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X (formerly Twitter) reacts to all of the Cowboys action on the final day of the NFL Draft
It was a very long morning/afternoon for Cowboys fans tuning into the third day of the NFL Draft. The entire fourth round came and went without any trades or movement inside of the Cowboys’ war room. It was a struggle for fans watching live, but we eventually made it!
Cowboys are set to twiddle their thumbs to start the third and final day of 2024 draft. Seventy-three picks are scheduled to pass today before their next selection at No. 174 overall in fifth round.
EVP Stephen Jones said team to monitor draft board during long wait. “We’ll…
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) April 27, 2024
Looking at roughly 2:30pm CST for the Cowboys’ next scheduled pick at No. 174.
Go have brunch with the wifey. Keep everybody happy.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) April 27, 2024
During the fourth round, with the 49er’s selected a new safety with the pick acquired from the Cowboys in the Trey Lance trade.
Cowboys fans also watched as lots of RB options were wiped off of the board.
Finally after hours of waiting, the Dallas Cowboys are on the clock!!
And with the 174th-pick in the NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select Caelen Carson!
Not a pressing need at the front of the depth chart (Diggs, Bland, Lewis) but cornerback is an area the Cowboys need more depth. With their first Day 3 pick, 5th round and 174 overall, is Wake Forest CB Caelen Carson.
— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) April 27, 2024
Ooooooh this a Sneaky Pick.
And Caelen Carson a DMV kid.
Watch his game vs Keon Coleman
— (Foots The King) (@FootsDaKing) April 27, 2024
Caelen Carson and DJ James were the two best players left, IMO. Carson is a big time steal. Cowboys continue to prioritize value in this draft.
— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) April 27, 2024
Take a closer look at the newest CB in Dallas:
Caelon Carson -> COWBOYS
– played slot and OCB for Wake Forest
– He is well-trained and solid in man and zone coverage and often shadowed the opponent’s best WR.
– He has the potential to be a solid NFL starter
has lack of ints (bad hands) and durability is a mild concern pic.twitter.com/nQcLVWr4NS
— The Owl (@TheOwl_LOB) April 27, 2024
Looks like there could be a new music group in the Cowboys’ secondary.
On to round six!
And with the 216th-pick, the Dallas Cowboys select Ryan Flournoy!
With the 216th pick in the 2024 #NFLDraft, the Dallas Cowboys select:
Ryan Flournoy – WR – SEMO#Cowboys find some speed in the sixth! Can play inside and outside, playmaker for both the offense and possibly as a returner as well. Dallas hunting an extra gear! #CowboysDraft
— Kyle Youmans (@Kyle_Youmans) April 27, 2024
Cowboys drafted former SE Missouri State WR Ryan Flournoy in sixth round at No. 216 overall. Of wide receivers, Flournoy produced the fastest GPS time during position drills at the 2024 combine. The WR who did so in 2023? Puka Nacua.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) April 27, 2024
Dak has a weapon!!! Ryan Flournoy!!!
— Shwanda Mabine Williams (@Sistah_Soldier_) April 27, 2024
Learn more about the newest weapon for Dak Prescott.
New Cowboys WR Ryan Flournoy on being drafted in sixth round: “I was waiting my whole life for that call.” Didn’t have a 30 visit with team. “Them picking me is the best decision they ever made because they’re getting a hard worker.”
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) April 27, 2024
We’ve made it to the final round in the NFL Draft and the Cowboys have two more picks to go!
And with the 233rd-pick, the Dallas Cowboys select Nathan Thomas!
BREAKING: 233rd-overall pick in the 2024 #NFLDraft, the #Cowboys select …
Nathan Thomas, OT, Louisiana
Three offensive linemen picked in this draft by Dallas. They are hellbent on fixing that group.
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) April 27, 2024
NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein has a fourth-round grade on OT Nathan Thomas.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) April 27, 2024
Cowboys are on a mission to fix the offensive line. Can’t be mad at that
— Matthew J. Lenix (@StarConscience) April 27, 2024
The Cowboys just stole Louisiana OL Nathan Thomas in the seventh round.
— Josh Edwards (@EdwardsCBS) April 27, 2024
Take a closer look at the evaluation of the 223rd-pick:
Nathan Thomas said he didn’t talk with the Cowboys until his pro day and later had a visit with the Cowboys. Thought he was going to be drafted earlier but “Now I get to go in with a bigger chip on my shoulder to prove I belong.”
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) April 27, 2024
New Cowboys OL Nathan Thomas expects to play guard in Dallas. Seventh-round pick has never played a live rep there. Believes he can make transition. “Is it going to be something I’m going to struggle with? Nah. I don’t think so.”
What team is getting: “Someone who’s going to war…
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) April 27, 2024
And with their final pick in the 2024 NFL Draft with pick number 244, the Dallas Cowboys added a big body on the interior of the defensive line by selecting Justin Rogers.
Oooohhh I like this pick too!!
Justin Rogers— Stephen (@BlitzDallas) April 27, 2024
Needed a true 1 tech for depth behind Mazi & they get that w/ Justin Rogers
Plays w/ great leverage, strong hands, hard to move off the ball @1053thefan
— Zach Wolchuk (@ZachWolchuk) April 27, 2024
Justin Rogers is my DL25
Nose Tackle who fills two gaps. Tough at the POA. Run stuffer.
Plays upright. Won’t add much pass rush. A bit lazy and the motor runs cold on 3rd downs.#Cowboys#HallamAnalysis
— Shane P. Hallam (@ShanePHallam) April 27, 2024
“I love defending the run. I was taught to never let anybody run up the middle. I protect the middle of the d-line like that’s my house. I don’t want anybody coming into my house! I love stopping the run.”#Cowboys DL Justin Rogers on @TheDraftNetworkhttps://t.co/NA79s5PhbA
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 27, 2024
Learn more about the new Cowboys’ DT.
