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I’m shocked at what the Washington Redskins have accomplished. It took the ‘Skins one game after the death of teammate Sean Taylor to refocus and rededicate their 2007 season to his memory. The result has been four straight wins and an unlikely NFC Wild Card playoff berth after thumping arch rival Dallas 27-6 yesterday. Nobody would’ve blamed this team if they had packed it in and sulked through December losses to end their season. But what it boiled down to was needing a win or a Minnesota loss to secure the NFC’s final …read more

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Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams has been suspended without pay for one game after committing his third illegal “horse collar” tackle of the season, the NFL announced today. NFL Director of Football Ops Gene Washington issued the suspension, which will sideline Roy for the Cowboys’ game at the Carolina Panthers on Saturday night (December 22) on NFL Network.
Grabbing the inside collar of the back of the shoulder pads or jersey, or the inside collar of the side of the shoulder pads or jersey, and immediately pulling down the runner is a 15-yard …read more

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Defensive tackle Tank Johnson was activated by the Dallas Cowboys earlier this week after serving an eight-game suspension for violating probation on a weapons charge. But he hasn’t been talking to the media all week and he won’t until after the Cowboys game Sunday against the Giants.
This is one action I feel shows that Tank is on the right path. Whether this was his idea or a brainstorm from his agent or the Cowboys media relations department, it’s smart. By talking to the media, he’s only opening the door for potential distractions …read more

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One of the games that caught my attention this past weekend was the Houston Texans beating the Dallas Cowboys 28-16 to win the “Governor’s Cup” in the state of Texas. Rookie WR Jacoby Jones (from tiny Lane College in Jackson, TN) once again stood out. His highlight-reel plays have been a fixture in all three of the Texans’ preseason games. Following his first two impressive outings, all the rookie third-round draft pick did for an encore was return a first-quarter punt 91 yards for a touchdown, the longest in Texans preseason history. Then …read more

Wouldn’t it be nice to get a bonus just for not getting fired? That’s essentially what happened to Terrell Owens today as the Dallas Cowboys paid him a $3 million roster bonus. When you add his $5 million salary to that for the upcoming 2007 season (he’s in the second year of a three-year, $25 million deal), it looks like a pretty good year financially for Terrell. Will that translate to the field? I don’t see why not, although I’m still not sold on the talents of his starting QB Tony Romo. Last season T.O. led the entire NFL with …read more