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The Dallas Cowboys have once more been connected to a potential trade for a defender ahead of the Nov. 4 trade deadline.

NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Thursday that Jones “has been making phone calls” to test the market for a defensive player.

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini wrote last weekend that the Cowboys “have let the league know they are open for business” and were “looking for defensive help.”

Trey Wingo reported earlier this week the Cowboys had “made inquiries” regarding Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby, although NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero wrote the same day that the Raiders had met with Crosby to tell him he wouldn’t be traded.

The Cowboys ranked 28th in the NFL by allowing 355 yards against per game last season.

That has only worsened since the team traded star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. Dallas is the only defense in the NFL that has allowed more than 401 yards per game through Week 7.

That’s part of the reason the Cowboys are 3-3-1 despite the efforts of quarterback Dak Prescott, who has so far bounced back from last year’s injury-limited campaign to post a career-high 71.4 passing percentage. He is also leading the NFL through Week 7 with 185 completions while ranking second with 1,881 passing yards.

The defense is likely hoping the pending return of linebacker DeMarvion Overshown will provide a boost. Overshown, who suffered a season-ending knee injury last December, opened his 21-day window to return to the active roster by rejoining the Cowboys for Wednesday’s practice.

The Cowboys also opened the practice windows for starting center Cooper Beebe, raising the possibility that Dallas could soon be able to field a fully healthy offensive line for the first time since Week 2.

Jones could be hoping a healthy o-line and a deeper defense will help the Cowboys bounce back from what has so far been an up-and-down start to the 2025 campaign.

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A tie seemed to be enough for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a small victory lap over trading edge-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.

The Cowboys and Packers played to a 40-40 stalemate in Parsons’ return to AT&T Stadium on Sunday night.

“They played three and a half hours out there tonight, okay, and tied,” Jones told reporters matter-of-factly after the game. “They got Micah. And we’ve got what we’ve got. And we tied. We’ll try it again.”

The 82-year-old went on to contrast the output of franchise quarterback Dak Prescott, whom the Cowboys have constantly signed to big deals, to that of Parsons, who got traded amid a contract standoff.

“It’s very simple: Dak was indispensable, in my mind… and Micah wasn’t,” Jones said. “It’s just numbers, it’s that easy. And that’s not personal at all… the numbers just weren’t there with Micah.”

Despite the presence of Parsons along the front seven, Green Bay didn’t have much of an answer for Prescott. The three-time Pro Bowler went 31-of-40 for 319 yards and three touchdowns without No. 1 wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who’s dealing with an ankle injury.

Parsons, meanwhile, had three tackles and one sack. While he wasn’t totally anonymous, he didn’t impact the contest in a significant way.

Coming out of Sunday night with a tie wasn’t the best-case scenario for the Cowboys but provided some room for encouragement. They fought hard against an NFC playoff contender and denied Parsons a measure of revenge.

Of course, the more pessimistic view is that Dallas might’ve come out on top if had never traded Parsons in the first place. As well as Prescott performed, he couldn’t totally overcome his defense allowing 489 yards.

Having an elite sack artist on the edge certainly would’ve helped the Cowboys in Week 4.

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The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers ended in a 40-40 tie in an overtime thriller at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, as both quarterbacks turned in standout performances.

Dallas moved to 2-1-1 on the season behind strong outings from Dak Prescott and George Pickens, while Green Bay, despite a near-overtime blunder, improved to 1-2-1 behind Jordan Love and Micah Parsons.

Prescott completed 31-of-40 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Pickens, who finished with 134 receiving yards. Jake Ferguson added a score, and Javonte Williams contributed 85 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Jordan Love went 31-of-43 for 337 yards and three touchdowns—all to Romeo Doubs. Josh Jacobs added 86 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

Micah Parsons, facing his former team, finished with three tackles and one sack on Prescott.

In overtime, Love nearly spoiled his day by mismanaging the clock, leaving just one second for the Packers to attempt a game-tying field goal.

