Know Your Dallas Cowboys: The Blog

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #87
Thirteen players have worn #87 for the Cowboys. This includes seven wide receivers, four tight ends, and two defensive ends.
Ray Alexander, WR, Florida A&M, 1988-89
Statistics: Alexander caught 55 passes for 804 yards and 6 TDs with the Cowboys.
Accolades: None.
Longevity: He played two seasons in Dallas.
Intangibles: Alexander [...]

The Cowboys announced their 53-man roster this afternoon. One mild surprise is that the team only kept five wide receivers, releasing Danny Amendola and Mike Jefferson. This means that Dallas has only two healthy receivers at the moment. You can also bet that Hard Knocks will feature plenty of close-ups of Keon [...]

A benefit, I suppose, for having several online betting services as a sponsor is that I receive information about oddsmaking related to the Cowboys. Thanks to Bodog, below are as many odds as you will probably need for the Cowboys… at least for now.
Odds to win the 2009 Super Bowl XLIII
Dallas Cowboys [...]

Now that preseason is officially over, here is an outstanding promo video put together by silverandblue:

The only real significant story in the Cowboys’ 16-10 win over Minnesota last evening was that Sam Hurd injured his ankle. This is from the team’s official site:
The looming task of finalizing the 53-man roster just got a little [...]

The Seniors Committee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame has, for a second time, nominated Bob Hayes for the Hall of Fame. He is one of several players that Cowboys fans have argued for years should be inducted. In fact, the video below produced for NFL Network puts Hayes among the ten [...]

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #86
Fifteen players have worn #86 for the Cowboys. This includes nine wide receivers, three tight ends, a linebacker, a punter, and a defensive end.
Eric Bjornson, TE, Washington, 1995-99
Statistics: Bjornson caught 127 passes for 1232 yards and 4 TDs with Dallas.
Accolades: None.
Longevity: He played five seasons in [...]

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #85
Twelve players have worn #85 for the Cowboys. This includes six wide receivers, a defensive lineman, a linebacker, and four tight ends.
Note: This list does not include Mike Jefferson, who was on the practice squad in 2007. He is currently wearing #85.
Chris Brazzell, WR, Angelo State, [...]

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #84
Nine players have worn #84 for the Cowboys. This includes six tight ends and three wide receivers.
Rich Borresen, TE, Northwestern, 1987
Statistics: Borresen had one kickoff return for five yards with Dallas.
Accolades: None.
Longevity: He played in the three replacement games in 1987.
Intangibles: n/a
Doug Cosbie, TE, Santa Clara, [...]

Part of the Greatest Players by Number Series
Jersey #83
Fourteen players have worn #83 for the Cowboys. This includes eight wide receivers, two kickers, and four tight ends.
Mike Clark, K, Texas A&M, 1968-71, 1973
Statistics: Clark made 69 field goals out of 119 attempts.
Accolades: None with the Cowboys. He made the Pro Bowl with the [...]

The Cowboys overcame two costly turnovers and some poor kickoff coverage to beat the Houston Texans 23-22 on Friday night. Houston nearly took the lead after scoring with just over two minutes left in the game, but Dallas broke up Houston’s two-point conversion.
Dallas played its offensive starters for the entire first [...]