Dallas, TX
Missing Dallas man’s case distressing Louisiana mother
DALLAS – Eva Celestine-Alexander tearfully admitted that people who video call see her burgundy bedroom wall. It’s where she sits, tries to sleep, prays, and scrounges for answers about her missing son, Rakim Jamal Celestine.
“I keep getting rejected from Dallas,” Celestine-Alexander said. “And if I can’t I go out there to find him, then I stay right here in these burgundy walls.”
Her son was 33 years old when he went missing on February 7, 2023. It was the last time she spoke with him. Celestine-Alexander said she didn’t want him to come to Dallas, but her youngest of four was determined to go to North Texas. She gave him a cell phone and footed the bill to stay in touch with him.
“And he made it his business to talk to me all the time,” she said.
Unanswered calls turned into concern for Celestine-Alexander. A call from one of her son’s friends underscored in alarm eventually brought her to Dallas and a journey of uncertainty.
Celestine was a rapper who went by the name “Mr. Celestine Mafia.” His mother said people in Dallas called him Lafayette. His music and friends considered him edgy, so Celestine-Alexander does not believe the Dallas Police Department is taking his disappearance seriously.
DPD said the case is assigned to the Missing Persons division. Police said the case is what they describe as “a want to talk to” because Celestine is an adult, and they haven’t seen evidence of foul play.
His mother said the streets are speaking to her. Theories range from her son and a friend incidentally witnessing a murder on a Dallas roadway to Celestine becoming the victim of being too much of a lady’s man.
“Rakim, if you can find a way to check your messages. Please call your mommy. I’m waiting on you,” Celestine-Alexander said.
The 61-year-old still calls the cell phone number she pays for to stay in touch with her missing son. She continues to leave messages, hoping he will respond one day.
The Lafayette, Louisiana, mother is appealing to anyone to provide information to police to give her answers. In the meantime, she also speaks to her son in case he can see or hear her words.
“I’ve been like this for a whole year waking up–crying, looking for you,” she said. “I’ve been to Dallas numerous times— riding around looking for you, and I can’t find you, papi. And I need you so bad because I can’t breathe without you.”
Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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