Green Bay jumped out to a 7-0 lead after scoring on its opening possession, then reached the end zone again to start the second quarter. However, the extra point was blocked and returned by Dallas for two points.

The Cowboys got on the board with under a minute left in the half, then capitalized on a Green Bay fumble to punch in another touchdown and take a 16-13 lead into halftime.

Both teams closed the third quarter with clock-draining touchdown drives, but Dallas maintained a three-point edge heading into the final quarter.

The scoring continued in the fourth as both teams found the end zone on their opening possessions. Green Bay remained within three, trailing Dallas with 4:50 left in regulation and the ball in their hands.

Green Bay connected with Doubs for his third touchdown of the game to take a 34-30 lead with 1:45 remaining, setting the stage for a high-pressure two-minute drill for Dallas at AT&T Stadium.

 In classic Cowboys fashion, Pickens hauled in a touchdown pass to cap a 62-second, four-play drive, helping Dallas retake the lead by three.

Green Bay’s Brian McManus nailed a 53-yard field goal to send it into overtime, tied at 37.Â

After an impressive downfield drive, Dallas settled for a field goal to take a three-point lead. Green Bay’s McManus responded with a successful kick as time expired to seal the 40-40 tie.

The Cowboys will hit the road to face the New York Jets next Sunday and the Packers will head into a bye week before facing the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 12.

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Green Bay Packers defensive superstar Micah Parsons returned to Dallas on Sunday for a regular-season matchup after the Cowboys traded the two-time First Team All-Pro a month ago.

On the Sunday Night Football pregame broadcast, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked about his reaction to seeing Parsons heading back to Dallas, where he starred for four seasons.

Jones was asked the question by Jason Garrett, a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and head coach who now works as an analyst for NBC Sports.

“Well, Jason of all people, you know my personal feeling with great players,” Jones began. “Consequently, when you hear the crowd and you see that player come back, it reminds me when we played [former Cowboys running back Hershel Walker, or when…[former Dallas RB Emmitt Smith] came back. You get a great ovation just as he’s getting here tonight.

As Jones was talking, Parsons came jogging onto the field. NBC Sports’ Maria Taylor then asked Jones what it was like to see him in the green and gold of a Packer uniform.

“Well, of course, I’ve seen that trot, and seen him run out like that for four straight years,” Jones said. “So I’ve seen it…the green and gold as a little problem for me looking at it.”

Parsons entered this season on the final year of a rookie contract in search of a new deal, but that never materialized with the Cowboys. The two sides (with Jones leading the Cowboys’ camp) got into a prolonged contract dispute. Ultimately, Parsons requested a trade last August, and that was granted by the end of the month.

The Cowboys got two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark for Parsons, who signed a four-year, $186 million contract extension with Green Bay.

It was an ugly divorce, but Parsons was sensational in his time in Dallas, amassing 52.5 sacks and 112 quarterback hits. Jones certainly recognized that in his remarks, but ultimately, both signs have now moved on.

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Agents around the NFL called out the negotiating tactics of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his habit of personally discussing contract terms with players.

“We have — not exaggerating — probably 30 categories we use to evaluate a deal, whether it’s new money, old money, guarantee structure, whatever,” one agent told ESPN’s Todd Archer and Dan Graziano. “That’s too many moving parts, and it takes more than a handshake.”

Another agent argued for the value in having an intermediary between the player and a team’s ownership and front office.

“You have to play the game,” they said. “They want to feel the love, the connectivity with the player. But you’ve got to be willing to give pushback. You’ve got to be willing to say, ‘I can’t get into the numbers, that’s for my agent to talk about.'”

One general manager concurred with that idea.

“I just think most owners don’t want to get involved on that level,” they told ESPN. “Lots of owners like having relationships with the players, but I think if you asked them, they’d tell you they don’t want to get directly involved in the negotiations because it could affect those relationships in a negative way. This is just the way Jerry likes to run his team.”

