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Cowboy Roundup: Best coaches in franchise history; worst 2024 contracts
The Dallas Cowboys made some roster moves on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with the three big stars in need of new contracts. They were intriguing moves, however.
The team went back to the spring league well to sign former first-round pick Gareon Conley and All-UFL linebacker Will Harvey Jr.
In 2022, the Cowboys signed USFL MVP KaVontae Turpin, who made the Pro Bowl as a return specialist in his rookie season. Last year, the team signed kicker Brandon Aubrey, who bolstered the Cowboys’ kicking game and also made the Pro Bowl his rookie campaign.
We’ll have to see if they find the same success this time around. In the meantime, let’s check out some headlines from around Cowboys Nation that are making the rounds.
The Dallas Cowboys have had many high-profile, legendary coaches, with a handful having signature catchphrases and iconic moments.
Leading America’s Team is difficult because of the added stress and scrutiny of being in the constant spotlight, but a few have handled the pressure better than others.
Check out the top three coaches in Dallas Cowboys franchise history from InsideTheStar.com.
Contracts and the Cowboys have been a big topic throughout the offseason, with star players Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons all lining up for new deals.
It highlight’s the team’s questionable approach to contracts. Often, they play the waiting game which puts them in desperate situations like they are currently in. Jerry Jones and company have also been known to make bad deals.
Here are the Cowboys’ five worst deals for 2024, according to The Cowboys Wire.
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Vikings’ Justin Jefferson in, Dallas Turner out against Texans
MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson will play Sunday against the Houston Texans, but linebacker Dallas Turner will not.
According to the Vikings injury report, receiver Jordan Addison and linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. are also out for Sunday’s game.
O’Connell said Jefferson had a great practice Friday and is “ready to roll.” The all-pro receiver left last Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers with a bruised quad and was considered day-to-day until Friday afternoon.
The rookie, Turner, is dealing with a knee injury that he sustained during last Sunday’s game and has not practiced all week.
Pace Jr. injured his ankle during practice on Thursday, according to O’Connell. Prior to that, he’d been dealing with a quad injury. The Vikings coach hopes he will be day-to-day next week.
Addison will miss his second game in a row following his ankle injury during the team’s week 1 win against the New York Giants. O’Connell said he’ll have a good chance to play in week 4 against the Green Bay Packers.
The Vikings (2-0) take on the Texans (2-0) at US Bank Stadium on Sunday. Kickoff is at noon. You can watch the game on WCCO, with pregame coverage starting at 10:30 a.m.
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Affidavit: Man was beaten, bound and robbed before dying in Dallas motel room
Four people conspired to rob a man of a few thousand dollars before two of them beat him unconscious and tied him up in a far northeast Dallas motel room where he was later found dead, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit.
Shaun Michael Smith, 48, was found dead by police at about 11:45 a.m. on Aug. 11 in the 11500 block of Plano Road, police said Wednesday. Four people, Byron Louis Nelson, 56; Jared Collin Russell, 27; Deanna Marie Palmer, 23; and Marissa Krystin Mitchell, 36; have been arrested and face murder charges in his death, police said.
According to a Dallas police arrest affidavit, police were called after a housekeeper entered a room at the motel and found Smith dead with his hands and feet tied behind his back. The furniture in the room was in disarray, consistent with signs of a struggle, investigators wrote in the affidavit.
Police learned Smith had rented the motel room at about 4:30 a.m. Aug. 10. Officers reviewed surveillance footage and found Smith had spent the day coming and going from the motel room with a woman, who was identified as Mitchell after police determined the two had arrived at the motel in a car registered to her.
During the evening of Aug. 10, Mitchell and Smith were inside his motel room when a Ford F150 arrived at the motel, the affidavit said. Three people were seen on security footage entering Smith’s motel room, and shortly after they entered, Mitchell and a woman, later identified by police as Palmer, left the room. Mitchell was then seen leaving the motel in her car, and shortly after, two men left Smith’s motel room.
The two men and Palmer then got into the F150 and left the scene.
Police later interviewed Mitchell, who told police she and Smith had spent several days together at her house before going to the motel. Mitchell told police Smith was in possession of a large amount of cash, roughly a few thousand dollars, and said she left the motel room after she and Smith got into an argument.
Mitchell stated the first names of the two men, the affidavit said. The F150 was found to be registered to Russell, and Mitchell also provided a phone number that police connected to Nelson. Mitchell later identified Nelson and Russell as the two men at the motel room when shown pictures by police, the affidavit said.
Police then obtained a robbery warrant for Russell, and he was arrested Aug. 28. Palmer was with him at the time of his arrest, and both were taken to Dallas Police Headquarters. Palmer told police she, Russell and Nelson were informed Smith had a large amount of cash on him, and were called to the motel room by Mitchell with the intent of robbing Smith.
Russell told police after Mitchell and Palmer left the room, he assaulted Smith by punching him in the ribs and putting him in a chokehold, leaving him unconscious. Russell then said he took money from Smith’s pocket and Nelson tied him up with a phone charger, the affidavit said.
The four then met later to divide the money, Palmer and Russell told police.
According to the affidavit, Smith was found to have injuries to his head and broken bones, and the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office told police Smith’s injuries and the restraining of his hands and feet contributed to his death. The medical examiner’s case file said Smith’s time of death was 7:50 a.m., roughly four hours before he was found by police.
All four face a capital murder charge, according to jail records, while Russell also faces a robbery charge. Russell, Mitchell and Palmer were arrested in late August, while Nelson was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday.
As of Thursday, Russell is being held without bail in the Dallas County jail, while Palmer is being held on $250,000 bail and Mitchel is being held on $1 million bail in the Dallas County jail.
Nelson is in the custody of the Gregg County jail in East Texas on $1.14 million bail. It is unclear if any of the four have retained an attorney.
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Las Vegas Aces, resting four starters ahead of playoffs, comfortably defeat Dallas Wings
LAS VEGAS — Megan Gustafson scored a career-high 24 points and the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces rolled to a 98-84 win over the Dallas Wings on Thursday night despite resting four starters.
The fourth-seeded Aces (27-13) open their best-of-three first-round series at home on Sunday against the fifth-seeded Seattle Storm.
Tiffany Hayes added 21 points for the Aces, who rested MVP favorite A’ja Wilson, as well as fellow Olympians Kelsey Plum, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young. Sydney Colson scored 13 points, Kierstan Bell had 12 and Alysha Clark contributed 10.
Satou Sabally scored 25 to lead the Wings (9-31), who were without top scorer Arike Ogunbowale because of illness. Jaelyn Brown added 15 points, Kalani Brown and Natasha Howard had 13 apiece and Maddy Siegrist had 12.
The game was tied at 30 after the first quarter when the teams combined for 11 3-pointers. The Aces took control in the second quarter to lead 60-45 at the half. Las Vegas was 11 of 21 from 3-point range at the break.
The Aces pushed the lead to 88-68 after three quarters. Hayes scored the first basket of the fourth quarter before the Wings reeled off 13 points to get within nine with 4:47 remaining but they could get no closer.
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