To make room for Brice Butler, undrafted rookie safety Tyree Robinson has been waived, which is a sign the Cowboys believe starting safety Xavier Woods will be able to make his season debut Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. Woods missed the first two games with a hamstring injury suffered in the preseason.
In a bit of a surprise, the Brewers announced a player development contract with the San Antonio Missions, which will become Milwaukee's Triple-A team starting next season. San Antonio has long been a Double-A team but is moving up a level. The surprise is that industry chatter had San Antonio matching up with the Texas Rangers.
Increased opportunities will result in increased production from these soon-to-be familiar names.
Brice Butler, who spent parts of three seasons with Dallas, signed with the Cowboys on Tuesday. Coach Jason Garrett said adding a seventh wide receiver was "just to be deeper there. If he's available, he's someone we like."
Dak Prescott isn't ready to predict an 11-game winning streak, but he sees parallels to the Cowboys' 2016 start with a loss in the opener and a win in Week 2, like the Cowboys have done in 2018. “From the vibe of this team, it feels a lot like the 2016 team,” Prescott said after filming a Campbell's Chunky Soup spot with the football team at Frisco, Texas' Lone Star High School. “Just that chemistry, that the guys want to be around each other, guys hanging out in the locker room, going to dinner with each other. We have a team that has each other's back and when you have each other's back and stick together the way we are, we've got a chance to do what we want.”
It's early, but two strong performances have served notice that Dallas' D might have the potential to be an elite unit.
The second week of the NFL season brought us high scoring offenses (Hi Patrick Mahomes!), more ties (Oh Green Bay...) and some impressive performances by Africa's players.
Tyler Glasnow allowed two infield singles in six innings for his first win since Tampa Bay traded Chris Archer to get the right-hander, and the Rays beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Monday night.
Defensive tackle Maliek Collins suffered an MCL sprain late in Sunday's win against the New York Giants. He could be available Sunday against Seattle but more will be known as the week develops.
Through two games, the Cowboys have allowed 29 points. The last time they gave up that few in their first two games of the season came in 1996 when they lost 22-6 in the opener to Chicago and shut out the New York Giants, 27-0, in Week 2.
Among the players working out for the Cowboys today at The Star are wide receiver Brice Butler, who spent parts of three seasons in Dallas, and quarterback Landry Jones, who was among the final cuts of the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to sources. He was a fourth-round pick in 2013 and has eight touchdown passes and seven interceptions in 19 games (five starts).
Malcolm Roach may miss the next two months with the Texas Longhorns because of a fracture in his foot. The junior linebacker suffered the injury in the first half Saturday against USC.
Ivan Maisel, Matt Schick & Chris Low discuss Urban Meyer's conversation with Tom Rinaldi (3:25), a terrible weekend for the B1G (8:10) & Pac-12 (13:52), struggles for Scott Frost (26:06) & Willie Taggart (28:24), a big win for LSU, Texas (33:26) and more. Plus, "Talk Nerdy To Me" tackles the biggest risers & fallers (39:39), Walk-Ons (44:30) & Extra Points (51:45).
The way Dallas punctuated its time-consuming, grind-it-out final drive with a touchdown reflected the identity it's trying to establish.
Who is overrated and underrated? Which young Laker has the most potential? Our panel answers the big questions.
While the Rockies, Dodgers and Cardinals battle for two playoff spots, we have a new team at the top of the heap.
Dallas sacked Eli Manning six times, including five times off blitzes, as the Cowboys now can depend on their defense to win games.
Dak Prescott avoided mistakes in the Cowboys' win over the Giants, going without an interception and was not sacked, days after Giants safety Landon Collins said their plan was to take Ezekiel Elliott out of the game in order to pressure Prescott.
Jerry Jones knows how big the Cowboys' 20-13 win against the Giants was even if it was Week 2. Jones knew the Cowboys had to avoid an 0-2 start. "It was on the line tonight," the owner and general manager said. "This was a big game for us. Not any more for (Dak Prescott) but it was on the line tonight."
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 65 | 17 | .793 | - | L1 |
| New Orleans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 | W5 |
| San Antonio | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18 | L1 |
| Dallas | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 | L4 |
| Memphis | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43 | L2 |
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 94 | 56 | .627 | - | L1 |
| Oakland | 90 | 60 | .600 | 4 | L2 |
| Seattle | 83 | 67 | .553 | 11 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 74 | 76 | .493 | 20 | W1 |
| Texas | 64 | 86 | .427 | 30 | L2 |
