Jerry Jones Tagged George Pickens. Pickens Noticed.
Pickens and Lamb looked dead on the Lambeau bench while Dallas fell to 2-4. The Cowboys tagged him instead of paying him, and the tape says he noticed.
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Dak Prescott's Handshake Snub Was Fake. The Pile-On Wasn't.
ESPN confirmed Dak Prescott and Jordan Love shook hands after the Packers' win, but Dallas's losing streak made the fake snub clip too easy to believe.
Dak Prescott Had a Worker Removed for Telling the Truth
Dak Prescott had a stadium worker thrown out for calling the Cowboys' loss to winless Tampa Bay "embarrassing" -- then told reporters to speak their minds.
The Cowboys Just Lost to an Undrafted Rookie QB
The Cowboys lost to a team that was winless, started an undrafted rookie quarterback in his second start, and let Dak Prescott end it with a pick.
The NFL Rescinded Both Beer Fines. Of Course It Did.
The NFL fined two guys for drinking a beverage on camera, got dragged for a week, and rescinded both fines plus rewrote the policy entirely.
Ravens' 7-Second Drive Broke a 48-Year NFL Record
Baltimore's winning drive started with 7 seconds left off a touchback. ESPN's own drive database says that's never resolved in the offense's favor since 1978.
Cowboys-Ravens in Rio Is the NFL's Argument With Itself
Dallas and Baltimore open the Maracana under a shaky pitch, brutal humidity and a Zay Flowers game-time call as the NFL's Brazil bet meets real risk.
Jake Ferguson Just Became the NFL's Third Beer Fine
Jake Ferguson was fined $13,611 for miming a beer chug, the third identical NFL fine this week. Somebody in that building has a full-time job now.
NFLPA Had to Publicly Beg for a Field That Holds Together
The NFLPA had to publicly detail reinforced stitching for a loose, patchy field four days before Cowboys-Ravens kicked off in Rio. The league called it fine.
The Maracana Field Is a Mess, and the NFL Knew
Flamengo's goalkeeper says the Maracana field has bumps everywhere, just over a week before Ravens-Cowboys. The NFL has seen this story before, twice.
Four Giants Stories the Cowboys Box Score Buried
Everyone's talking about Dart's stat line and Harbaugh's debut win. Four quieter threads from Giants-Cowboys explain the result better than the score does.
Giants Beat Cowboys by Running One Play Four Times
The Giants beat the Cowboys 28-20 in John Harbaugh's debut by running the same flat route four times in a row, and Dallas never once adjusted.
They Called Her a Distraction. He Threw 3 TDs.
Marissa Ayers got dragged for weeks as a training camp 'distraction.' Then Jaxson Dart threw three touchdowns with zero turnovers to beat Dallas. Do the math.
Emmitt Smith's Gold Jacket Is Doing a Lot of Work Here
Kituwah LLC accuses Emmitt Smith of diverting a $2.5 million tribal loan to pay off an unrelated debt, calling it essentially like a Ponzi scheme.
Broderick Jones Trade: Pittsburgh Already Won It
ESPN and two SI grade pieces can't agree who won the Broderick Jones trade. Pittsburgh's own roster moves already answered the question for us.
Dallas Is One Win From a Perfect Preseason. I Already Know How This Ends.
Dallas is 2-0 and one win from its first perfect preseason since 1985 against a Saints team resting everyone who matters. Progress, or nothing?
Bernie Sanders Just Put a Number on Your StubHub Rage
Bernie Sanders' tweet on billionaire NFL, NBA and MLB owners is going viral, but it's not new. It's the third act in a pattern that started with the Dodgers.
Cowboys Didn't Just Sign Von Miller. They Signed a Pattern.
Von Miller's Cowboys deal isn't a standalone move: it's the third name-brand defensive addition since March, with Adoree Jackson reportedly next.
Quinnen Williams Got Paid. No Holdout Needed.
Quinnen Williams got a record-guaranteed Cowboys extension without a holdout or a single leaked complaint. That should not be remarkable. It is.
The Joke About Sonia Citron's NFL Boyfriend Won't Die
Sonia Citron went third in the WNBA draft. Her Cowboys linebacker boyfriend went in the third round. The internet still can not let the gap go.
Five NFL Training Camp Battles That'll Decide the 2026 Season
NFL training camp opens in days. Five position battles — from Mahomes' ACL recovery to Nabers' PUP list — will define the shape of the entire 2026 NFL season.
Dallas Found a Cheat Code on George Pickens
The July 15 deadline passed and the Cowboys still won't pay George Pickens. At $27.3M on a tag, Dallas found a loophole the rest of the NFL will try to copy.
The Cowboys Franchise-Tagged George Pickens. Of Course They Did.
Dallas traded for the most combustible receiver in football, then refused to extend him. The Cowboys receiver problem isn't about talent — it's institutional.
The Cowboys Won't Extend George Pickens. The Franchise Tag Is the Reason Why.
George Pickens: 93 catches, 1,429 yards, 9 TDs in 2025. Dallas said no extension. Ty Baskin on the Cowboys George Pickens franchise tag and the grift behind it.
Pickens Is at Minicamp. Jerry Jones Isn't the Reason.
George Pickens is at Cowboys mandatory minicamp. Not because Jerry Jones smoothed things over — because missing three days costs $107,911. There's a difference.
The Cowboys Don't Know If Pickens Is Coming
The Cowboys franchise-tagged Pickens after 1,429 yards and a Pro Bowl. Now they can't get a straight answer on whether he'll show for mandatory minicamp.