That concludes the 2024 NFL Draft! How do you think the Cowboys did with their eight picks?
The Cowboys resolved to get tougher. I think the accomplished that, but we will see.
— ₗₐₙᴰₒₙ (@McCoolBCB) April 27, 2024
Some people think I’m too positive and optimistic about the Cowboys. I don’t see it that way. I’ll call out negative when I see it.
With that being said I give this draft haul an B+
Betcha thought I was giving it an A didn’t you lol.
Nobody’s grades really mean anything. We…
— Dave Sturchio (@DaveSturchio) April 27, 2024
Now let the UDFA frenzy begin!
Cowboys about to own the UFA game
— Ernie The Cowboys Fan (@es3_09) April 27, 2024
Dallas police officers and firefighters are being praised after rescuing a homeless woman who was trapped in a ravine for days. First responders said the rescue pushed them to their limits, but they never gave up.
Paramedics and police officers responded to a call late last month in searing afternoon heat after a man working out near Conrad High School reported hearing faint cries for help.
“When we got the initial call with DPD, we were seeing notes that said that there was someone deep back beside the ravine,” Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic Robert Kober recalled.
A recent storm had turned the terrain in the area into a thick, sticky mud. “You stepped in it, you sank past your ankles, sometimes halfway or more up to your knees. Nasty, nasty conditions,” Dallas Police Sr. Cpl. Mark Gnewuch said.
They hiked nearly a quarter mile through the muck, thick brush and even sewage to find the woman. A one point they even needed to fashion a makeshift bridge, Kober said.
“By the time I got out there, I’d already slipped and fell once and my thought process was ‘wow, she has been out here for a while,’” Gnewuch said.
“I was expecting to see someone who was barely coherent, possibly deceased, but when we arrived on location and I saw her, she was actually carrying on a conversation,” Kober said.
The woman was taken to a hospital suffering from severe dehydration, prolonged sun exposure and other injuries, but was in stable condition.
“I have been on similar situations where individuals who are in that type of environment for that long, they don’t survive, so it was definitely a miracle to make it through,” Kober said.
The rescue was proof of what can be accomplished when first responders work together.
FC Dallas announced today that forward Logan Farrington signed a contract extension through the 2027-28 season, with club options for the 2028-29 and 2029-30 seasons.
Farrington was previously under contract through the 2027 season. This new deal updates his contract options through the 2029-30 season.
Farrington has appeared in 14 matches this season, scoring a career-high six goals and recording a team-leading four assists. He was named to the MLS Team of the Matchweek Starting XI for Week 5 after scoring a brace and one assist in the Texas Derby against Houston on March 21.
For the first time in his professional career, Farrington scored in back-to-back matches from March 21 to April 4, finding the net in the Texas Derby victory and the road win at D.C. United.
The Racine, Wisconsin, native was drafted No. 3 overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft and signed a new contract on Jan. 22, 2025. Farrington has recorded 15 goals and 16 assists in 75 appearances since joining Dallas, the most by any 2024 MLS SuperDraftee across the league. He won the MLS NEXT Pro Cup with North Texas SC on Nov. 9, 2024, scoring a goal in the final. He also became one of six players in MLS history to record multiple games with both a goal and an assist off the bench in a single season in 2024.
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Quick BDS Take
There is no doubt in my mind that we’re going to see more of these types of announcements over the next few weeks as the club begins to reposition itself for the upcoming calendar change in MLS. There are still a lot of players on deals that run through 2027, so addressing what part of 2027 has to be done here.
Either way, I am all for adding more years to Farrington’s contract. He’s been one of the more underrated strikers in MLS and his partnership with Petar Musa has really been fun to watch over the last three seasons.
His numbers alone this year show that he’s been improving year over year with the club, too.
The Stewpot, a Dallas-based homeless services organization, is helping people who have experienced homelessness be seen in a new light.
During a special art exhibit Thursday night, paintings filled the walls, but it was artists like Darrell Plunkett who were the real focus.
When Plunkett first discovered The Stewpot’s art program more than a decade ago, he was at one of the lowest points in his life. He was struggling with alcoholism.
“I was staying in a shelter and I was waiting for them to take us back downtown, and I saw a gentleman with sketches and a bag full of art supplies,” he said.
Immediately, he wanted to learn more.
“He told me about the program, and back then, there was an interview process to get in, and so I went through that,” he said.
Plunkett was accepted and quickly discovered a love for painting, especially sunflowers and roosters. More importantly, he found an escape from the struggles he was facing.
“It kept me out of trouble and give me a safe place to come and create instead of running the streets,” he said.
He said many artists in the program have found that same sense of purpose.
“It gives me peace and quiet and comfort,” Luis Arispe said. “People who buy my work love the way I talk to them and speak to them.”
Every painting sold directly benefits the artists. They receive 90% of each sale, while the remaining 10% goes back into the program to help pay for art supplies.”
“It’s a nice little boost if you get a little more pocket change.. to get paid for your work and to be acknowledged as an artist,” The Stewpot Director of Enrichment Programs, Betty Heckman, said.
“The recognition that someone actually likes what I created it just gives me joy,” Plunkett said.
Since joining the program, Plunkett has remained sober. He now has his own apartment and works at the Dallas Arboretum, where he finds constant inspiration.
“I’ll just stop and take a quick snapshot and go home and create,” he said.
He estimates he’s created hundreds of paintings over the years, and some of his work has even been featured in murals across Dallas.
Looking back, he says he’s forever grateful for this program that changed the course of his life.
“I don’t know what I would do without it,” he said. “It’s been a blessing.”
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