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CLEVELAND BROWNS (0-0) Series Record: Cleveland leads the series 17-11. Last Meeting: @ Dallas 19, Cleveland 12, Sept. 19, 2004 Last Meeting in Cleveland: Dallas 26, Cleveland 14, Sept. 1, 1991 Last Cowboys Win: @ Dallas 19, Cleveland 12, Sept. 19, 2004 Series Streak: Dallas won two of the last three games.
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COWBOYS & BROWNS Series Notables: * Cleveland is one of five teams that holds a series advantage over Dallas, joining Baltimore, Miami, Oakland and San Francisco.
* The Browns won 11 of the first 12 meetings (1960-66). * This is just the fourth time these teams have played each other since the 1991 season. * Dallas has opened the season against Cleveland two other times - both in Cleveland and both Dallas wins (9/17/67 and 9/1/91). * Three of the last four meetings have been decided by a touchdown-or-less.
A Cowboys Win Would: * Give Dallas back-to-back wins on opening day for the first time since the 1998 and 1999 seasons. * Allow the Cowboys to claim back-to-back wins against the Browns for the first time since the games in 1982 and 1985. * Up Dallas’ win total against AFC foes to 79, tying it with San Francisco for the most in the NFC.
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Tuesday, Sept. 2: Wednesday, Sept. 3: 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4: 11:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5: 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 3:15 p.m. (CDT)
Players day off Coach Crennel conference call Braylon Edwards conference call Locker room open Practice - first 20-30 minutes open Coach Phillips press conference Locker room open Practice - first 20-30 minutes open Coach Phillips press conference Coach Phillips press conference Practice - first 20-30 minutes open Locker room open Team departs for Cleveland Kickoff at Cleveland
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HEAD COACHES WADE PHILLIPS (61-42, 7TH YEAR, 13-3 - DAL.) Wade Phillips was named the seventh head coach in Dallas Cowboys history on Feb. 8, 2007. Phillips, now in his 32nd year as an NFL coach, has guided his teams to four playoff appearances with only one non-winning season. His first season in Dallas was no exception as the Cowboys tied the franchise record with 13 wins. En route to a 13-3 record, Dallas captured the 20th division title in franchise history. Under Phillips' guidance, the Cowboys sent a league record 13 players to the Pro Bowl. Phillips had head coaching stops with the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills. He also served as an interim head coach in New Orleans in 1985 (1-3 record) and Atlanta in 2003 (2-1). The last seven times Phillips has taken over as a head coach or defensive coordinator, his new team has reached the playoffs in his first season. Over the last 19 years as a head coach or coordinator, he has been a part of only four teams with non-winning records. During that span, his defenses have ranked in the NFL's top-10 nine times. He served as the defensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers for three seasons before landing in Dallas. He spent two years (2002-03) as the defensive coordinator in Atlanta. From 1998-2000 he was Buffalo's head coach and was its defensive coordinator (1995-97) after a two-year stint as Denver's head coach (1993-94). He served as the Broncos defensive coordinator for four seasons (1989-92). He was the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (1986-88) after serving as the Saints defensive coordinator (1981-85). He made his coaching debut in 1976 under his father, Bum, with the Houston Oilers (linebackers) then coached the defensive line from 1977-1980.
ROMEO CRENNEL (20-28, 4th Year) Romeo Crennel took the reigns of the Cleveland Browns on Feb. 8, 2005 to become the 11th head coach in team history. After opening his head coaching career with a 6-10 record in 2005 and a 4-12 record in 2006, Crennel’s Browns team finished 2007 with a 10-6 record, including a franchisebest seven consecutive home wins. At the end of the season, six Browns were selected to the Pro Bowl. Crennel has 38 years of coaching experience, including 27 years in the NFL. He has appeared in six Super Bowls (XXI and XXV N.Y. Giants and XXXI, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX - New England) with five wins. He helped guide the New England Patriots to Super Bowl victories in 2001, 2003 and 2004 as the defensive coordinator (2001 and 2004) and the defensive coordinator/defensive line coach (2002-03). He previously coached in Cleveland (2000) as the club’s defensive coordinator/defensive line coach. He also had stops with the N.Y. Jets (1997-99 - defensive line), New England Patriots (1993-96 - defensive line) and the N.Y. Giants (1981-82 special teams/defensive assistant, 1983-89 - special teams and 1990-92 defensive line). He coached collegiately at Georgia Tech (1980), Mississippi (1978-79), Texas Tech (1975-77) and his alma mater, Western Kentucky (1970-74). He was a four-year starting defensive lineman at Western Kentucky, earning team MVP honors as a senior. Crennel earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s while serving as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky (1970).
SEASON OPENERS
OPENING ON THE ROAD
After claiming openingTop-Five Opening Day day wins in two of the last Winning Percentages three seasons, including Team Record % last year’s 45-35 home Jacksonville ..............9-4-0 .692 win over the N.Y. Giants, Dallas....................32-15-1 .681 the Dallas Cowboys have Denver ..................30-17-1 .638 an opportunity to win Chicago ................49-34-5 .590 back-to-back season N.Y. Giants............46-32-5 .590 openers for the first time since 1998 and 1999. Dallas also enters the 2008 season with the league’s second-best opening-day wining percentage (.681), second only to the Jacksonville Jaguars (.692). Dallas’ 32 opening-day Longest Opening Day Win wins are good for 10th in Streaks NFL annals. Dallas won 17 consecuGames Years tive season-opening games Team 1965-81 from 1965-1981. That Dallas ....................17 ......................11 1992-02 streak is the longest Miami Detroit ....................10 1930-39 opening day win streak in Chicago ....................9 1984-92 the history of the NFL. Baltimore Colts ........8 1955-62 The next longest streaks are Miami (11, 1992-02), Detroit (10, 1930-39) Chicago (9, 1984-92) and the Baltimore Colts (8, 1955-62). The Cowboys have opened a season against the Cleveland Browns two times and won each of those games. The last time Dallas opened a season against the Browns was Sept. 1, 1991 on a Monday night. Dallas lost its first-ever season opener 28-35 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 24, 1960. They came back the next season to beat Pittsburgh 27-24 on Sept. 17, 1961 to claim their first-ever season-opening win.
As one of the NFL’s best teams on opening day, it is no surprise that the Cowboys have enjoyed success opening their season on the road. In 25 all-time season openers on the road, Dallas has posted a 17-8 record. Cowboys Top Opening Day The franchise won its Road Opponents first 11 road season openers (1967-84) Team Games Record before losing three Washington ..............5 4-1 straight from 1987-89. Pittsburgh ..................3 2-1 Following that short los- Chicago ....................2 1-1 ing streak, Dallas won Cleveland ................2 2-0 five of its next seven sea- St. Louis Cards ........2 1-1 son openers on the road. Dallas has opened at Washington (five times) more often than any other place, followed by Pittsburgh (three), Chicago (two), Cleveland (two - including Dallas’ first season opener on the road) and the St. Louis Cardinals (two). This year’s season opener at Cleveland marks the third time the Cowboys have opened the season at Cleveland both Dallas wins.
SOLD OUT STADIUMS The Cowboys have played in front of sold out stadiums in 290 of their last 292 games (including playoffs) and in 92 consecutive games. They have played in front of sold out crowds in 145 consecutive games at Texas Stadium (including playoffs) - dating back to Dec. 16, 1990 against Phoenix, their last home non-sellout. On the road, Dallas has played in front of sold out crowds in 46 straight games (including playoffs), dating back to its last road non-sellout - at Arizona (10/20/02). 2
DALLAS vs. AFC
THE NORTH FACE
This week’s game against NFC vs. AFC. the Cleveland Browns Team Record Pct. marks the Cowboys first of Dallas ..............78-58-0 .574 four interconference games San Francisco ....79-64-0 .552 of the season. It also marks Philadelphia ....74-62-1 .544 the fourth time in the last St. Louis ..........76-65-0 .539 seven seasons that Dallas has opened the season against an AFC foe. Since 1970, the Cowboys boast the NFC’s highest winning percentage (.574) when facing an AFC team and have the second-most wins (78) behind San Francisco’s 79. Dallas won six of their last eight games against AFC teams.
By virtue of the NFL schedule, the Dallas Cowboys will be facing the AFC North this season. All time, Dallas holds a 31-37 record over teams from the AFC North - the only division in which Dallas does not have a winning record. Dallas vs. AFC North Team W Cincinnati..........5 Pittsburgh ......15 Cleveland........11 Baltimore ..........0 Div. Totals ......31
SERIES HISTORY Dallas and Cleveland have squared off 28 times with the Browns winning 17 of those contests. Below is a look at the outcome each of those 28 games: Dal Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 10/16/60 Dal L 7-48 12/24/67* Dal W 52-14 10/1/61 Cle L 7-25 9/22/68 Dal W 28-7 12/3/61 Dal L 17-38 12/21/68* Cle L 20-31 10/7/62 Cle L 10-19 11/2/69 Cle L 10-42 12/2/62 Dal W 45-21 12/28/69* Dal L 14-38 9/22/63 Dal L 24-41 12/12/70 Cle W 6-2 11/24/63 Cle L 17-27 12/7/74 Dal W 41-17 10/4/64 Cle L 6-27 9/24/79 Cle L 7-26 10/18/64 Cle L 16-20 11/25/82 Dal W 31-14 10/17/65 Cle L 17-23 9/22/85 Dal W 20-7 11/21/65 Dal L 17-24 12/4/88 Cle L 21-24 10/23/66 Cle L 21-30 9/1/91 Cle W 26-14 11/24/66 Dal W 26-14 12/10/94 Cle L 14-19 9/17/67 Cle W 21-14 9/19/04 Dal W 19-12 * Eastern Conference Championship Game & NFC Championship Game
L 4 14 17 2 37
T 0 0 0 0 0
Win% .556 .517 .393 .000 .456
Current Streak L-1 L-1 W-1 L-2
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS vs. BROWNS Greg Ellis - LB Had a season-high tying seven tackles along with a sack, a tackle for a loss and five pressures in his only game against Cleveland (9/19/04). Anthony Henry - CB Selected in the fourth round (97th overall) by the Browns in the 2001 NFL Draft. In four years in Cleveland, started 39 of the 61 games he played and tallied 254 tackles, 45 pass breakups and 17 interceptions, including 10 as a rookie. Brad Johnson - QB Played in three games, starting two against Cleveland and completed 43-of-71 passes (60.6%) for 473 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. Terence Newman - CB In one career outing, posted a tackle and his first interception of the 2004 season. Logged his first career punt return as a pro in the game. Terrell Owens - WR In two games, caught 12 passes (eight for first downs) for 199 yards (16.6 avg.) and two touchdowns. Zach Thomas - LB In three career games - while with Miami - posted 37 tackles, including a season-high 20 against Cleveland (12/26/04). Roy Williams - S Notched six tackles in one meeting (9/19/04). Jason Witten - TE In one career game, caught six passes for 82 yards (9/19/04).
INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns has been around since the Cowboys entrance in the league in 1960. The two teams were in the same conference from 1961-1969. In all, the club’s have faced each other 28 times. In the 28 games of the series there has been: * Two season-opening games - both in Cleveland and both Dallas wins. * Three NFL Championship Games (1967 - win by Dallas and 1968 and 1969 - both Cleveland wins). * 580 points scored by Dallas, 661 allowed. * A seven-game Cleveland win streak from 1963-1966. * A four-game Dallas win streak from 1966-1968. * A 3-10 record for Dallas when playing in Cleveland. * 18 games decided by double digits. * Nine games decided by 21-or-more points. * Eight games decided by a touchdown-or-less. * A 41-point loss by Dallas, tying the second-largest margin of defeat in club history. * A 38-point win by Dallas in the 1967 NFL Championship game, tying the largest margin of victory in Dallas postseason history.
