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• The endless identity crisis of the Cowboys linebackers

The Dallas Cowboys have experienced significant volatility at linebacker in recent years. In fact, in four straight seasons, the linebacker leading them in tackles has been four different players – Leighton Vander Esch (2022), Damone Clark (2023), Eric Kendricks (2024), and Shemar James (2025), with a new player likely to hold that honor once again. […]...2026
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• Cowboys should draft this turnover machine

The Dallas Cowboys’ defense has a need. A need for speed. And there is no bigger need for fast players than at the linebacker position. The team has attempted to get by with some veteran players, such as Eric Kendricks and Kenneth Murray Jr., in recent seasons while younger players continue to develop, but they […]...2026
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• Trying to make sense of the Cowboys contrasting roster-building approaches

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Why do you think the Cowboys have been more aggressive this offseason? Much to the satisfaction of fans across the world, the Dallas Cowboys have been very active this offseason. Between re-signing their own, signing free agents, and making trades, the front office has done a lot to replenish their roster. This is a stark contrast to how they behaved last...2025
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• Cowboys’ defense ranked as the 10th-best defensive unit in the NFL for the 2025 season

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys did a good job of upgrading on the defensive side of the ball this offseason. While they may not have stolen headlines with flashy moves, the Dallas Cowboys made clear upgrades on both sides of the ball this offseason. Dallas saw the lack of depth that killed them in the 2024 campaign and made it a priority to ensure that does not happen again this...2025
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• Cowboys defense: Comparing front seven additions/subtractions from 2024 to now

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images New defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus has already made his presence felt in retooling the Cowboys DL and LB groups. For the third consecutive season, the Dallas Cowboys will have a new defensive coordinator. Matt Eberflus returning to Dallas after being fired mid-season as head coach of the Chicago Bears last year is actually one of the more familiar f...2025
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• Cowboys news: Stephen Jones hints at the idea of extensions for Ferguson, Bland

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images Notable headlines surrounding America’s team. Stephen Jones teases extensions for Cowboys’ DaRon Bland, Jake Ferguson- Randy Gurzi, Sports Illustrated Get it done early, Dallas. Bland and Ferguson each enter their fourth season in the league and are scheduled for free agency in 2026. Jones said they want to keep both players around and want to begin looking at e...2025
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• Cowboys named ideal landing spot for free agent LB Kyzir White

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Linebacker depth has improved for the Cowboys this offseason. The Dallas Cowboys made it a mission filled holes defensively through the first wave of free agency. Specifically, they have upgraded the linebacker position due to DeMarvion Overshown recovering from a torn ACL, veteran Eric Kendricks being a free agent, and Damone Clark not taking the next step ...2025
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• Cowboys free agents who remain unsigned

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Some Cowboys free agents haven’t found new teams yet. Could this lead to their return to Dallas? After about a week of 2025 free agency, some of last year’s Cowboys have yet to find new teams. But as Dallas has already added 10 new players on top of re-signing others, the chances that certain unsigned veterans could return may be slim to none. Let’s chec...2025
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• What the Cowboys are getting by trading for linebacker Kenneth Murray

Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images Just how excited should fans be about the Cowboys trade for Kenneth Murray? The Dallas Cowboys entered the offseason with some huge concerns at the linebacker position. Last year, they relied on veteran Eric Kendricks, second-year redshirt DeMarvion Overshown, and rookie Marist Liufau to handle the majority of the workload. They also had Damone Clark...2025
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• Cowboys free agency: Ranking the free agent and trade additions made so far

Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images Ranking the Cowboys’ outside additions during free agency It’s been quite an unusually busy period for the Dallas Cowboys this early in free agency. But the Cowboys have made both a series of free agent signings as well as two trades. Let’s rank all these additions from best to worst and the reasons for each. 1. Kenneth Murray (Linebacker): Top of t...2025
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• With linebacker additions, Damone Clark remains outside looking in

Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cowboys LB room in for a change with new additions On Wednesday, the Cowboys signed free agent linebacker Jack Sanborn and traded for Kenneth Murray Jr. They’re logical moves based on Dallas’ current circumstances at LB, but bad news for fourth-year prospect Damone Clark. Needing opportunities to play in the final year of his rookie deal,...2025
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• Cowboys change look at LB with signing of Jack Sanborn and trade for Kenneth Murray

Amber Searls-Imagn Images The Cowboys will look very different at LB compared to last season For a team that started the offseason with roster needs up and down the depth chart, the Cowboys have been more than selectively aggressive in addressing them right from the start of free agency. After bringing in outside additions at running back, defensive end, defensive tackle, guard, and corner...2025
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• The ESPY’s best fashion looks of 2023, as told by the NFL stars who wore them
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images What inspired the hottest NFL looks on the ESPY Awards red carpet? The ESPYs are known as the Oscars of the sports world — so it’s only fitting that ESPN’s signature awards show is now held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, which is also home to the Academy Awards. Along with heartfelt acceptance speeches, emotional presentations, che...2023
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"The team has attempted to get by with some veteran players, such as Eric Kendricks and Kenneth Murray Jr."