This comes after the Cowboys traded star edge-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers after they were unable to make a breakthrough on a long-term extension.

Jones maintained he had had a handshake agreement with the four-time Pro Bowler, only for Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, to get involved and prolong the process.

An agent pointed to that saga along with the protracted negotiations leading up to Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb’s extensions as examples of why Jones’ strategy isn’t working.

“You knew going into Year 4, you were getting a deal [if they wanted to keep you],” they told Archer and Graziano. “I used to think Jerry liked all of the attention and people talking about the Cowboys, but in the end all [the waiting] has done is cost them more money and pissed people off.”

One agent posited there is a benefit from having Jones be explicit in what he’s willing to offer before contract discussions get serious.

“I think most [agents] are used to it, but I’m fine with it,” they said. “Because you can use what [the player and Joneses] have said and say, ‘This is what they told him, why are we not getting this done?'”

Jones wound up arguably paying more to retain Prescott and Lamb than he would’ve by hammering out a deal earlier. Things also reached a stage with Parsons where Dallas deemed a trade to be the best course of action.

It’s getting harder and harder to argue Dallas’ general approach is the most efficient. Considering Jones will turn 83 in October, he’s probably not going to change his ways, though.

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Star defensive end Micah Parsons was one of the Dallas Cowboys’ best players for four seasons, but he didn’t do quite enough to earn a tribute video.

Per Clarence Hill Jr. of DLLS, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the team will not have a video tribute for Parsons when he returns to AT&T Stadium this week with the Green Bay Packers.

“It’s not appropriate”, Jones said.

The Cowboys traded Parsons to the Packers last month in return for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. The trade came after months of back and forth over Parsons’ contract, and he had previously requested a trade from the team.

Upon arrival in Green Bay, Parsons inked a four-year, $188 million contract with $136 million in guarantees.

Parsons, the 12th overall pick in 2021, spent the first four years of his career with the Cowboys, recording 52.5 sacks and establishing himself as one of the best defensive players in the NFL. Despite his somewhat short tenure in Dallas, he’s seventh on the team’s all-time sacks list.

He was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year, earned four Pro Bowl nods and a pair of All-Pro selections while in Dallas.

Despite Parsons’ individual success, the Cowboys didn’t find much overall success during his time there. They reached the playoffs in all but one season, but they made it out of the wild card round just one time.

Perhaps Jones didn’t see enough of a reason to honor Parsons, or he’s unhappy with the way things ended. Regardless, Parsons will look to use the slight as motivation heading into the game.

Parsons, whose Packers are 2-1 after a fluke loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, has recorded five tackles and 1.5 sacks so far this season.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones remains bullish on the team’s playoff hopes despite starting 1-2 after Sunday’s 31-14 loss to the Chicago Bears.

Jones cited the performance of quarterback Dak Prescott and the rushing attack in Week 3 as why he’s still optimistic.

“It’s because you saw No. 4 out there today and you saw what we’re capable of doing in the run game…” he told reporters. “As we evolve toward the playoffs, we have to get better defensively. Certainly.”

Prescott went 31-of-40 for 251 yards and a touchdown, though he through two interceptions. On the ground, Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders combined to gain 117 on 19 carries.

Dallas couldn’t overcome the performance of its defense, though. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams had 298 yards and four touchdowns through the air, and Chicago averaged 6.8 yards per play.

The biggest indictment of the Cowboys is that it probably wouldn’t matter if they still had Micah Parsons on the edge. The flaws were obvious before his trade to the Green Bay Packers, so removing him from the equation simply made a bad situation even worse.

The idea that Prescott can carry Dallas to the postseason is somewhat at odds with the fact that his best season in terms of yardage (4,902 in 2019) came when the team finished 8-8. And the defense actually finished 11th in points allowed and ninth in yards allowed that year.