2007 STATISTICAL COMPARISON (league ranking) Cowboys Record ........................................13-3 Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) ..................28.4 (2) Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank)..........20.3 (13) Total Off. (NFL rank)........................365.7 (3) Rushing Off. (NFL rank) ................109.1 (17) Passing Off. (NFL rank)..................256.6 (4) Total Def. (NFL rank) ......................307.6 (9) Rushing Def. (NFL rank) ..................94.6 (6) Passing Def. (NFL rank) ................213.1 (13) Kickoff Return Avg.............................22.3 (19) Punt Return Avg. ................................8.7 (17) Turnover Margin ..................................+5 (8t) Penalties ............................................104 Penalty Yards......................................815 Opp. Penalties ......................................85 Opp. Penalty Yards ........................785
FIRST TIME...LAST TIME The first time these two clubs met, the Dallas Cowboys were entering their fourth week of existence. After losing their first three games by an average of seven points, the Cowboys suffered their largest margin of defeat in their inaugural season, falling to Cleveland at home 48-7 on Oct. 16, 1960 in front of 28,500 fans. The last time these two clubs met, the Cowboys opened up their 2004 home schedule with a 19-12 win over the Browns on Sept. 19 in front of 63,119 fans. 3
Browns 10-6 25.1 (8) 23.9 (21) 351.3 (8) 118.4 (10) 232.9 (12) 359.6 (30) 129.5 (27) 230.1 (24) 27.0 (1) 13.5 (3) -2 (19) 114 868 80 581
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTED STARTERS OFFENSE
DEFENSE
WR -- 81 Terrell Owens Led his team in receiving yards in each of the last eight seasons. Set a club record with an NFC-best 15 touchdown receptions in 2007. Earned his sixth trip - first as a Cowboy - to the Pro Bowl following the 2007 season. With 1,355 receiving yards topped 1,000 yards for the eighth time in his career. In league history, currently third all-time with 129 receiving touchdowns, ninth with 882 career catches and 10th with 13,070 yards. Has caught a pass in 167 consecutive regular season games - second behind Marvin Harrison’s 175.
RE -- 99 Chris Canty Moved into the starting lineup in 2006 and started each of the last 34 games, including playoffs. Split time with Greg Ellis at defensive end as a rookie in 2005. Had a career-best 46 tackles and 3.5 sacks last season. NT -- 90 Jay Ratliff Drafted in the seventh round in the 2005 draft as a defensive end and was a reserve for two seasons. Switched to nose tackle last season after Jason Ferguson was lost in the season-opener. Started 14 games and finished with a career-best 28 tackles and four tackles for losses.
LT -- 76 Flozell Adams Played and started all 16 games in each of the last two seasons after returning to the field after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee in 2005. Played in 16 games in each of his 10 seasons, except 2005. Has 146 career starts in 150 games. A four-time Pro Bowl selection (2003-04 and 2006-07). Has seven career blocked kicks.
LE -- 96 Marcus Spears Drafted in the first round (20th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Played in all 50 games of his career, including starts in the last 34 games - including playoffs. Finished second last season with six tackles for losses.
LG -- 71 Cory Procter Came to Dallas as a free agent in 2005 as a backup guard. Displayed versatility to also play center. Started two games last season at center in place of Gurode (knee). Starting at guard in place of Kyle Kosier (foot). Has played in 16 games in his career - all in 2007.
SLB -- 98 Greg Ellis Moved to outside linebacker for 2006 after after playing the previous eight at defensive end. Suffered a torn Achilles tendon and missed the last seven games of the season. Returned in 2007 to record a career-best 12.5 sacks, earn his first career trip to the Pro Bowl and was named the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year.
C -- 65 Andre Gurode Took over the starting center role at the beginning of training camp in 2005. Switched to guard midway in 2002. Made the switch back to center in 2005. Missed two games in 2007 due to injury (knee). Following the 2007 season, earned his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl.
MILB -- 56 Bradie James Became the starting MLB in 2005 and led the team in tackles in each of the previous three seasons. Had a career-high 132 tackles in 2006. Posted double-digit tackles in seven games led the team or tied for the lead in tackles eight times last season. Returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown for his first career score in 2006.
RG -- 70 Leonard Davis Signed with Dallas as an unrestricted free agent from Arizona in 2007. Started all 17 games last year and earned his first career trip to the Pro Bowl. Was the second overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Cardinals.
MOLB -- 55 Zach Thomas Signed as a free agent in the offseason after spending the first 12 years of his career in Miami. Named to seven consecutive Pro Bowls (1999-2006) and reached the 100-tackle plateau in each of his first 11 seasons. Has reached double-digit tackle totals in 39 of his last 52 games. Has 17 career interceptions, the fifth-most among active linebackers. Returned four picks for touchdowns tied for fourth-most all-time.
RT --75 Marc Colombo Won the starting job during the 2005 training camp. Started all 16 games in 2006 for the first time in his career and repeated that feat in 2007. Has played both right and left tackle in his career. Originally a first-round draft choice (29th overall) with the Chicago Bears in 2002. Suffered nerve damage and a dislocated patella late in the 2002 season and did not return until late in the 2004 season. Signed with Dallas Nov. 1, 2005.
WLB -- 94 DeMarcus Ware Earned his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl last season after leading the team and all league linebackers with a club linebacker record 14.0 sacks. With his 11.5 sacks in 2006, became the first Dallas defender to post back-to-back double-digit sacks since Charles Haley (1994-95). Is the first Cowboys player to lead the club in sacks through each of his first three seasons.
TE -- 82 Jason Witten Selected to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl in 2007 - the secondmost Pro Bowl selections by a tight end in club history - Jay Novacek (five). Established single-season team tight end records for catches (96 - third-most in league history) and receiving yards (1,145) - the 13th tight end in league history to top 1,000 yards in a season. Became the eighth tight end in league history to record 60-or-more catches in four consecutive seasons.
RCB -- 42 Anthony Henry Signed with Dallas on March 3, 2005 after four years with the Browns. Started all 16 games in 2006 for the first time in his career. Was slowed in 2007 with a high ankle sprain, but still managed to lead the team with six interceptions. Tied for the team lead with 15 pass breakups.
FB -- 34 Deon Anderson Drafted in the sixth round (195th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Played in eight games with four starts as a rookie before tearing his right rotator cuff. Caught six passes for 55 yards before the injury. Spent the second half of the season on injured reserve.
LCB -- 41 Terence Newman Earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2007 despite missing three games due to injury (foot). Tied his career-best with four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown - his first career interception return for a touchdown. Did not allow a touchdown reception in 2005.
WR -- 84 Patrick Crayton Became a starting receiver in 2007, stepping in for Terry Glenn (knee). Started 13 games in 2007 and had career-highs for catches (50), yards (697) and touchdowns (seven). Had a career-best 184 yards against St. Louis (9/30/07). Also had two touchdowns against the Rams - his first career multi-touchdown game.
SS -- 38 Roy Williams Earned fifth straight Pro Bowl selection in 2007, joining Cliff Harris, Mel Renfro and Darren Woodson as the only club safeties who made five-or-more Pro Bowls. Finished 2007 second on the team with 115 tackles, his third 100-tackle season. Has started 93 of the 95 regular season games he has played.
QB -- 9 Tony Romo Earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl trip in 2007 after establishing club records for passing yards (4,211), touchdowns (36), completions (335) and 300-yard games (seven). Also owns the club mark for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (17). Is tied with Danny White for the second-most 300-yard outings (10). Owns a 197 regular season record as a starter.
FS -- 26 Ken Hamlin Signed with Dallas from Seattle as an unrestricted free agent on March 23, 2007. Earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl in 2007 after posting a career-best 102 tackles. Finished second on the Dallas defense with a career-best five interceptions. Originally selected in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft by Seattle. Has started 68 of the 70 regular season games he played, including all 16 games in the previous two seasons.
RB -- 24 Marion Barber Becomes Dallas’ starting running back for the first time in his career after earning his first career trip to the Pro Bowl following the 2007 season, despite seeing time as a reserve. Had career-highs for rushes (204) and rushing yards (975) last season. 4
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- OFFENSE The Cowboys offense finished the 2007 season third in the NFL in total offense (second in the NFC). In scoring offense, Dallas averaged 28.4 points-per-game to rank second in the league (first in the NFC), and the 455 points amassed by the offense was good for the second2007 OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS most in club history behind only the 1983 club (479 points). The passing * Flozell Adams, Leonard Davis and Andre Gurode were each named Pro Bowl starters for their work on the line. Adams made his fourth appearance, Davis his first and Gurode offense ranked fourth in the league his second. (third in the NFC) and for the second consecutive season - and third overall * Marion Barber led Dallas rushers with career-highs for rushes (204) and yards (975) without logging a start during the regular season. With his play, Barber earned his first career in team history - produced two 1,000Pro Bowl selection. yard receivers (Terrell Owens and Jason Witten). Owens set a franchise * Terrell Owens earned his sixth Pro Bowl appearance after establishing a club record for touchdowns in a season (15). His 1,355 receiving yards were the fourth-most in team hisrecord with 15 receiving touchdowns, tory and the most for Owens since recording 1,412 in 2001. Witten caught 96 passes to lead the team and set a club tight end record * Tony Romo established club single-season records for completions (335), passing yards (4,211) and touchdowns (36) to earn his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection. He threw for receptions while also becoming at least one touchdown in the first 13 games of the season - the longest single-season the first tight end in franchise history streak in club history. 13th in NFL history - to top 1,000 yards in a season. Tony Romo, in his * Jason Witten earned his fourth Pro Bowl selection after setting a club tight end record for catches (96) and receiving yards (1,145). Witten’s receiving yardage total marked the first first complete season as the team’s time in club history - 13th in league history - that a tight end topped 1,000 yards in a season. starting quarterback, established single-season club records for touchdown passes (36), passing yardage (4,211), completions (335) and 300-yard games (seven) to earn his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection and first as the starting quarterback for the NFC squad. The Cowboys rushing attack finished 17th in the NFL (seventh in the NFC) behind the tandem of Marion Barber and Julius Jones. The duo combined for 1,563 rushing yards and averaged 97.7 yards-per-game in 2007. Barber led the team with 975 yards on 204 carries and 10 touchdowns despite not starting a single game during the regular season as he earned his first career trip to the Pro Bowl. Jones finished second on the team with 588 yards on 164 carries with two touchdowns.
QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
Tony Romo begins his second season as Dallas’ starting quarterback, giving the Cowboys stability at that position for the first time since the 1990s. After signing a seven-year contract extension Oct. 10, 2007, the Cowboys offense was rewarded by Romo’s emergence last season as the club led the NFC and was second in the league in scoring offense, averaging 28.4 points-per-game. In just his first full season as a starting quarterback, Romo led the Cowboys to a franchise record tying 13 wins while earning himself his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl as the NFC’s starting quarterback. Along the way, Romo set numerous single-season club passing records, including touchdown passes (36), passing yards (4,211), 300-yard games (seven), and his completion percentage of 64.4% was the sixth-highest single-season mark in club history. He led the NFC in yards-perattempt (8.10) and was second in the conference in yards and third in completion percentage. Romo has now started 26 regular season games and owns a record of 19-7. Through his career, he has completed 555 of his 857 attempts for 7,114 yards with 55 touchdowns and 32 interceptions. He now has 10 career 300-yard outings which ties Danny White for the second-most in club history behind Troy Aikman’s 13. The Dallas Cowboys called on seasoned veteran Brad Johnson to become the club’s backup quarterback in 2007, a position he returns for in 2008. Johnson, a proven quarterback in the league, is also one of the league’s most accurate. With a 61.8 career completion percentage, Johnson ranks fifth in the NFL among quarterbacks with over 3,000 attempts. He is tied with Jim Plunkett and Daryle Lamonica for 52nd place on the NFL’s all-time passing list (164). As a starter, Johnson has racked up a 71-51 record (.582 winning percentage) and did not throw an interception in 48 of those starts. He holds the league record for consecutive seasons with a completion percentage over 60.0 (11) and has two Pro Bowl selections along with a Super Bowl XXXVII Championship - Tampa Bay (2002). As a starting quarterback, Johnson has led three teams (Minnesota, Tampa Bay and Washington) to the playoffs. In his first season in Dallas, Johnson saw extended action in the season finale at Washington and completed seven-of-11 passes for 79 yards his only passing statistics of the season.
