Feb. 27
10:00 p.m. -- At present, the Cowboys are set to owe the defensive tackle trio of Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark and Osa Odighizuwa nearly $64 million combined in 2026.
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Friday that won't be the case for long.
"We'll make the adjustments that you'd think we'd make and spread that out so we can get the players that we want to get, or that we'd like to get," Jones said. "So yeah, it won't end up that much counting this year as counting tonight."
One of the ways that could be a possibility for Clark and Williams? A contract extension to push some money out, which Jones hinted at.
"All of those players have a long future relative to their careers with us. And so we have the ability to extend their contract." Jones said.
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3:20 p.m. -- On Friday, the Cowboys placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on WR George Pickens, a move that has been expected for quite some time.
Speaking on the Rich Eisen show, Cowboys COO/co-owner Stephen Jones said that owner/GM Jerry Jones spoke with Pickens on Thursday about the tag, and that his reaction was positive.
"He was fired up that he wasn't going to be going anywhere," Jones said of Pickens on the Rich Eisen show. "We all understand too economically, guys probably would prefer a long-term deal, but the franchise tag economically is not bad either. He was very fired up about his future with us. We felt like he wanted to be in Dallas, he certainly said that to Jerry yesterday. Jerry was on cloud nine that [Pickens] was going to be a Cowboy again."
Pickens and the Cowboys will have until July 15 to work out a multi-year contract extension. If no deal is reached by then, Pickens will be owed $27.3 million for the 2026 season on a one-year tender.
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7:00 a.m. -- Cowboys Pro Bowl offensive lineman Tyler Smith had a minor surgery to "clean up" some things in his right knee, according to head coach Brian Schottenheimer on Thursday.
Smith had been dealing with knee issues throughout the course of the season, but played in 16 of the 17 games and suited up against the New York Jets, but did not play.
As for where Smith will play on the offensive line in 2026, Schottenheimer continues to say he wants him to stay at left guard instead of left tackle, but kicking him out continues to at the very least be an option.
"The big part of that is how we develop these young guys," Schottenheimer said. "I saw [Tyler] Guyton before we came here. He looks great, he feels great. He's working his ass off, both he and Nate [Thomas]. But we're going to play the best five guys. We feel like we have something really special inside with those inside three with Beebe, Booker and Tyler Smith, but we're not opposed to doing what's best for the football team."
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Feb. 18
10:00 a.m. -- At 3:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, the Cowboys will hold new defensive coordinator Christian Parker's introductory press conference.
It'll be the first time that Parker has spoken to the media in his new role, as the Cowboys hired the 34-year-old and first-time DC to be their shot caller on defense nearly a month ago. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer will join Parker in the press conference.
To watch along, visit any of the Cowboys' media channels like YouTube, X, or right here on DallasCowboys.com.
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