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"DeMarvion Overshown’s devastating injury that will linger into 2025 leaves the Cowboys thin at linebacker with veteran leader Eric Kendricks, brought in because of familiarity with Zimmer, back on the free agent market in March."

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"Eric Kendricks expected to sign with Cowboys after initially agreeing to terms with 49ers, per report"

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"Gone are players like Adam Thielen, Eric Kendricks, Patrick Peterson, and Dalvin Tomlinson, and entering the organization are […] 3 reasons Vikings should abandon Kirk Cousins for Lamar Jackson - FanSided - FanSided - Sports News, Entertainment, Lifestyle & Technology - 300+ Sites"

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"After Zimmer was fired, linebacker Eric Kendricks characterized the team as being “fear-based” under Zimmer."

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"Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks was ejected from Monday night’s game against the Chicago Bears after hitting a sliding Justin Fields in the head midway through the fourth quarter."

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"Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks was the most pointed, saying, “Your statement said nothing."

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"Inside linebackers Benardrick McKinney and Eric Kendricks signed $10M average annual salary extensions last year."

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"Brothers Eric Kendricks of the VIkings and Mychal Kendricks of the Eagles will be on opposite sides in the NFC Championship Game."

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"For the Vikings, the combination of linebackers Greenway, Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr was the most important element to counter Elliott's preternatural ability."

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"Minnesota's defense has young talent, with the likes of Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks (both age 23) anchoring the front seven."

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"Eric Kendricks named NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Month"

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"ILB Eric Kendricks, UCLA It's easy as a scout or evaluator to start following the pattern when looking for players and allow yourself to overlook talented players who may not fit the ideal mold for a position."

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• Cowboys named ideal landing spot for free agent LB Kyzir White
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• Dallas Cowboys have done what we asked them to so far this offseason

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images It is fair to give the Dallas Cowboys some credit for this offseason so far. The Dallas Cowboys have been selectively aggressive. It bothers me to put it that way, the slogan-type labels that have emerged for offseasons in recent history are annoying and silly. Obviously the Cowboys are the Cowboys so on some level this is par for the course, but if we are evaluati...2025
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• Cowboys news: Source claims Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons are talking about a new deal

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The latest news around your Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys, Micah Parsons talking long-term contract - Mike Leslie, WFAA There are rumblings that the Cowboys and Micah Parsons might get a deal done. The Dallas Cowboys and their All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons have held discussions about a long-term contract extension, according to a source with knowled...2025
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• Dallas Cowboys 2025 draft: Fixing the roster through the draft

Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hoe the Cowboys can fix their roster holes in the draft The Dallas Cowboys have many roster holes going into the season and with the NFL Draft just around the corner this would be a great place to restock and rebuild. Let’s try fixing the roster by looking at the ideal prospect to take in each round and make this the “best-fix” so...2025
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• What the Cowboys are getting by trading for linebacker Kenneth Murray
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• Cowboys 2025 draft: 5 risers and 5 fallers from the combine

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The NFL Combine adjusted how we view certain draft prospects. With this year’s NFL scouting combine signed, sealed and delivered, it’s time to look at how the prospects did. Plenty of risers have made themselves known, but also a handful of prospects seriously underwhelmed. Here are our top five risers and fallers from the combine that could have been pro...2025
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• Cowboys news: The Ashton Jeanty question is ever-present in discussion of the draft

Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images Your Sunday morning Cowboys news. Should the Dallas Cowboys take Ashton Jeanty in the NFL Draft? It’s complicated - David Moore, Dallas Morning News Dallas sure loves their Boise State Broncos. Could they take Ashton Jeanty? Brian Schottenheimer has consistently stressed the need for the Cowboys to run the ball since becoming the team’s head coa...2025
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• Cowboys news: Dallas counting on OL coach Conor Riley to get Tyler Guyton on the right track