Marion Barber has displayed an explosive and energetic running style that has provided a spark to the Dallas running game and allowed the fourth-year player to earn his first career trip to the Pro Bowl in 2007 despite spending the season as a reserve. He established career numbers for carries (204) and rushing yards (975) while adding 10 touchdowns in 2007. He returns in 2008 as the most experienced rusher on the Dallas depth chart. Running Back Touchdown Leaders Since 2006 Rushing Touchdowns
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Player Tds Tomlinson (S.D.) ............43 Barber (Dal.)..................24 Jones-Drew (Jac.) ..........22 L. Johnson (K.C.) ..........20 Addai (Ind.) ....................19
Rush/Rec. Touchdowns
Player Rush Rec. Tot. 1. Tomlinson (S.D.)......43 6 49 2. Barber (Dal.) ..........24 4 28 3. Jones-Drew (Jac.) ..22 2 24 4. Addai (Ind.)..............19 4 23 L. Johnson (K.C.) ....20 3 23 Westbrook (Phi.) ....14 9 23
In continuing with the recent trend of a two-running back system, the Cowboys used their first pick in the 2008 draft on a running back that left the collegiate ranks as only the fourth running back in NCAA history to average over 7.0 yards-per-carry. Felix Jones is slated to complement Marion Barber and is no stranger to a two-back system after spending his collegiate career sharing the backfield with Darren McFadden. Dallas added to its backfield depth once again in the 2008 NFL Draft by selecting Tashard Choice in the fourth round. Choice left Georgia Tech as the first running back in school history to top 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons while also leading the ACC in rushing both years. Deon Anderson will take over as the club’s starting fullback after starting four games and playing in eight as a rookie last season. He is a natural fullback, that was selected in the sixth round (195th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. His rookie season was slowed after tearing his right rotator cuff and spending the second half of the season on the club’s injured reserve list.
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PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- OFFENSE (cont.) 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He also became just the eighth tight end in NFL history to record four consecutive 60plus catch seasons. He already has four of Dallas’ top-five single-season reception totals and four of the top-six singleseason receiving yards totals. He enters the 2008 season just 17 yards shy of becoming the sixth Dallas pass catcher to reach 4,000 career receiving yards. He is also 52 catches shy of becoming the fifth pass catcher to catch at least 400 passes. A model of durability, Witten has appeared in 82 of a possible 83 games, missing just one with a broken jaw in 2003.
WIDE RECEIVER Terrell Owens signed with Dallas prior to the 2006 season and has exceeded expectations since his arrival. He led the team Catches Player Catches with 1,180 yards in 2006 and bet1. Torry Holt ........................753 tered that in 2007, recording a 2. Marvin Harrison ..............731 team-best 1,355 yards and 3. Derrick Mason ................663 4. Terrell Owens................660 establishing a club record with 15 5. Hines Ward ....................643 receiving touchdowns - tops in the NFC. For his efforts, he was Yards selected to his sixth career Pro Player Yards 1. Torry Holt ..................11,076 Bowl - first as a Cowboy. Through 2. Marvin Harrison ..........9,803 his 12 NFL seasons, Owens has 3. Terrell Owens ............9,763 882 career receptions - ninth all4. Randy Moss ................9,467 time - for 13,070 yards - 10th all5. Derrick Mason ............8,416 time - and 129 touchdowns - third Touchdowns all-time. He has caught a pass in Player TDs 167 consecutive games, second 1. Terrell Owens..................99 2. Randy Moss ....................96 only to Marvin Harrison (175). 3. Marvin Harrison ................90 Owens is the second player in 4. Torry Holt ..........................65 NFL history to finish seven sea5. Hines Ward ......................58 sons with 13-or-more touchdowns, joining Jerry Rice, who NFL Career Touchdown Receptions did it eight times. He has 29 games with multiple touchdown Leaders Player TDs receptions and 45 career 1001. Jerry Rice ......................197 yard games. 2. Cris Carter ......................130 The versatile Patrick Crayton 3. Terrell Owens................129 remains as the club’s starting 4. Randy Moss ..................124 5. Marvin Harrison ..............123 receiver opposite Owens after stepping into the role last season with Terry Glenn sidelined through the first 15 games of the season. Crayton responded to the challenge, starting 13 of the 15 games he played and setting career-highs in receptions (50), yards (697) and touchdowns (seven). Behind Owens and Crayton, several young receivers will be counted on to make an impact impact for the Cowboys this season. Sam Hurd and Miles Austin, who both made the club as rookie free agents in 2006 and benefitted from increased playing time last year will start the season as gameday inactives. Hurd suffered a high ankle sprain in the final preseason game while Austin sprained his knee in the preseason contest at Denver. Working through his first full training camp, second-year receiver Isaiah Stanback showed splashes of comprehending the receiver position after making the transition from college quarterback to pro receiver last year. His progress and playing time may be slowed at the beginning of the 2008 season after he suffered a shoulder injury in the preseason game against Houston. Top NFL Receivers Since 2000
Top NFL Tight Ends Since 2003 Catches
Player Catches 1. Tony Gonzalez ..............423 2. Jason Witten................348 3. Antonio Gates ..............340 4t. Jeremy Shockey ..........297 5. Randy McMichael ........283
Yards
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Player Yards Tony Gonzalez ............5,151 Antonio Gates ............4,362 Jason Witten ............3,983 Alge Crumpler ............3,427 Jeremy Shockey ........3,334
After a draft-day trade that sent 2006 second round selection Anthony Fasano to Miami, the Dallas Cowboys showed their dependency on a quality tight end when they selected Martellus Bennett in the second round (61st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. Through the preseason, Bennett has displayed his ability as a pass catcher, shedding tackles for 71 yards on six catches. He continues to work on his ability as a quality blocker in order to become a well-rounded tight end in the mold of Witten. Tony Curtis returns for his third season in Dallas after seeing time in all 16 games as a reserve in 2007. The 2007 season saw Curtis record his first three receptions - all touchdowns - while also proving his worth as a capable run blocker.
OFFENSIVE LINE As one of the biggest and most powerful offensive lines in the league in 2007, the Dallas Cowboys return all five starters from last year in left tackle Flozell Adams, left guard Kyle Kosier, center Andre Gurode, right guard Leonard Davis and right tackle Marc Colombo. Behind the O-Line’s work, the Dallas offense finished second in the NFC, third in the league, averaging 365.7 yards-per-game. The club racked up 455 points, the second-most behind the 1983 squad’s 479. The Dallas line was also well represented in the Pro Bowl, sending Adams for his fourth appearance - second consecutive Gurode for his second consecutive and Davis for his first trip. The line will lose some consistency to start the season after Kosier suffered a foot injury in the Houston game and may be sidelined for several weeks. With Kosier sidelined with a foot injury suffered in the preseason game against Houston, Cory Procter - who started two games at center in place of Gurode (knee) last season will step in to start at left guard Pat McQuistan (Dallas’ 2006 seventh round selection), along with two of Dallas’ 2007 draft picks - James Marten (third round) and Doug Free (fourth) will remain in a reserve role at tackle. All three have the ability to play more than one position and will continue to learn from some of the best this season. Joe Berger, in his fourth year, will backup both the guard and center positions and Montrae Holland - acquired in a trade with Denver leading up to the season opener - round out the depth on the offensive line.
TIGHT END At the top of the tight end depth chart lies fifth-year man and four-time Pro Bowler Jason Witten. With his selection to the 2007 Pro Bowl, Witten now trails only Jay Novacek (five) for the most Pro Bowl appearances by a Dallas tight end. Through his five seasons, Witten has emerged as one of the most prolific tight ends in club history. The 2007 season was no exception as Witten established franchise tight end records for catches (96), receiving yards (1,145) and a career-high seven touchdown catches. He became the first Dallas tight end and 13th tight end in league history to top
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PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- DEFENSE The Cowboys finished the 2007 season ranked ninth in the NFL (fourth in the NFC) in total defense. Linebacker Bradie James led the team in tackles for the third consecutive season with 130 stops. Safety Roy Williams finished second on the team - first among Dallas defen2007 DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS sive backs - with 115 stops, marking his third season with 100-plus tackles * Greg Ellis returned from a torn Achilles injury suffered in 2006 to record the most sacks in his career - 12.5 - despite missing the first three games of the season. Ellis’s impact while earning his fifth consecutive trip also led to his first career Pro Bowl appearance. to the Pro Bowl. Cornerback Anthony Henry paced the squad with a team- * Bradie James led the defense in tackles for the third consecutive season with 130. high six interceptions while also tying * Anthony Henry led the team with six interceptions, despite missing three games with a high ankle sprain. fellow cornerback Terence Newman who earned his first trip to the Pro * Terence Newman earned his first career Pro Bowl selection despite being slowed with injuries through the season. Bowl in 2007 - with 15 pass breakups. For the second consecu- * DeMarcus Ware led the team in sacks (14.0 - tops among league linebackers), to set a club record by a linebacker. He earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl start also pactive season, linebacker DeMarcus ing the team in quarterback pressures (27), tackles for lost yardage (eight) and forced Ware set a franchise record with a fumbles (four). career-best 14.0 sacks - good for second in the league and first among all linebackers - as he earned his second straight trip to the Pro Bowl as a starter on the NFC squad. With 14.0 sacks in 2007 and 11.5 in 2006, Ware became the first Dallas defender to post back-to-back double-digit sack totals since Charles Haley (12.5 in 1994 and 10.5 in 1995). Linebacker Greg Ellis finished second on the team with a career-best 12.5 sacks to earn his first career trip to the Pro Bowl while also being named as the NFL Comeback Player of the Year. With Ellis and Ware both collecting double-digit sacks, they became the first Dallas duo to record 10-or-more sacks each in a season since Ed Jones (13.0) and Jim Jeffcoat (12.0) in 1985.
On the inside, 2005 first round selection Bobby 2007 NFL LB SACK LEADERS Carpenter will see time in Player Sacks reserve packages. He has 1. DeMarcus Ware ..........14.0 seen time at both inside 2t. Greg Ellis ....................12.5 2t. Shawne Merriman........12.5 and outside spots through 2t. Mike Vrabel ..................12.5 his previous two seasons. 5. Julian Peterson ..............9.5 Kevin Burnett will also LB SACK LEADERS SINCE 2005 work his way back into the Player Sacks lineup after undergoing 1. Shawne Merriman........39.5 arthroscopic surgery during 2. DeMarcus Ware ..........33.5 3. Shaun Phillips ..............27.0 the preseason. Burnett saw 4. Adalius Thomas ..........26.5 time in nickel and dime 5. Greg Ellis ....................25.0 packages last season and COWBOYS SINGLE-SEASON finished eighth on the team SACK LEADERS (LBs) with 52 tackles. Player Sacks 1. DeMarcus Ware (2007) ........14.0 Justin Rogers was 2. Greg Ellis (2007) ..................12.5 claimed off waivers at the 3. DeMarcus Ware (2006) ........11.5 final cutdown leading up to 4. Anthony Dickerson (1983) ......10.5 5. DeMarcus Ware (2005) ..........8.0 the 2007 season and saw time in all 16 games last season mainly on special teams. In limited play on defense, Rogers finished with three tackles. He also has the ability to play outside. The Cowboys first pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, Anthony Spencer, assumed the role with the first team early last season and started the first six games of his career in Ellis’ absence. Top Linebacker Sack Leaders
LINEBACKER When the Dallas Cowboys transitioned to the 3-4 defense three years ago, Bradie James may have benefitted the most from the change. As the signal caller of the defense, James notched 100-plus tackles and led the team in tackles each of the previous three seasons, including a career-high 132 tackles in 2006. He posted 130 stops last year and led or tied for the team lead in tackles eight times. The only newcomer to Dallas’ starting defense this year is 12-year veteran and seven-time Pro Bowler Zach Thomas, who will be starting alongside James at inside linebacker. Thomas came to Dallas this year via free agency from Miami and has reached the 100-tackle mark in each of his first 11 seasons. He also had 168 career starts with the Dolphins, the most ever by a club defensive player and the fourth-most by any player in Miami history. After nine years at defensive Dallas Cowboys All-Time end, Greg Ellis made the switch Sack Leaders to strong side linebacker in 2006 and has flourished at the position Player Sacks despite suffering a torn Achilles 1. Harvey Martin ........114.0 tendon that sidelined him for the 2. Randy White ..........111.0 final seven games of the season. 3. Ed Jones ................106.0 Before the injury, Ellis was lead4. George Andrie ..........97.0 ing the team with 4.5 sacks. He 5. Jethro Pugh ..............95.5 returned in 2007 and missed the 6. Jim Jeffcoat ..............94.5 7. Bob Lilly....................94.0 first three games while continuing 8. Greg Ellis ................69.0 the rehabilitation process. After 9. Larry Cole ................60.0 his return, he went on to post a 10. Tony Tolbert ..............59.0 career-best 12.5 tackles - sec11. DeMarcus Ware ......33.5 ond-most by a club linebacker and earned his first career Pro Bowl selection. Starting opposite Ellis is Dallas’ 2005 first round draft choice DeMarcus Ware. Coming off his second consecutive Pro Bowl season, Ware displayed his pass rushing prowess last season, finishing second in the league - tops among league linebackers - with a single-season club linebacker record 14.0 sacks. With his 11.5 sacks in 2006, Ware became the first Dallas defender to post consecutive double-digit sack seasons since Tony Tolbert accomplished that feat in 199495. Ware also led the team in sacks for the third consecutive season to become the first player in club history to lead or tie for the team lead in sacks in each of his first three seasons.