Jones was clearly trying to portray a level of confidence in the squad, but everyone can see the underlying truth. This isn’t a roster that’s good enough to contend for the playoffs without reinforcements.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made a gutsy decision to trade Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in return for some draft capital, and he might be looking to use those draft picks in a future trade.

Jones said Sunday that he’s open to dealing draft picks to improve the team.

“Well, of course, to use that capital, you’ve got to have the opportunity to use it,” Jones said, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “And frankly, no matter what I had seen in these first three ball games, if I had the opportunity to really do some good with those picks, I would do it. And we’ve got them, and that’s one of the advantages for, if you will, making the trade.”

The Cowboys are 1-2 after dropping Sunday’s game to the Chicago Bears, and it’s clear they have some gaps to fill in order to be a playoff contender squad.

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Still, Jones said he doesn’t feel a sense of urgency and will instead wait for trade opportunities to come his way.

“Well, not necessarily. That implies that being more urgent, I can create an opportunity to use them,” Jones said. “That usually doesn’t work that way at all. You’ve got to have something that comes your way that’s really special. And if you’ve got the currency to do it, which in this case it would be draft picks, we’ll do it.”

The Cowboys sent Parsons to the Packers in return for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Since the trade, Jones has continued to emphasize the importance of the draft picks.

“There are two kinds of capital or currency in the NFL,” Jones said earlier this month on Good Morning America. “One of them is draft picks, and the other is the financial, because every team is limited to the same amount of resources to spend. Having said that, Micah enabled us to have four, possibly as many as six players for the future. That’s a good trade when you need numbers. I’ll take the numbers every time.”

The decision to trade Parsons is still likely shocking to many Cowboys fans, but it could end up paying off if Jones is able to turn the draft picks into a Super Bowl-contending roster.

For now, it seems he’s playing the waiting game.

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Wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler is thanking everyone for the support they’ve shown him after his recent stroke.

After previously suffering strokes in 2018 and 2013, Lawler had a stroke on September 5 that has forced him to cancel upcoming convention bookings. Lawler tells Fox 13 in Memphis that the stroke was minor, though, and he’s feeling “pretty good” other than experiencing some difficulty with his vision.

“I remember lying in the bed in the hospital and when people that I knew, like family members, came in — and I didn’t even recognize them,” Lawler said. “People kept coming out of nowhere to thank me and to pray for me. All of that means such a great, great deal to me and I want to thank them for all that.”

Lawler, 75, said he now realizes that he wasn’t taking his medication in the days before suffering this stroke and is now going to be more diligent about that.

The stroke happened at Lawler’s home in Florida, but he’s since been given clearance to return to his primary home in Memphis. He will be taking the rest of September off to focus on his recovery.

In 2024, Lawler’s broadcast contract with WWE was not renewed. The “massive” stroke Lawler suffered in 2023 still impacts his daily life, with speech being one of the areas that was affected.

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Jerry “The King†Lawler is dealing with the serious effects of a recent stroke, the latest health setback for the WWE Hall of Famer. On Friday, September 12, Lawler suffered a stroke at his home in Florida. Speaking to Action News 5, Lawler recalled the moment he realized something was wrong.

“I knew something was bad wrong at that time, but I didnâ€t feel it happening when it was happening. It just happened while I was asleep and when I woke up, I knew I had to call somebody so they could get there and help me out with the situation.”

As a result, Lawler has withdrawn from planned events for the next month. While fans may be disappointed by his absence, itâ€s clear that The King must put his health first.

This marks Lawlerâ€s third stroke in the past seven years and comes just two years after he suffered one at his home in February 2023. He previously suffered his first stroke in 2018, and many fans remember the heart attack he experienced live during WWE Raw in September 2012.

Lawlerâ€s situation highlights the importance of prioritizing health, as both past and recent health issues continue to affect him. We at SEScoops send our best wishes to Jerry Lawler during his recovery.

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