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Notable headlines surrounding America’s team. Cowboys taking huge risk with rumored Tyler Guyton plan after poor rookie year - Jerry Trotta, The Landry Hat Dallas isn’t giving up yet. According to Cowboys writer Patrik Walker, Guyton will remain at left tackle next season working under new offensive line coach Conor Riley, who was hired from Kansas Stat...2025
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• Cowboys listed as betting favorite on one site to be WR Tyreek Hill’s next team

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Offseason rumors are once again a thing. Does the NFL betting market know something about the Cowboys offseason plans that we don’t? This is the question just days into the unceremonious start of said offseason for the Cowboys, arriving here by missing the playoffs with a 7-10 record and ending the year on a two-game losing streak. Dallas has serious wor...2025
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• Cowboys news: Team banking on first-round disappointments in free agency, trades

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The latest Cowboys news heading into the weekend. Cowboys banking on other teams’ busts forces them, once again, to aim for draft perfection - Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News The Cowboys are putting a lot of faith in other team’s first-round busts to come through in 2025. Even if it beats last year, when Jerry basically sat out free agency, it hasn’t be...2025
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• Cowboys change look at LB with signing of Jack Sanborn and trade for Kenneth Murray
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• Cowboys news: CeeDee Lamb talks about some of the WRs he likes in the draft

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys news is delivered CeeDee Lamb on Cowboys Potentially Adding Receiver Through NFL Draft: “Just Looking For a Great Complement” - RG.org CeeDee Lamb weighs in on some of the receivers in the draft. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is high on several receivers in this year’s NFL Draft. The Cowboys hold the No. 12 overall pick in the...2025
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• Cowboys news: The Ashton Jeanty question is ever-present in discussion of the draft
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• Cowboys 2025 offseason roster preview: Defensive tackles

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Mazi Smith is the only known entity signed to play DT for the Cowboys in 2025. That’s a problem. While they have plenty of work to do across the roster this offseason, the Dallas Cowboys will need to give defensive tackle a sizeable amount of attention. Arguably their top 2025 free agent comes from the position, and others with expiring contracts would wip...2025
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• 3 things the Cowboys must do this offseason if they want to dethrone the Eagles

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Cowboys have a lot of work to do if they want to catch the Eagles. It’s time for the Dallas Cowboys to get back to work. After the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, the book is finally closed on the 2024 NFL season. The Eagles dominated the Chiefs in every facet of the game, looking like the superior team at nearly ...2025
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• Cowboys news: Jerry Jones has reached out to Pete Carroll about head coach opening

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images The latest buzz around the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones has reached out to Pete Carroll about Cowboys’ head coach opening - SportsDay Staff, Dallas Morning News While the Cowboys’ head coaching search seems to have a frontrunner in Brian Schottenheimer, a new possible candidate emerges. A person with knowledge of the Cowboys coaching search told The D...2025
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• Cowboys listed as betting favorite on one site to be WR Tyreek Hill’s next team
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• 2024 NFL Week 9 Power Rankings: Dallas Cowboys continue to fall to the bottom

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys continue to fall in power rankings across the NFL. We are just about halfway through the 2024 NFL season which is crazy to think given that it feels like it barely started. Time flies and all that jazz. By next week Halloween will have passed, candy will have been consumed and the clocks will have fallen back (except for you, Ar...2024
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• 3 reasons Vikings should abandon Kirk Cousins for Lamar Jackson
The Minnesota Vikings are reportedly a “wild card” contender for Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Here are three reasons why they should move on from Kirk Cousins. The Minnesota Vikings have done some overhauling of their roster. Gone are players like Adam Thielen, Eric Kendricks, Patrick Peterson, and Dalvin Tomlinson, and entering the organization are […] 3 reasons V...2023
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• Chargers name final 53-man roster ahead of 2023 season opener

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports Two undrafted free agents make the Chargers’ final 53-man roster The Chargers have officially announced their initial 53-man roster. The list comes with a handful of surprises, including the additions of two undrafted free agents in running back Elijah Dotson and safety AJ Finley. For your viewing pleasure, here’s the entire 53-man roster as reported by the ...2023
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• Eric Kendricks named NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Month
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• Eric Kendricks expected to sign with Cowboys after initially agreeing to terms with 49ers, per report

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• 2024 NFL free agency: Former All-Pro LB Eric Kendricks to sign one-year deal with 49ers, per report

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• Sources: Kendricks changes mind, will join Dallas