DEFENSIVE LINE Both Marcus Spears and Chris Canty return to man the starting defensive end positions after seeing their production increase in the defense last season. Both have started all 16 games in each of their previous two seasons after seeing time as reserves during their rookie season (2005). Spears had a career-high 2.5 sacks last season along with a career-best six tackles for losses (second on the team). Canty also put up career-highs in 2007 with 46 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Jay Ratliff resumes the role as the club’s starting nose tackle after successfully switching from defensive end last season. With the loss of Jason Ferguson (biceps) in the first 7
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- DEFENSE (cont.) defensive line, cont. week of the season, Ratliff was called upon to clog the middle for the Dallas defense. He responded by starting the next 14 games and finished with career-bests in tackles (28) and tackles for losses (four). With his versatility, Ratliff may also be used as a pass rushing defensive end in reserve packages. With the loss of Ferguson last season, Dallas signed Tank Johnson to provide experienced depth at nose tackle. Although he spent his first six weeks on the club’s reserve/suspended list serving a league-mandated suspension, Johnson saw time in eight games with one start. With a full offseason under his belt, Johnson is now acclimated to the Dallas defense. Jason Hatcher, a 2006 third round choice, has been a solid contributor along the line last season through his first two pro seasons, seeing action in 30 games. He finished his rookie campaign with 13 stops and seven quarterback pressures, then upped those totals with 35 tackles and nine pressures in 2007. Third-year man Stephen Bowen will also help to provide depth on the line after seeing time in all 16 games last season, posting 23 tackles. He played in just one game with Dallas as a rookie free agent in 2006.
Draft. He not only has displayed his ability as a cover corner, but is also a game-breaking punt returner, with four returns for touchdowns. The Cowboys also addressed their need at cornerback in the 2008 NFL Draft. With their second pick in the first round (25th overall), the Cowboys selected Mike Jenkins. He displayed his ability to make plays on defense, racking up 133 tackles, 41 pass breakups and six interceptions in four years at South Florida. Dallas picked up another corner in the draft, selecting Orlando Scandrick in the fifth round (143rd overall). He not only has the ability to make plays on defense, but can be a solid special teams contributor after blocking seven kicks through his collegiate career. Last season the Cowboys claimed Evan Oglesby off waivers (Baltimore) to add young depth in the secondary. Oglesby played in eight games, mainly on special teams, in 2007 and will once again be counted on to provide support in a reserve role. Alan Ball was drafted in the seventh round (237th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft to give Dallas added depth and youth in the secondary. He spent most of his rookie season adjusting to the pro game on Dallas’ practice squad but was activated for the final three games of the season. Roy Williams returns to strong safety in 2008 after earning his fifth straight Pro Bowl selection. He will once again be counted on to do what he does best - hit. In 2007 Williams finished the season second on the team with his third career 100-tackle performance. He product of durability, he has played in 95-of-96 possible career games, missing only one game due to a suspension for a horse-collar tackle. Ken Hamlin will once again quarterback the secondary from his free safety spot. He joined Dallas in free agency leading up to the 2007 season and had a career-year, establishing personal highs in tackles (102) and interceptions (five) en route to his first career Pro Bowl selection. Hamlin’s future in Dallas was solidified this past offseason as he signed a six-year contract. Behind Hamlin, is third-year safety Patrick Watkins who will continue to see time in nickel and dime packages. He was thrown into the mix early in his rookie season, starting nine of the 14 games he played in. Courtney Brown, one of Dallas’ 2007 seventh round draft choices, will continue to battle for playing time after moving from corner to safety at the start of the 2007 training camp.
SECONDARY Dallas will start the season off with both of their starting cornerbacks on the field, a rare occurance from 2007. Terence Newman, who suffered through a heel injury the beginning of last season, returns healthy after earning his first career Pro Bowl selection following the 2007 season. Despite playing in only 13 games, Newman tied his careerhigh with four interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown for his first career defensive score. Anthony Henry will start opposite Newman in his fourth season in Dallas. Despite suffering a high ankle sprain against St. Louis (9/30) last season, Henry still managed to lead the defense with six interceptions in 13 games. The Cowboys nickel defensive package will highlight Dallas newcomer Adam Jones, who was acquired in a draft day trade with the Tennessee Titans. Jones, who served a league-mandated suspension for off-field issues last season, missed the entire 2007 season, but was fully reinstated by Commissioner Goodell Aug. 28. He arrived in Dallas as a former first round selection (sixth overall) in the 2005 NFL
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PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- SPECIAL TEAMS The Dallas Cowboys finished the 2007 SPECIAL TEAMS HIGHLIGHTS 2007 season 20th in the NFL (10th in * Nick Folk had a record-setting season, finishing with a club rookie record 131 points the NFC) in kickoff coverage, allowalso good for the third-most overall. He converted all 53 of his PAT attempts while ing an average of 23.0 yards-perdrilling 26-of-31 (83.9% - club rookie record) of his field goal attempts. His 26 field goals return. Dallas was 29th in the NFL also set a club rookie record. Folk was the NFC’s kicker in the Pro Bowl. (14th in the NFC) in punt coverage * Mat McBriar had a gross average of 47.1 yards - fourth in the NFL. His net average of with an average of 11.6 yards 38.5 was seventh best in the NFL. allowed. On the return side, the * Miles Austin took over the kickoff return duties midway through the season and finished Cowboys ranked 19th in the NFL ninth in the NFL with an average of 25.5. (10th in the NFC) in kickoff returns with an average of 22.3 yards-perreturn. Dallas was 17th in the NFL in punt return average (8.7). Kicker Nick Folk racked up 131 points to finish third in the league and a top club record charts for scoring in a season by a rookie. He also became the first Cowboys rookie since Emmitt Smith (1990) to earn a trip to the Pro Bowl. He joined Efren Herrera (1977) and Rafael Septien (1981) as the only club kickers to make the trip to Hawaii. will see some time returning kicks. Jones is back in familiar territory as he handled kickoff returns at Arkansas, leaving the collegiate ranks as the NCAA’s ninth-ranked returner with a career average of 28.2 yards-per-return. Jenkins also excelled in his senior campaign as a kick return specialist, averaging 30.4 yards with his first return of the season going for a 100-yard touchdown. Both Terence Newman and Patrick Crayton may see time returning punts, but the full time role will be handled by Adam Jones. Jones, an explosive punt returner while with the Tennessee Titans, has a career average of 11.2 yardsper-return. In the 2006 season, Jones averaged 12.9 yardsper-return with three returns for a touchdown, including a 90-yarder.
KICKING GAME Punter Mat McBriar has become one of the NFL’s premier punters in just four seasons and holds six of the club’s top-10 single-game highs for gross average, the top-two spots for single-season gross average and the second-best single-game net average. He finished 2007 fourth in the league with a 47.1 gross and seventh with a 38.5 net average. Just one year removed from a Pro Bowl, McBriar also has a streak of 275 consecutive punts without a block - second in team record books behind Danny White’s 341. For his career, he averages a booming 44.7 gross average with 89 dropped inside opponents’ 20-yard line. The Cowboys may have found the permanent solution at place kicker - a position that has given the club trouble recently. Nick Folk, one of Dallas’ sixth round choices in the 2007 NFL Draft, will once again handle the place kicking duties after becoming the first Cowboys rookie to be selected to the Pro Bowl since Emmitt Smith (1990), and the thirdever Dallas kicker (first rookie kicker) to make the all-star trip. He finished his rookie season fourth among kickers with 131 points to establish a club rookie scoring record. He converted all 53 PATs and was true on 26-of-31 field goals. Deep snapper Louis-Philippe Ladouceur signed with Dallas prior to their Week Four contest at Oakland in 2005 and has been solid and mistake-free on 196 punts, 86 field goals and 122 PATs since joining the team.
COVERAGE UNITS Dallas finished the 2007 season 20th in the NFL in kickoff coverage, allowing 23.0 yards-per-return. Leading up to the season, The Cowboys return eight of their top-10 special teams coverage specialists from last season: Patrick Watkins - who led the team - Bobby Carpenter, Kevin Burnett, Justin Rogers - who led all rookie coverage men - Sam Hurd, Anthony Spencer, Miles Austin and Deon Anderson.
