to get tougher,” a pal revealed to the site. “He’s really enjoyed his off-season — he’s had a lot of fun with Jessica — but now he’s going to have to be very focused. His teammates and coaches don’t want any distractions.”

The gossip world was in a panic about a month ago when it appeared that the romance between Romo and Simpson was over, but don’t fret Giants, Eagles and Redskins fans - it appears the QB’s mind will still at least be a bit on Simpson come the regular season, even though another quote on the site says otherwise. If Simpson wants to come to games, make her buy Cowboys tickets.

“You have to understand, he likes Jessica, but football is his life,” the close source said. “If he thinks his coaches and teammates are taking him less seriously because of Jessica and the whole Simpson clan, she’ll be out.”

That’s interesting, considering that Romo in the media and by many fans has already taken a beating for dating the plastic blonde. Instead of putting the relationship to rest and working on trying to be a better QB and not having these constant distractions, the Romo-Simpson saga looks as if it’s going to continue. Which for Cowboys haters is great news.

Trying to change his image, “Pacman” no longer wants to be known as such. Yes, Adam Jones, the new Cowboys CB who is known for his issues off the field more than his play on at points, is telling the media not to call him “Pacman” anymore. “There’s really just a lot of negativity behind it,” Jones said. “It’s just time for a change, man. I’m doing everything to make sure that I’m all right as a person, mentally and emotionally.”

Jones was getting called “Pacman Jones” by kids during a basketball camp over the weekend that was hosted by Mavs forward Brandon Bass. After doing a speech, Jones signed autographs just by his given name, and not his nickname of “Pacman.” “My mom is going to call me ‘Pacman.’ That is what it is. I can’t change that,” Jones said. “I’m not saying that my teammates won’t call me ‘Pacman’ on the field. But for the most part, I want to be Adam or Mr. Jones.”

At this point, it’s not even for sure that Jones is going to be able to take the field for Dallas in 2008, as he still needs to get cleared by commissioner Roger Goodell to play this year in regular season games. He is being allowed to practice and play in preseason games. Reports say a decision on Jones may not come till the week before the regular season opener for the Cowboys in Dallas September 7th.