LB Eric Kendricks, who earlier on Wednesday agreed to a one-year deal with the 49ers, has instead decided to join the Cowboys, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter....2024
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• Roger Goodell: We admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier
NFL players called out the league’s initial statement from Roger Goodell, which was released Saturday. Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks was the most pointed, saying, “Your statement said nothing.” The NFL tried again Thursday, saying, “We know that we can and need to do more.” But a video from some black NFL stars on Thursday, demanding [more]...2020
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• Vikes LBs seek help; NFL statement 'said nothing'
Vikings linebackers Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr have denounced the NFL's statement regarding its commitment to fighting racial injustice, saying "vague answers do nothing."...2020
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• Cowboys hope newly signed LB Jack Sanborn can follow Eric Kendricks footsteps in 2025

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Cowboys' new LB Jack Sanborn being counted on to make impact right away It was a much busier first week of free agency for the Dallas Cowboys than we are used to. In their flurry of moves, the Cowboys signed Jack Sanborn to a one-year deal, with the monetary details yet to be released. Sanborn, now 24 years old, will be competing for a starting job in Dal...2025
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• With linebacker additions, Damone Clark remains outside looking in
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• Cowboys news: First wave of free agency creates even more roster needs, but help still available

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The latest free agency Dallas Cowboys news is here. Former Cowboys CB Jourdan Lewis headed for Jaguars, becomes highest-paid nickel corner - RJ Ochoa, Blogging The Boys This would have been a tough deal for the Cowboys to beat, but it doesn’t make losing cornerback Jourdan Lewis any easier. Money was, this is an assumption, likely an issue, especially with...2025
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• The value of Malik Hooker’s experience with new Cowboys DC Matt Eberflus

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Malik Hooker has a history with Matt Eberflus. When a new defensive coordinator comes to town, we’ve seen how they like to bring some of “their guys” with them to the roster. These veterans give the coach some comfort in terms of already knowing how to perform in his scheme, as well as the role they can play in helping their new teamma...2025
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• Considering a Myles Garrett trade would start showing Cowboys commitment to winning

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images The Myles Garrett conversation has begun. One of the most discussed topics of the offseason so far for the Dallas Cowboys, an offseason that arrived mercifully after the team’s first losing season since 2020, is just how much the organization is committed to winning football games. This is an uncomfortable thing to call into question for any professional sports franc...2025
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• Cowboys hiring of Whitecotton as DL coach, Eberflus as DC offers some direction for rest of offseason

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Matt Eberflus and Andrew Whitecotton are great starts for the Cowboys defense. The Dallas Cowboys coaching staff underneath first year head coach Brian Schottenheimer has come together quickly, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. Given the fact Schottenheimer will call the offensive plays himself, the Cowboys had the most work to do defensive...2025
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• Cowboys news: Dallas, Schottenheimer considering Ken Dorsey as offensive coordinator

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The latest news around the Dallas Cowboys as they continue to shape their new coaching staff. Cowboys offensive coordinator rumors: Here’s who Dallas is closing in on to join Brian Schottenheimer’s staff - Garrett Podell, CBS Sports Ken Dorsey is a target for the next offensive coordinator in Dallas. Speaking at his introductory press conference Monday,...2025
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• Cowboys news: Jerry Jones has reached out to Pete Carroll about head coach opening
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• Cowboys news: Dallas pulls off upset in Week 12 with 34-26 win over Commanders

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Notable headlines surrounding America’s team. Cowboys win in shocking 34-26 upset over Commanders in Week 12 - Mark Heaney, Inside The Star Dallas is back in the win column. For the first time since October 6th, the headlines will read “Cowboys win.” In one of the craziest games you will ever see, Dallas pulled off a 34-26 upset over the Washington Commanders. Wi...2024
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• Cowboys defense stifles Browns in season-opening win, 33-17

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Mike Zimmer’s unit looked impressive in week one. The Dallas Cowboys dominated the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, opening up the season with an impressive 33-17 road victory. Everything seemed to click for the Cowboys, but most impressive was Mike Zimmer’s defense. The defensive unit bottled up the Cleveland offense in the first half, holding Browns QB Desh...2024
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• (1-4) - 18 = Big Test for Vikings Regime

AP First real adversity for KOC and KAM The Vikings starting the season 1-4 was bad enough for Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. But add to that the Vikings’ star player- Justin Jefferson- headed to injured reserve for at least a month and the adversity has mounted quickly after a charmed inaugural season. The Vikings’ inability to compete for a postseason berth is likely to draw ...2023
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