RETURN GAME With preseason injuries to Miles Austin (knee) and Isaiah Stanback (shoulder)- both of whom were slotted as kickoff returns - the Dallas return game will take on a new look. Dallas first round draft picks Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins
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DALLAS COWBOYS FINAL 2008 PRESEASON STATISTICS RESULTS AND ATTENDANCE (2-2) L 17-31 at San Diego L 13-23 at Denver W 23-22 HOUSTON W 16-10 MINNESOTA
61,946 74,484 60,795 60,246
TEAM STATISTICS DALLAS OPP FIRST DOWNS ..............................................74...............................73 Rushing........................................................21...............................27 Passing ........................................................50...............................36 Penalty ...........................................................3...............................10 Third Down-Made/Att..............................18/49..........................20/55 Third Down Efficiency............................36.7% ........................36.4% Fourth Down-Made/Att................................1/2..............................3/3 TOTAL NET YARDS .................................1,300..........................1,121 Avg. Per Game .......................................325.0..........................280.3 Total Plays .................................................243.............................243 Avg. Per Play ..............................................5.3..............................4.6 NET YARDS RUSHING ...............................389.............................431 Avg. Per Game .........................................97.3..........................107.8 Total Rushes ................................................95.............................119 Avg. Per Rush.............................................4.1..............................3.6 NET YARDS PASSING ................................911.............................690 Avg. Per Game .......................................227.8..........................172.5 Sacked/Yards Lost....................................7/35............................5/21 Gross Yards ...............................................946.............................711 Attempts/Completions .............................141/92........................119/70 Pct. of Completions ..................................65.2............................58.8 Had Intercepted .............................................3.................................1 PUNTS/AVERAGE.................................19/46.6.......................23/44.2 Net Punting Average.................................40.6............................35.2 PUNT RET./AVG.....................................10/10.6.......................11/10.4 KICKOFF RET./AVG...............................17/22.7.......................14/27.9 INT./AVG. RET............................................1/5.0.........................3/15.0 PENALTIES/YARDS ...............................23/222........................22/157 FUMBLES/BALL LOST .................................5/3..............................0/0 TOUCHDOWNS...............................................6.................................9 Rushing..........................................................4.................................7 Passing ..........................................................2.................................2 Returns ..........................................................0.................................0 EXTRA POINTS/ATTEMPTS........................6/6..............................8/8 TWO POINT CONV./ATTS............................0/0..............................0/1 FIELD GOALS/ATTEMPTS.........................9/10..............................8/9 AVG. TIME OF POSS................................30:27..........................29:33 SCORING TDR Folk ........................0 Choice ....................2 Anderson ................1 Crayton ..................0 Barber ....................1 Austin......................0 COWBOYS TOT. ....4
TDP TDRt 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
0
2-Pt 0 0 0 0 0 0
FG 9/10 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
0
Opp. Totals ............7 2 0 0 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-1
RUSHING ATT Barber ..............................22 Jones, F. ..........................18 Choice..............................18 Lattimore ............................9 Hurd ..................................1 Romo ................................1 Crayton ..............................1 Crosslin ..............................4 Anderson............................3 Stanback ............................1 Coleman ............................7 Bartel..................................5 Johnson ............................4 Austin ................................1 COWBOY TOTALS..........95 Opp. Totals ....................119
YDS 121 73 60 45 35 13 11 10 7 7 6 6 -2 -3 389 431
AVG 5.5 4.1 3.3 5.0 35.0 13.0 11.0 2.5 2.3 7.0 0.9 1.2 -0.5 -3.0 4.1 3.6
LG 17 19 19 t 11 35 13 11 6 4 7 5 5 0 -3 35 32
TD 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7
RECEIVING NO Curtis..................................9 Hannah ..............................8 Austin ................................7 Jones, F. ............................7 Owens................................7 Hurd ..................................7 Bennett ..............................6 Jefferson ............................6 Crayton ..............................5 Amendola ..........................4 Anderson............................4 Witten ................................4 Lattimore ............................4 Choice................................3 Barber ................................3 Lowber ..............................2 Atchinson ..........................2 Stanback ............................2 Coleman ............................1 Bradford ............................1 COWBOY TOTALS..........92 Opp. Totals ......................70
YDS 65 80 106 65 63 62 71 69 70 64 37 35 20 17 15 44 24 14 13 12 946 711
AVG 7.2 10.0 15.1 9.3 9.0 8.9 11.8 11.5 14.0 16.0 9.3 8.8 5.0 5.7 5.0 22.0 12.0 7.0 13.0 12.0 10.3 10.2
LG 13 20 37 28 13 32 29 24 22 35 13 14 18 9 6 39 12 9 13 12 39 35
TD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
INTERCEPTIONS NO Smith, T. ............................1 COWBOY TOTALS............1 Opp. Totals .................... 3
YDS 5 5 45
AVG 5.0 5.0 15.0
LG 5 5 34
TD 0 0 0
PUNTING NO YDS McBriar......................14 655 Ottovegio ....................5 230 COWBOY TOTALS ..19 885 Opp. Totals ................22 1,016
PAT 6/6 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
S 0 0 0 0 0 0
TP 33 12 6 6 6 6
9/10
6/6
0
69
8/9
8/8
0
86
AVG 46.8 46.0 46.6 44.2
PUNT RETURNS NO Amendola ..........................7 Jones, A. ............................2 Oglesby ..............................1 COWBOY TOTALS ..........10 Opp. Totals........................11
YDS 64 42 0 106 114
KICKOFF RETURNS NO Stanback ............................5 Scandrick ..........................5 Amendola ..........................3 Jenkins ..............................2 Coleman ............................2 COWBOY TOTALS ..........17 Opp. Totals ......................14
YDS 148 108 52 44 34 386 391
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 COWBOY TOTALS ............27 Opp. Totals ..........................17 FIELD GOALS 11-19 Folk ............................0-0 COWBOYS ................0-0 Opp. Totals ................1-1
2 23 38 20-29 2-2 2-2 4-4
TB IN20 LG BL NET 0 4 62 0 40.6 0 0 53 0 37.3 0 4 62 0 40.6 5 6 63 1 35.2 AVG 9.1 21.0 0.0 10.6 10.4
FC 2 0 0 1 3
AVG 29.6 21.6 17.3 22.0 17.0 22.7 27.9 3 10 16
LG 12 24 0 24 25 LG 44 36 23 27 18 44 68
4 9 15
30-39 2-2 2-2 0-0
40-49 3-3 3-3 2-3
Folk: (35); (42,29); (48,41,35); (23,50M,52,52); Opponents: (53); (49M,29,19,43); (44,23,29); (25);
PASSING ATT Bartel ............................70 Johnson........................40 Romo............................31 COWBOY TOTALS ....141 Opp. Totals ................119
COMP 42 26 24 92 70
YDS 404 310 232 946 711
PCT 60.0 65.0 77.4 65.2 58.8
AVG ATT 5.8 7.8 7.5 6.7 6.0
TD 0 1 1 2 2 10
PCT TD 0.0 2.5 3.2 1.4 1.7
INT 1 1 1 3 1
PCT INT 1.4 2.5 3.2 2.1 0.8
LG 39 37 32 39 35
SKS/YDS 4/23 3/12 0/0 7/35 5/21
OT ---
RATING 70.2 86.5 95.1 80.3 78.1
TD 0 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 69 86 50+ 2-3 2-3 1-1
DALLAS COWBOYS FINAL 2008 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (from coaching film)
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Solo Carpenter, Bobby . . . . . . .18 Smith, Tyson . . . . . . . . . .10 James, Bradie . . . . . . . . . .5 Bowen, Stephen . . . . . . . . .6 George, Tearrius . . . . . . . .4 Siavii, Junior . . . . . . . . . . .3 Jenkins, Mike . . . . . . . . . . .7 Ware, DeMarcus . . . . . . . .7 Watkins, Patrick . . . . . . . . .7 Ayodele, Remi . . . . . . . . . .6 Hatcher, Jason . . . . . . . . . .6 Scandrick, Orlando . . . . . . .6 Oglesby, Evan . . . . . . . . . .4 Ratliff, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hamlin, Ken . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Thomas, Zach . . . . . . . . . .5 Smith, Marcus . . . . . . . . . .4 Walden, Erik . . . . . . . . . . .4 Spears, Marcus . . . . . . . . .3 Davis, Dowayne . . . . . . . . .5 Rogers, Justin . . . . . . . . . .5 Ball, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Ellis, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Jones, Adam . . . . . . . . . . .6 Henry, Anthony . . . . . . . . . .4 Burnett, Kevin . . . . . . . . . .3 Johnson, Tank . . . . . . . . . .1 Brown, Courtney . . . . . . . .2 Robertson, Darrell . . . . . . .1 Spencer, Anthony . . . . . . . .1 Williams, Roy . . . . . . . . . . .2 Canty, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Everett, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . .0 Dixon, Marcus . . . . . . . . . .0
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Ast. 21 12 10 7 8 9 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 5 3 4 5 5 6 3 3 5 7 1 2 3 5 3 3 3 1 2 3 1
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1(-1) 1(-3) 1.0(-2)
1.0(-6)
1. Ball, Alan . . . . . . . Rogers, Justin . . . 3. Bennett, Martellus 4. Brown, Courtney . Carpenter, Bobby . Jenkins, Mike . . . . Stanback, Isaiah . 8. Atchison, Drew . . . 9. Anderson, Deon . . Austin, Miles . . . . Choice, Tashard . . Crosslin, Julius . . . Folk, Nick . . . . . . . Hannah, Rodney . Hurd, Sam . . . . . . Scandrick, Orlando Walden, Erik . . . .
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Tackles - Ast. -- Total - 0 -- 3 - 0 -- 3 - 1 -- 3 - 0 -- 2 - 0 -- 2 - 0 -- 2 - 0 -- 2 - 1 -- 2 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 1 -- 1
4 1 3 3
2(-4) 2(-7)
1 2
1(-3)
1 1
1(-1) 1(-1)
Int 1
Pass Def.
Fumbles For.-Rec.
2 1
1 1 1 4
1
1 2
1(-5) 2 1
SPECIAL TEAMS Solo . . . .3 . . . .3 . . . .2 . . . .2 . . . .2 . . . .2 . . . .2 . . . .1 . . . .1 . . . .1 . . . .1 . . . .1 . . . .1 . . . .1 . . . .1 . . . .1 . . . .1
QB
Pres. 2 2
SACKS Fumbles For.-Rec.
Block Kick
1. George, Tearrius ........2.0 (-10) 2. Johnson, Tank ............1.0 (-6) Smith, Marcus ............1.0 (-2)
TACKLES/LOSSES 1. Ware, DeMarcus ............2 (-10) Spears, Marcus ..............2 (-7) Thomas, Zach ................2 (-4)
1
QB PRESSURES 1. Bowen, Stephen ....................8 2. Ware, DeMarcus ....................4 3. Hatcher, Jason........................3 Ratliff, Jay ..............................3
PASSES DEFENSED 1. Oglesby, Evan ........................4 2. Smith, Tyson ..........................2
INTERCEPTIONS 1. Oglesby, Evan ........................4 2. Smith, Tyson ..........................2
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FINAL DALLAS COWBOYS 2007 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS RESULTS AND ATTENDANCE (13-3) W 45-35 N.Y. GIANTS W 37-20 at Miami W 34-10 at Chicago W 35-7 ST. LOUIS W 25-24 at Buffalo L 27-48 NEW ENGLAND W 24-14 MINNESOTA BYE W 38-17 at Philadelphia W 31-20 at N.Y. Giants W 28-23 WASHINGTON W 34-3 N.Y. JETS W 37-27 GREEN BAY W 28-27 at Detroit L 6-10 PHILADELPHIA W 20-13 at Carolina L 6-27 at Washington
63,031 71,615 62,099 62,866 71,575 63,984 63,432
SO SO SO SO SO SO SO
