The Dallas Cowboys have been rather busy this week and appear unwilling to slow down.
On Monday we learned of CeeDee Lamb’s long-awaited deal. It is a four-year, $136M extension ($34M per year) and the details suggest he got everything he wanted.
A few hours after that it was reported that the Cowboys were bringing in free agent running back Dalvin Cook for a visit. With questions still lingering about the run game, any help helps.
Despite having addressed the defensive line in a number of ways over the last two-ish weeks the Cowboys are back at it. It was reported on Tuesday morning that they are bringing in veteran free agent pass rusher Tyus Bowser for a visit.
In addition to RB Dalvin Cook, the Cowboys are scheduled to meet with DE Tyus Bowser, who played for the Baltimore Ravens. Injuries kept him off the field for most of the last two years.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) August 27, 2024
Bowser has six seasons served in the NFL and all of them were with the Baltimore Ravens. He has accumulated 19.5 sacks in that time.
The 2023 season was a lost one for Bowser as he did not play at all. Here is what our friends at Baltimore Beatdown wrote on the situation when the Ravens released him back in March.
There’s a shroud of mystery regarding Bowser’s absence in 2023. The team wouldn’t give much comment on why Bowser wasn’t playing. At training camp, Head Coach John Harbaugh said they expected him to work back into playing by the start of the season, as he started the season on the Non-Football Injury list.
Then, when he wasn’t on the field in Week 1, there was talk he’d be returning soon. Soon never arrived and Bowser never took the field. Bowser was often seen in the locker room and denied speaking with media on multiple occasions. He was on the sidelines on gamedays throwing the football with fans and also seen on his phone underneath the goalpost during pre-game.
Whatever was going on it seems that Bowser feels ready to play for the 2024 season. It is worth noting that while his last active season was 2022 that he only played nine games that year.
Each and every game is important in the NFL, but there are certain ones that probably carry more weight than others for the Dallas Cowboys. With one of the toughest schedules in the league, this is something the Cowboys need to take to heart this year. One single loss could be the difference between making the playoffs or not.
With that in mind, we decided to identify what we believe to be the five toughest games on Dallas’ schedule this year, excluding NFC East division rivals. Each one of these teams are playoff contenders, and as such, should be tough matchups for the Cowboys with playoff hopes hanging in the balance.
After an international game in Rio de Janeiro against the Ravens followed by a road game against the Texans, the Buccaneers will come to Dallas. Due to all of the traveling in back-to-back weeks, anyway you look at it, this is a tough matchup against a talented team. Hopefully playing at AT&T Stadium for only the second time on the year will invigorate them and result in a victory. Otherwise, a loss could affect their postseason hopes as well as their seeding in the playoffs.
After facing the Buccaneers, the Cowboys get a 10-day reprieve before they hit the road again to take on the Packers. The matchup between these two teams last season ended in a 40-40 tie in overtime and is expected to be a close game once again. Green Bay always plays the Cowboys tough regardless of what’s on the line, but considering this could be Micah Parsons’ first game back this year there could be added incentive to win. Again, this is yet another important game for Dallas as far as how it impacts the postseason.
Ever since Kyle Shanahan started running things, the 49ers seem to have the Cowboys number. These two teams could potentially meet up in the playoffs if things play out right, making this a preview of a possible future. It also features two players who swapped teams via trade this offseason, Osa Odighizuwa and Dee Winters. This adds even more intrigue to an important matchup in the NFC. Hopefully the Cowboys can take advantage of home field advantage. A win here could cement them as serious contenders.
Playing the defending Super Bowl champions in the tough environment at Lumen Field could possibly be considered the toughest game on the Cowboys schedule this season. While the Seahawks have lost some key players both offensively and defensively this offseason, they are still considered one of the top teams in the league this year. This will be a grueling matchup for the Cowboys considering the the top teams they face previously up to this point, but hopefully they can tough it out before heading into their bye week.
After trading for Myles Garrett and the potential return of Aaron Donald from retirement, the Rams are one of the heavy Super Bowl favorites right now. This is a team who invested heavily on the defensive side of the ball and has enough talent on offense to stand toe to toe with Dak Prescott and Company. Dallas will be coming off their bye week hopefully rested and recuperated, but for the second game in a row will be attempting to pull off a victory on the road in hostile territory. At this point the season, this came could have huge playoff implications.
Multiple sources have confirmed to The Kitchen a blockbuster Major League Pickleball trade that sends Tyra Black from the Dallas Flash to the Columbus Sliders in exchange for rising women’s player Danni-Elle Townsend.
Dallas will also get an undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal — the max per trade is $200,000.
The deal had not been made official by the league as of Sunday night, but is expected to go through.
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Columbus Sliders: Andrei Daescu, CJ Klinger, Alexander Crum, Parris Todd, Tyra Black, Judit Castillo.
Dallas Flash: JW Johnson, Augie Ge, Ivan Jakovljevic, Danni-Elle Townsend, Brooke Buckner, Albie Huang.
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Columbus is having a strong season so far (12-4), and this trade makes them a serious threat to repeat as Major League Pickleball champions.
Black has previously had success with both Todd and Daescu on the PPA Tour, earning a silver in women’s doubles with Todd at this year’s Indoor National Championships in January and a bronze with Daescu in mixed doubles at the Mesa Cup in February.
It’s unclear which lineup the Sliders will go with in mixed doubles — Daescu has had success with both Todd and Black. It’s worth noting that Black has played almost all of her MLP matches with a lefty (Augie Ge) the past three seasons, so she would presumably be a good fit with CJ Klinger.
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The trade also makes sense for the Dallas Flash, who are having a down year by their standards (4-6). Black was only eligible to be kept through the remainder of 2026, while Townsend can be kept through 2028. So this move allows them to build for the future with Townsend, who has been having a great rookie season in MLP. She is 10-6 in women’s doubles this season and 9-6 in mixed doubles.
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