67,688 78,964 63,706 63,315 64,167 62,759 63,777 73,860 90,910
SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO
TEAM STATISTICS DALLAS OPP FIRST DOWNS ............................................322.............................304 Rushing........................................................83...............................86 Passing ......................................................217.............................195 Penalty .........................................................22...............................23 Third Down-Made/Att............................84/199........................85/216 Third Down Efficiency............................42.2% ........................39.4% Fourth Down-Made/Att............................10/14..........................10/18 TOTAL NET YARDS .................................5,851..........................4,922 Avg. Per Game .......................................365.7..........................307.6 Total Plays .................................................975..........................1,008 Avg. Per Play ..............................................6.0..............................4.9 NET YARDS RUSHING ............................1,746..........................1,513 Avg. Per Game .......................................109.1............................94.6 Total Rushes ..............................................419.............................381 Avg. Per Rush.............................................4.2..............................4.0 NET YARDS PASSING .............................4,105..........................3,409 Avg. Per Game .......................................256.6..........................213.1 Sacked/Yards Lost................................25/185........................46/319 Gross Yards ............................................4,290..........................3,728 Attempts/Completions ...........................531/342......................581/342 Pct. of Completions ..................................64.4............................58.9 Had Intercepted ...........................................19...............................19 PUNTS/AVERAGE.................................63/47.1.......................73/45.0 Net Punting Average.................................38.5............................39.1 PUNT RET./AVG. .....................................26/8.7.......................35/11.6 KICKOFF RET./AVG. .............................61/22.3.......................86/23.0 INT./AVG. RET. ......................................19/17.4.......................19/10.1 PENALTIES/YARDS .............................104/815........................85/785 FUMBLES/BALL LOST ...............................21/5..........................26/10 TOUCHDOWNS.............................................54...............................36 Rushing........................................................14...............................12 Passing ........................................................36...............................19 Returns ..........................................................4.................................5 EXTRA POINTS/ATTEMPTS....................53/53..........................34/34 TWO POINT CONV./ATTS............................0/1..............................0/2 FIELD GOALS/ATTEMPTS.......................26/31..........................25/31 AVG. TIME OF POSS. ..............................30:34..........................29:27 SCORING TDR TDP TDRt 2-Pt FG Folk ........................0 0 0 0 26/31 Owens ....................0 15 0 0 0/0 Barber ..................10 2 0 0 0/0 Crayton ..................0 7 0 0 0/0 Witten ....................0 7 0 0 0/0 Curtis ......................0 3 0 0 0/0 Jones, J. ................2 0 0 0 0/0 Romo ......................2 0 0 0 0/0 Fasano....................0 1 0 0 0/0 Hatcher ..................0 0 1b 0 0/0 Henry ......................0 0 1a 0 0/0 Hurd........................0 1 0 0 0/0 Newman ................0 0 1d 0 0/0 Watkins ..................0 0 1c 0 0/0 COWBOYS TOT. ..14 36 4 0 26/31 Opp. Totals ..........12 19 5* 0 25/31 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-1, Opponents 0-2
PAT 53/53 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 53/53 34/34
S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COMP 335 7 342 342
YDS 4,211 79 4,290 3,728
YDS 975 588 129 54 5 -5 1,746 1,513
AVG 4.8 3.6 4.2 3.9 5.0 -1.3 4.2 4.0
LG 54 25 17 23 5 -1 54 62 t
TD 10 2 2 0 0 0 14 12
RECEIVING NO Witten ..............................96 Owens..............................81 Crayton ............................50 Barber ..............................44 Jones, J. ..........................23 Hurd ................................19 Fasano ............................14 Anderson............................6 Austin ................................5 Curtis..................................3 Hoyte..................................1 COWBOY TOTALS........342 Opp. Totals ....................342
YDS 1,145 1,355 697 282 203 314 143 55 76 18 2 4,290 3,728
AVG 11.9 16.7 13.9 6.4 8.8 16.5 10.2 9.2 15.2 6.0 2.0 12.5 10.9
LG 53 52 t 59 t 29 24 51 t 26 t 17 35 15 t 2 59 t 69 t
TD 7 15 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 36 19
INTERCEPTIONS NO Henry ................................6 Hamlin................................5 Newman ............................4 Williams..............................2 Reeves ..............................1 Watkins ..............................1 COWBOY TOTALS ..........19 Opp. Totals ......................19
YDS 81 93 129 10 18 0 331 191
AVG 13.5 18.6 32.3 5.0 18.0 0.0 17.4 10.1
LG 28 t 35 70 10 18 0 70 38
TD 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2
PUNTING NO YDS McBriar......................63 2,970 COWBOY TOTALS ..63 2,970 Opp. Totals ................73 3,284
TP 131 90 72 42 42 18 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 455 325
AVG 47.1 47.1 45.0
PUNT RETURNS NO Crayton ............................22 Newman ............................4 COWBOY TOTALS ..........26 Opp. Totals ......................35
YDS 201 26 227 406
KICKOFF RETURNS NO Austin ..............................24 Thompson ........................20 Jones, N.............................6 Stanback ............................3 Curtis..................................3 Crayton ..............................3 McQuistan..........................1 Anderson............................1 COWBOY TOTALS ..........61 Opp. Totals ......................86
YDS 612 471 122 78 27 26 12 10 1,358 1,979
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 COWBOY TOTALS ............61 Opp. Totals ..........................88
FIELD GOALS 11-19 Folk ..........................0-0 COWBOYS ..............0-0 Opp. Totals................1-1
a- 28-yd interception return at Chicago (9/23) b- 29-yd fumble return vs. New England (10/14) c- 68-yd blocked field goal return vs. Minnesota (10/21) d- 50-yd interception return vs. New York Jets (11/22) * D. Hall 85-yd punt return vs. St. Louis (9/30) G. Wilson 25-yd interception return at Buffalo (10/8) C. Kelsay 0-yd Interception return at Bufffalo (10/8) T. McGee 103-yd kickoff return at Buffalo (10/8) C. Griffin 28-yd fumble return vs. Minnesota (10/21)
PASSING ATT Romo..........................520 Johnson ........................11 COWBOY TOTALS ....531 Opp. Totals ................581
RUSHING ATT Barber ............................204 Jones, J. ........................164 Romo ..............................31 Thompson ........................14 Owens................................1 Johnson ............................5 COWBOY TOTALS........419 Opp. Totals ....................381
2 147 97
20-29 10-12 10-12 8-9
TB IN20 LG BL NET 7 17 64 0 38.5 7 17 64 0 38.5 10 27 66 0 39.1 AVG 9.1 6.5 8.7 11.6
FC 20 1 21 9
AVG 25.5 23.6 20.3 26.0 9.0 8.7 12.0 10.0 22.3 23.0 3 117 64
LG 49 13 49 85t LG 60 72 27 35 16 13 12 10 72 103 t
4 130 76
30-39 7-7 7-7 5-6
TD 0 0 0 1 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
OT T -- 455 -- 325
40-49 7-7 7-7 10-12
50+ 2-5 2-5 1-3
Folk: (31); (26,28,47);(30,23B,44); ();(47,29,37,53);(38,23); (50M,45); (22); (44); (51M); (46,27); (26,51,25);(50M);(33,23);(42,23);(28M,37,30) Opponents: (44,48,24);(37,45);(20);(28M);(24,54M);(45,22);(48B);(36); (40,26);(49M,45,39,44);(40);(47,52);(19,36,35M);(47M,21);(37,25); (46,21)
PCT 64.4 63.3 64.4 58.9
AVG ATT 8.1 7.2 8.1 6.4
TD 36 0 36 19 12
PCT TD 6.9 0.0 6.8 3.3
INT 19 0 19 19
PCT INT 3.7 0.0 3.6 3.3
LG 59 t 35 59 t 69 t
SKS/YDS 24/176 1/9 25/185 46/319
RATING 97.4 85.0 97.1 75.1
FINAL DALLAS COWBOYS 2007 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (from coaching film)
Tackles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
Solo James, Bradie . . . . . . . . .80 Williams, Roy . . . . . . . . .82 Hamlin, Ken . . . . . . . . . .61 Ayodele, Akin . . . . . . . . .51 Ware, DeMarcus . . . . . . .50 Reeves, Jacques . . . . . .58 Newman, Terence . . . . . .51 Burnett, Kevin . . . . . . . . .40 Henry, Anthony . . . . . . . .41 Canty, Chris . . . . . . . . . .31 Hatcher, Jason . . . . . . . .22 Ellis, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Watkins, Patrick . . . . . . .18 Spears, Marcus . . . . . . .19 Ratliff, Jay . . . . . . . . . . .15 Spencer, Anthony . . . . . .14 Bowen, Stephen . . . . . . .14 Jones, Nathan . . . . . . . .14 Johnson, Tank . . . . . . . . .8 Davis, Keith . . . . . . . . . . .5 Ayodele, Remi . . . . . . . . .5 Rogers, Justin . . . . . . . . .3 Oglesby, Evan . . . . . . . . .2 Brown, Courtney . . . . . . . .1 Carpenter, Bobby . . . . . . .1 Ball, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Owens, Terrell . . . . . . . . . .
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Ast. 50 33 41 44 30 9 11 12 8 15 13 12 12 9 13 14 9 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
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Total Sacks 130 3.0(-16) 115 102 95 80 14.0(-110) 67 62 52 49 46 3.5(-25) 35 2.0(-19) 33 12.5(-80) 30 28 2.0(-9) 28 3.0(-17) 28 3.0(-24) 23 17 1.0(-2) 10 2.0(-10) 7 5 3 2 2 2 1
Tkl/
QB
Loss 3(-9)
Pres. 3 2
1(-3) 2(-4) 8(-15) 1(-2) 1(-4) 1(-3)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
2 5
5 14 2 4 14 15 2 15 2
For.-Rec. 0-3 0-1
1 4
1 1
6 4(-8) 3(-4) 1(-1) 1(-3) 6(-7) 4(-10) 3(-10) 1(-2)
5 9 13 1 2 15 7 9 5 1
2 3 2 4
1 1
4-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 3-0 3-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0
1
Tackles - Ast. -- Total - 11 -- 25 - 5 -- 21 - 2 -- 18 - 5 -- 18 - 5 -- 16 - 7 -- 15 - 3 -- 11 - 4 -- 10 - 6 -- 10 - 4 -- 9 - 3 -- 6 - 0 -- 4 - 2 -- 4 - 0 -- 3 - 0 -- 3 - 1 -- 3 - 0 -- 2 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 0 -- 1 - 1 -- 1 - 1 -- 1
SACKS Fumbles For.-Rec.
Block Kick
1-0
1. 2. 3. 4.
1-0 1-0
Ware, DeMarcus ......14.0 Ellis, Greg ................12.5 Canty, Chris ................3.5 Spencer, Anthony ........3.0 Ratliff, Jay ..................3.0 James, Bradie ............3.0
(-110) (-80) (-25) (-24) (-17) (-16)
TACKLES/LOSSES 1. Ware, DeMarcus ............8 2. Spears, Marcus ..............6 3. Ratliff, Jay ......................4 Canty, Chris ....................4 5. Spencer, Anthony............3 James, Bradie ................3 Hatcher, Jason................3
0-1
(-15) (-7) (-10) (-8) (-10) (-9) (-4)
QB PRESSURES
1
INTERCEPTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Fumbles
Def.
1 27
SPECIAL TEAMS Solo Watkins, Patrick . . . . . . . .14 Carpenter, Bobby . . . . . . .16 Burnett, Kevin . . . . . . . . .16 Davis, Keith . . . . . . . . . . .13 Rogers, Justin . . . . . . . . .11 Hurd, Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Spencer, Anthony . . . . . . . .8 Austin, Miles . . . . . . . . . . .6 Anderson, Deon . . . . . . . . .4 Jones, Nathan . . . . . . . . . .5 Reeves, Jacques . . . . . . . .3 Brown, Courtney . . . . . . . .4 Williams, Roy . . . . . . . . . . .2 Ayodele, Akin . . . . . . . . . . .3 Ladouceur, L.P. . . . . . . . . .3 Oglesby, Evan . . . . . . . . . .2 Curtis, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Ball, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Fasano, Anthony . . . . . . . .1 Folk, Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Bowen, Stephen . . . . . . . . .0 Hoyte, Oliver . . . . . . . . . . .0 Canty, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pass Int
1. 2. 3. 4.
Ware, DeMarcus ..................27 Ratliff, Jay ............................15 Ellis, Greg ............................13 Hatcher, Jason........................9 Bowen, Stephen ....................9
PASSES DEFENSED
Henry, Anthony ......................6 Hamlin, Ken............................5 Newman, Terence ..................4 Williams, Roy ........................2 Reeves, Jacques....................1 Watkins, Patrick......................1
1. Henry, Anthony......................15 Newman, Terence ................15 3. Reeves, Jacques ..................14 Hamlin, Ken ..........................14 5. Williams, Roy ..........................5 13
2008 UNOFFICIAL DALLAS COWBOYS DEPTH CHART Rookies Underlined, [injured]
OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB FB RB
-- 81 -- 76 -- [63 -- 65 -- 70 -- 75 -- 82 -- 84 -9 -- 34 -- 24
Terrell Owens Flozell Adams Kyle Kosier] Andre Gurode Leonard Davis Marc Colombo Jason Witten Patrick Crayton Tony Romo Deon Anderson Marion Barber
[17 68 71 67 64 77 80 86 14
Sam Hurd] Doug Free Cory Procter Joe Berger Montrae Holland Pat McQuistan Martellus Bennett Isaiah Stanback Brad Johnson
[19
Miles Austin]
77
Pat McQuistan
78 89
James Marten Tony Curtis
28
Felix Jones
29
Tashard Choice
50 54
Justin Rogers Bobby Carpenter
20 32 23
Alan Ball Orlando Scandrick Evan Oglesby
DEFENSE LE -NT -RE -SLB -MILB -MOLB -WLB -LCB --
96 90 99 98 56 55 94 41
RCB -- 42 FS -- 26 SS -- 38
Marcus Spears Jay Ratliff Chris Canty Greg Ellis Bradie James Zach Thomas DeMarcus Ware Terence Newman
97 95 72 93 54 57 50 31
Jason Hatcher Tank Johnson Stephen Bowen Anthony Spencer Bobby Carpenter Kevin Burnett Justin Rogers Mike Jenkins
Anthony Henry Ken Hamlin Roy Williams
21 27 25
Adam Jones Courtney Brown Patrick Watkins
SPECIAL TEAMS P K KO H KOR PR LS
-1 -6 -6 -- 14 -- [19 -- 21 -- 91
Mat McBriar Nick Folk Nick Folk Brad Johnson Miles Austin] Adam Jones L.P. Ladouceur
1 28 84
Mat McBriar Felix Jones Patrick Crayton
21 41
Adam Jones Terence Newman
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kyle KOSIER ..............................................................KOZAR Louis-Phillippe LADOUCEUR ..........................LAH-doo-sahr Pat MCQUISTAN............................................muh-KWISS-tin
Joe BERGER..............................................................BER-jer TASHARD Choice ................................................tuh-SHARD Andre GURODE ........................................................jer-ODD MONTRAE Holland ............................................MAHN-TRAY
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Wade Phillips Assistants: Dave Campo (Secondary); Jason Garrett (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator); John Garrett (Tight Ends); Todd Grantham (Defensive Line); Reggie Herring (Linebackers); Hudson Houck (Offensive Line); Joe Juraszek (Strength and Conditioning); Brett Maxie (Assistant Secondary); Dat Nguyen (Assistant Linebackers/Defensive Quality Control); Tony Ollison (Assistant Strength and Conditioning); Skip Peete (Running Backs); Wes Phillips (Quality Control/Offensive Assistant); Bruce Read (Special Teams); Ray Sherman (Wide Receivers); Brian Stewart (Defensive Coordinator); Wade Wilson (quarterbacks) 14
2008 DALLAS COWBOYS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER (as of Sept. 1, 2008)
NO 76 34 19 20 24 80 67 72 27 57 99 54 29 75 84 89 70 98 6 68 65 26 97 42 64 17 56 31 14 95 21 28 63 91 78 1 77 41 23 81 71 90 50 9 32 96 93 86 55 94 25 38 82
NAME Adams, Flozell Anderson, Deon Austin, Miles Ball, Alan Barber, Marion Bennett, Martellus Berger, Joe Bowen, Stephen Brown, Courtney Burnett, Kevin Canty, Chris Carpenter, Bobby Choice, Tashard Colombo, Marc Crayton, Patrick Curtis, Tony Davis, Leonard Ellis, Greg Folk, Nick Free, Doug Gurode, Andre Hamlin, Ken Hatcher, Jason Henry, Anthony Holland, Montrae Hurd, Sam James, Bradie Jenkins, Mike Johnson, Brad Johnson, Tank Jones, Adam Jones, Felix Kosier, Kyle Ladouceur, Louis-Philippe Marten, James McBriar, Mat McQuistan, Pat Newman, Terence Oglesby, Evan Owens, Terrell Procter, Cory Ratliff, Jay Rogers, Justin Romo, Tony Scandrick, Orlando Spears, Marcus Spencer, Anthony Stanback, Isaiah Thomas, Zach Ware, DeMarcus Watkins, Patrick Williams, Roy Witten, Jason
PRACTICE SQUAD 18 Amendola, Danny 4 Bartel, Richard 30 Coleman, Alonzo 39 Crosslin, Julius 92 Dixon, Marcus 59 George, Tearrius 44 Hannah, Rodney 85 Jefferson, Mike
POS T FB WR CB RB TE G DE S LB DE LB RB T WR TE G LB K T C S DE CB G WR LB CB QB NT CB RB G LS T P T CB CB WR C NT LB QB CB DE LB WR LB LB S S TE
HGT 6-7 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-2 5-10 6-8 6-0 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-1 6-6 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-5 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-6 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-5
WGT 340 245 216 186 225 265 310 304 204 242 304 250 208 318 203 251 353 262 225 311 318 208 304 207 322 205 245 190 235 305 186 212 305 256 315 222 315 190 188 218 308 302 250 224 192 315 255 208 242 262 215 221 262
BIRTHDATE 5/18/75 1/27/83 6/30/84 3/29/85 6/10/83 3/10/87 5/25/82 3/28/84 2/10/84 12/24/82 11/10/82 8/1/83 11/20/84 10/8/78 4/7/79 2/11/83 9/5/78 8/14/75 11/5/84 1/6/84 3/6/79 1/20/81 7/13/82 11/3/76 4/24/85 1/17/81 3/22/85 9/13/68 12/7/81 9/30/83 5/8/87 11/27/78 3/13/81 4/18/84 7/8/79 4/30/83 9/4/78 12/18/81 12/7/73 10/18/82 8/29/81 8/31/83 4/21/80 2/10/87 3/8/83 1/23/84 8/16/84 9/1/73 7/31/82 12/18/82 8/14/80 5/6/82
NFL EXP 11 2 3 1 4 R 4 3 2 4 4 3 R 7 5 3 8 11 2 2 7 6 3 8 6 3 6 R 17 5 3 R 7 4 2 5 3 6 3 13 4 4 2 6 R 4 2 2 13 4 3 7 6
WR QB RB FB DE LB TE WR
5-11 6-4 5-9 5-11 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-1
190 246 210 245 285 258 258 206
11/2/85 2/3/83 1/27/84 11/1/83 9/16/84 12/3/82 8/9/84 12/28/82
R 1 1 R R 1 1 1
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COLLEGE Michigan State Connecticut Monmouth Illinois Minnesota Texas A&M Michigan Tech Hofstra Cal Poly Tennessee Virginia Ohio State Georgia Tech Boston College Northwestern Okla. St. Portland State Texas North Carolina Arizona Northern Illinois Colorado Arkansas Grambling State South Florida Florida State Northern Illinois Louisiana State South Florida Florida State Washington West Virginia Arkansas Arizona State California Boston College Hawaii Weber State Kansas State North Alabama Tennessee-Chattanooga Montana Auburn SMU Eastern Illinois Boise St. Louisana State Purdue Washington Texas Tech Troy Florida State Oklahoma Tennessee
HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN Bellwood, Ill. Providence, R.I. Garfield, N.J. Detroit, Mich. Plymouth, Minn. Alief, Tex. Newaygo, Mich. Wheatley Heights, N.Y. Berkeley, Calif. Carson, Calif. Charlotte, N.C. Lancaster, Ohio Riverdale, Ga. Bridgewater, Mass. DeSoto, Tex. Seaside, Calif. Wortham, Tex. Wendell, N.C. Sherman Oaks, Calif. Manitowoc, Wis. Houston, Tex. Memphis, Tenn. Jena, La. Fort Myers, Fla. Ore, Tex. San Antonio, Tex. Monroe, La. Bradenton, Fla. Black Mountain, N.C. Tempe, Ariz. Atlanta, Ga. Tulsa, Ok. Peoria, Arz. Pointe-Claire, Quebec Indianapolis, Ind. East Brighton, Australia Lebanon, Ore. Salina, Kan. Toccoa, Ga. Alexander City, Ala. Gig Harbor, Wash. Valdosta, Ga. Commerce, Tex. Burlington, Wis. Los Alamitos, Calif. Baton Rouge, La. Fort Wayne, Ind. Seattle, Wash. Pampa, Tex. Auburn, Ala. Tallahassee, Fla. Union City, Calif. Elizabethton, Tenn.
Texas Tech Tarleton State Hampton Oklahoma State Hampton Kansas State Houston Montana State
The Woodlands, Tex. Grapevine, Tex. South Boston, Va. Amarillo, Tex. Rome, Ga. Fayetteville, N.C. Roseville, Calif. El Paso, Tex.
2008 DALLAS COWBOYS NUMERICAL ROSTER (as of Sept. 1, 2008)
NO. 1 6 9 14 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 38 41 42 50 54 55 56 57 63 64 65 67 68 70 71 72 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 84 86 89 90 91 93 94 96 95 97 98 99
NAME Mat McBriar Nick Folk Tony Romo Brad Johnson Sam Hurd Miles Austin Alan Ball Adam Jones Evan Oglesby Marion Barber Patrick Watkins Ken Hamlin Courtney Brown Felix Jones Tashard Choice Mike Jenkins Orlando Scandrick Deon Anderson Roy Williams Terence Newman Anthony Henry Justin Rogers Bobby Carpenter Zach Thomas Bradie James Kevin Burnett Kyle Kosier Montrae Holland Andre Gurode Joe Berger Doug Free Leonard Davis Cory Procter Stephen Bowen Marc Colombo Flozell Adams Pat McQuistan James Marten Martellus Bennett Terrell Owens Jason Witten Patrick Crayton Isaiah Stanback Tony Curtis Jay Ratliff Louis-Philippe Ladouceur Anthony Spencer DeMarcus Ware Marcus Spears Tank Johnson Jason Hatcher Greg Ellis Chris Canty
PRACTICE SQUAD 4 Richard Bartel 18 Danny Amendola 30 Alonzo Coleman 39 Julius Crosslin 44 Rodney Hannah 59 Tearrius George 85 Mike Jefferson 92 Marcus Dixon
POS P K QB QB WR WR CB CB CB RB S S S RB RB CB CB FB S CB CB LB LB LB LB LB G G C G T G C DE T T T T TE WR TE WR WR TE NT LS LB LB DE NT DE LB DE
HGT 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-8 6-7 6-6 6-7 6-6 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-7
WGT 222 225 224 235 205 216 186 186 188 225 215 208 204 212 208 190 192 245 221 190 207 250 250 242 245 242 305 322 318 310 311 353 308 304 318 340 315 315 265 218 262 203 208 251 302 256 255 262 315 305 304 262 304
AGE 29 23 28 39 23 24 23 24 26 25 25 27 24 21 23 23 21 25 28 29 31 25 25 35 27 25 29 28 29 26 24 29 25 24 29 33 25 24 21 34 26 29 24 25 27 27 24 26 25 26 26 33 25
QB WR RB FB TE LB WR DE
6-3 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-6 6-4 6-1 6-4
246 190 210 245 258 258 206 285
25 22 24 24 24 25 25 23
NFL EXP 5 2 6 17 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 6 2 R R R R 2 7 6 8 2 3 13 6 4 7 6 7 4 2 8 4 3 7 11 3 2 R 13 6 5 2 3 4 4 2 4 4 5 3 11 4 1 R 1 R 1 1 1 R
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COLLEGE Hawaii Arizona Eastern Illinois Florida State Northern Illinois Monmouth Illinois West Virginia North Alabama Minnesota Florida State Arkansas Cal Poly Arkansas Georgia Tech South Florida Boise St. Connecticut Oklahoma Kansas State South Florida SMU Ohio State Texas Tech Louisiana State Tennessee Arizona State Florida State Colorado Michigan Tech Northern Illinois Texas Montana Hofstra Boston College Michigan State Weber State Boston College Texas A&M Tennessee-Chattanooga Tennessee Northwestern Okla. St. Washington Portland State Auburn California Purdue Troy Louisana State Washington Grambling State North Carolina Virginia
HOW ACQ FA-'04 D6a-'07 FA-'03 FA-'07 FA-'06 FA-'06 D7b-'07 T(Ten)-'08 W(Bal)-'07 D4a-'05 D5-'06 UFA(Sea)-'07 D7a-'07 D1a-'08 D4-'08 D1b-'08 D5-'08 D6b-'07 D1-'02 D1-'03 UFA(Cle)-'05 W(NE)-'07 D1-'06 FA-'08 D4-'03 D2-'05 UFA(Det)-'06 T(Den)-'08 D2a-'02 W(Mia)-'06 D4b-'07 UFA(Ari)-'07 FA-'05 FA-'06 FA-'05 D2-'98 D7a-'06 D3-'07 D2-'08 FA-'06 D3-'03 D7b-'04 D4a-'07 FA-'06 D7-'05 FA-'05 D1-'07 D1a-'05 D1b-'05 FA-'07 D3b-'06 D1-'98 D4b-'05
Tarleton State Texas Tech Hampton Oklahoma State Houston Kansas State Montana State Hampton
FA-'07 FA-'08 FA-'07 FA-'08 FA-'07 FA-'08 FA-'07 FA-'08
'07 GAMES/ GP-GS-DNP-IA 16 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 16 16 0 0 16 0 0 0 16 2 0 0 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 0 16 0 14 1 16 15 8 0
0 0 0 0 0
8 0 2 0 8
8 15 13 13 16 16 5 16 16 16 16 14 1 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 0
5 13 11 10 0 0 5 16 2 16 16 14 0 0 16 2 0 16 16 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 3 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 2 13 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
15 16 15 2 16 15 16 16 16 16 8 16 13 16
15 16 13 0 0 14 0 6 16 16 1 0 10 16
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2008 DALLAS COWBOYS POSITION BY POSITION ROSTER (as of Sept. 1, 2008) POS
HGT
WGT
BIRTHDATE
NFL EXP
COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN
Quarterback (2) 9 Tony Romo 14 Brad Johnson
QB QB
6-2 6-5
224 235
28 39
6 17
Eastern Illinois Florida State
FA-’03 FA-’07
Running Back (4) 24 Marion Barber 28 Felix Jones 29 Tashard Choice 34 Deon Anderson
RB RB RB FB
6-0 6-0 5-11 5-10
225 212 208 245
25 21 23 25
4 R R 2
Minnesota Arkansas Georgia Tech Connecticut
D4a-’05 D1a-'08 D4-'08 D6b-'07
Wide 17 19 81 84 86
Receiver (5) Sam Hurd Miles Austin Terrell Owens Patrick Crayton Isaiah Stanback
WR WR WR WR WR
6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2
205 216 218 203 208
23 24 34 29 24
3 3 13 5 2
Northern Illinois Monmouth University Tennessee-Chattanooga Northwestern Okla. State Washington
FA-’06 FA-’06 FA-‘06 D7b-’04 D4a-’07
Tight 80 82 89
End (3) Martellus Bennett Jason Witten Tony Curtis
TE TE TE
6-7 6-5 6-5
265 262 251
21 26 25
R 6 3
Texas A&M Tennessee Portland State
D2-'08 D3-’03 FA-’06
Offensive Line (11) 63 Kyle Kosier 64 Montrae Holland 65 Andre Gurode 67 Joe Berger 68 Doug Free 70 Leonard Davis 71 Cory Procter 75 Marc Colombo 76 Flozell Adams 77 Pat McQuistan 78 James Marten
G G C G T G C T T T T
6-5 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-8 6-7 6-6 6-7
305 322 318 310 311 353 308 318 340 315 315
29 28 29 26 24 29 25 29 33 25 24
7 6 7 3 2 8 4 7 11 3 2
Arizona State Florida State Colorado Michigan Tech Northern Illinois Texas Montana Boston College Michigan State Weber State Boston College
UFA(Det)-’06 T(Den)-'08 D2a-’02 W (Mia)-’06 D4b-’07 UFA(Ari)-’07 FA-’05 FA-’05 D2-’98 D7-’06 D3-’07
Defensive Backs (11) 20 Alan Ball 21 Adam Jones 23 Evan Oglesby 25 Patrick Watkins 26 Ken Hamlin 27 Courtney Brown 31 Mike Jenkins 32 Orlando Scandrick 38 Roy Williams 41 Terence Newman 42 Anthony Henry
CB CB CB S S S CB CB S CB CB
6-1 5-10 5-10 6-5 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-1
186 186 188 215 208 204 190 192 221 190 207
23 24 26 25 27 24 23 21 28 29 31
1 3 3 3 6 2 R R 7 6 8
Illinois West Virginia North Alabama Florida State Arkansas Cal Poly South Florida Boise St. Oklahoma Kansas State South Florida
D7b-'07 T(Tenn)-'08 W(Bal)-'07 D5-’06 UFA(Sea)-’07 D7a-’07 D1b-'08 D5-'08 D1-’02 D1-’03 UFA(Cle.)-’05
Linebackers (8) 50 Justin Rogers 54 Bobby Carpenter 55 Zach Thomas 56 Bradie James 57 Kevin Burnett 93 Anthony Spencer 94 DeMarcus Ware 98 Greg Ellis
LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB
6-4 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-6
250 250 242 245 242 255 262 262
25 25 35 27 25 24 26 33
2 3 13 6 4 2 4 11
SMU Ohio State Texas Tech Louisiana State Tennessee Purdue Troy North Carolina
W(NE)-'07 D1-’06 FA-'08 D4-’03 D2-’05 D1-’07 D1a-’05 D1-’98
Defensive Line (6) 72 Stephen Bowen 90 Jay Ratliff 95 Tank Johnson 96 Marcus Spears 97 Jason Hatcher 99 Chris Canty
DE NT NT DE DE DE
6-5 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-7
304 302 305 315 304 304
24 27 26 25 26 25
3 4 5 4 3 4
Hofstra Auburn Washington Louisiana State Grambling State Virginia
FA-'06 D7-’05 FA-'07 D1b-’05 D3b-’06 D4b-’05
Specialists (3) 1 Mat McBriar P 6 Nick Folk K 91 Louis-Philippe Ladouceur LS
6-1 6-1 6-4
222 225 256
29 23 27
5 2 4
Hawaii Arizona California
FA-‘04 D6a-’07 FA-’05
NO
NAME
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2008 Transactions By Date Jan. 2 ............Signed Tearrius George. Jan.15............Signed Richard Bartel, Quincy Butler, Alonzo Coleman, Tyler Everett, Mike Jefferson, Khari Long and Marcus Smith. Jan. 16 ..........Signed Tyson Smith and Jerron Wishom. Jan. 17 ..........Announced Jason Garrett as Assistant Head Coach. Signed Justin Phinisee. Jan. 18 ..........Announced the hiring of Hudson Houck as Offensive Line Coach. Signed Ronnie Cruz and Rodney Hannah. Jan. 23 ..........Signed Junior Siavii. Jan. 24 ..........Announced the hiring of Todd Grantham as Defensive Line Coach. Jan. 29 ..........Announced the hiring of Dave Campo as Secondary Coach. Jan. 31 ..........Signed Stephen Bowen. Feb. 9 ............Announced the hiring of Reggie Herring as Linebackers Coach. Feb. 14 ..........Signed Louis-Philippe Ladouceur to a five-year contract extension. Feb. 21 ..........Placed franchise tag on Ken Hamlin. Feb. 28 ..........Signed Zach Thomas. Re-negotiated contract for Flozell Adams. Tendered Marion Barber, Chris Canty and Joe Berger. Released Oliver Hoyte. Fed. 29 ..........Traded Jason Ferguson to the Miami Dolphins swaping 2008 sixth round draft choices and for a 2009 sixth round draft choice. March 4 ........Announced the hiring of Brett Maxie as Assistant Secondary Coach. March 17 ......Re-signed Evan Oglesby. April 11 ..........Re-signed Tony Curtis. April 18 ..........Re-signed Joe Berger. April 23 ..........Re-signed Cory Procter. April 26 ..........Traded Akin Ayodele and Anthony Fasano to the Miami Dolphins for a 2008 fourth-round draft choice. Drafted Felix Jones, Mike Jenkins and Maretllus Bennett. April 27 ..........Acquired Adam Jones from the Tennessee Titans for a 2008 fourth-round draft selection. Drafted Tashard Choice, Orlando Scandrick and Erik Walden. May 2 ............Signed Danny Amendola, Drew Atchison, Mark Bradford, Julius Crosslin, Dowayne Davis, Marcus Dixon, BrandonHale, Alain Karatepeyan, Keon Lattimore, Jay Ottovegio, Daniel Polk, Darrell Robertson and Joe West. May 14 ..........Signed Cory Lekkerkerker and Adam Stenavich. May 20 ..........Re-signed Marion Barber and Terence Newman. June 3............Re-signed Terrell Owens. June 5............Named Tom Ciskowski Director of Scouting. June 11 ..........Re-signed Chris Canty. June 19..........Released Brandon Hale, Alain Karatepeyan, Justin Phinisee, Joe West and Jerron Wishom. July 15 ..........Signed Ken Hamlin. July 23 ..........Signed Orlando Scandrick. July 24 ..........Signed Martellus Bennett, Tashard Choice and Erik Walden. Released Khari Long. July 25 ..........Released Terry Glenn. Signed Felix Jones, Mike Jenkins and Jeff Terrell. July 27 ..........Signed Todd Lowber. Aug. 25 ..........Released Quincy Butler, Jay Ottovegio, Daniel Polk and Jeff Terrell. Reached an injury settlement agreement with Ronnie Cruz. Aug. 28 ..........Released Tyler Everett. Acquired Montrae Holland from the Denver Broncos for a 2010 fifth-round draft choice. Aug. 30 ..........Released Danny Amendola, Drew Atchison, Remi Ayodele, Richard Bartel, Mark Bradford, Alonzo Coleman, Julius Crosslin, Dowayne Davis, Marcus Dixon, Tearrius George, Ryan Gibbons, Rodney Hannah, Mike Jefferson, Keon Lattimore, Todd Lowber, Darrell Robertson, Junior Siavii, Marcus Smith, Tyson Smith and Erik Walden. Reached an injury settlement with Cory Lekkerkerker. Aug. 31 ..........Signed Danny Amendola, Alonzo Coleman, Julius Crosslin, Marcus Dixon, Tearrius George, Rodney Hannah and Mike Jefferson to the practice squad. Sept. 1 ..........Signed Richard Bartel to the practice squad.
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2008 Transactions by Player ADAMS, Flozell - T 2/28 ..........Re-negotiated contract AMENDOLA, Danny - WR 5/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released 8/31 ..........Signed to practice squad ATCHISON, Drew - TE 5/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released AYODELE, Akin - LB 4/26 ..........Traded to Miami BARBER, Maion - RB 2/28 ..........Tendered 5/20 ..........Signed BARTEL, Richard - QB 1/15 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released 9/1 ..........Signed to practice squad BENNETT, Martellus - TE 4/26 ..........Drafted 7/24 ..........Signed BERGER, Joe - G 2/28 ..........Tendered 4/18 ..........Re-signed BOWEN, Stephen - DE 1/31 ..........Signed BRADFORD, Mark - WR 5/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released BUTLER, Quincy - CB 1/15 ..........Signed 8/25 ..........Released CAMPO, Dave 1/29 ..........Named Secondary Coach CANTY, Chris - DE 2/28 ..........Tendered 6/11 ..........Re-signed CHOICE, Tashard - RB 4/27 ..........Drafted 7/24 ..........Signed CISKOWSKI, Tom 6/5 ..........Named Director of Scouting COLEMAN, Alonzo - RB 1/15 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released 8/31 ..........Signed to practice squad CROSSLIN, Julius - FB 5/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released 8/31 ..........Signed to practice squad CRUZ, Ronnie - FB 1/18 ..........Signed 8/25 ..........Injury settlement CURTIS, Tony - TE 4/11 ..........Re-signed DAVIS, Dowayne - CB 5/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released DIXON, Marcus - DE 5/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released 8/31 ..........Signed to practice squad EVERETT, Tyler - CB 1/15 ..........Signed 8/28 ..........Released FASANO, Anthony - TE 4/26 ..........Traded to Miami FERGUSON, Jason - NT 2/29 ..........Traded to Miami GARRETT, Jason 1/17 ..........Named Assistant Head Coach GEORGE, Tearrius - LB 1/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released 8/31 ..........Signed to practice squad GLENN, Terry - WR 7/25 ..........Released GRANTHAM, Todd 1/24 ..........Named Defensive Line Coach HALE, Brandon - G 5/2 ..........Signed 6/19 ..........Released HAMLIN, Ken - S 2/21 ..........Placed franchise tag 7/15 ..........Signed HANNAH, Rodney - TE 1/18 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released 8/31 ..........Signed to practice squad HERRING, Reggie 2/9 ..........Named Linebackers Coach HOUCK, Hudson 1/18 ..........Named Offensive Line Coach HOLLAND, Montrae - G 8/28 ..........Acquired in trade from Denver HOYTE, Oliver - FB 2/28 ..........Released JEFFERSON, Mike - WR 1/15 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released 8/31 ..........Signed to practice squad
JENKINS, Mike - CB 4/26 ..........Drafted 7/25 ..........Signed JONES, Felix - RB 4/26 ..........Drafted 7/25 ..........Signed JONES, Adam - CB 4/27 ..........Acquired in trade from Tennessee KARATEPEYAN, Alain - LB 5/2 ..........Signed 6/19 ..........Released LADOUCEUR, Louis-Philippe - LS 2/14 ..........Signed a five-year extension LATTIMORE, Keon - RB 5/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released LEKKERKERKER, Cory - T 5/14 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Injury Settlement LONG, Khari - LB 1/15 ..........Signed 7/24 ..........Released LOWBER, Todd - WR 7/27 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released MAXIE, Brett 3/4 ..........Named Assistant Secondary Coach NEWMAN, Terence - CB 5/20 ..........Re-signed OGLESBY, Evan - CB 3/17 ..........Signed OTTOVEGIO, Jay - P 5/2 ..........Signed 8/25 ..........Released OWENS, Terrell - WR 6/3 ..........Re-signed PHINISEE, Justin - CB 1/17 ..........Signed 6/19 ..........Released POLK, Daniel - WR 5/2 ..........Signed 8/25 ..........Released PROCTER, Cory - C 4/23 ..........Re-signed ROBERTSON, Darrell - LB 5/2 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released SCANDRICK, Orlando - CB 4/27 ..........Drafted 7/23 ..........Signed SIAVII, Junior - DT 1/23 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released SMITH, Marcus - DE 1/15 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released SMITH, Tyson - LB 1/16 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released STENAVICH, Adam - G 5/14 ..........Signed 8/28 ..........Released TERRELL, Jeff - QB 7/25 ..........Signed 8/25 ..........Released THOMAS, Zach - LB 2/28 ..........Signed WALDEN, Erik - LB 4/27 ..........Drafted 7/24 ..........Signed 8/30 ..........Released WEST, Joe - WR 5/2 ..........Signed 6/19 ..........Released WISHOM, Jerron - CB 1/16 ..........Signed 6/19 ..........Released
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