Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

After leading the team in receiving in that final exhibition, Flournoy secured one of the final spots on the 53-man roster, but he also knew that it could be short-lived. Mingo was set to return after four weeks, and Brooks and Jalen Cropper were hot on his tail off the practice squad. To keep his value on the roster high, he homed in on a craft that he began to specialize in late in his rookie season.

The defensive line for the Dallas Cowboys has seen many new faces so far in 2025. With Micah Parsons subtracted out, and Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams, Jadaveon Clowney, and Donovan Ezeiruaku added in, it has been quite the roller coaster of a ride for the defensive line through 11 weeks. It will likely look a little more different in Week 12 with Perrion Winfrey expected to make his Cowboys debut on Sunday.

Wednesday's minor moves: Houston Texans Los Angeles Chargers Claimed off waivers (from Rams): S Chris Smith Los Angeles Rams Signed to active roster: K Harrison Mevis Miami Dolphins New Orleans Saints Signed to active roster: WR Kevin Austin New York Giants

After winning the Senior Bowl MVP in 2022, Winfrey entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick of the Browns a few months later. He totaled 22 tackles and a half-sack in 13 games as a rookie. That proved to be Winfrey's lone season in Cleveland, which waived him a few months after a misdemeanor assault charge in 2023. Winfrey played in one game with the Jets in his second season before a stint with the UFL's Birmingham Stallions last year.

Interestingly, as the Cowboys went out on offense, they did so without both CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. The Monday Night Football broadcast began speculating what this was all about and quickly reported that it had to do with a "coach's decision" from Brian Schottenheimer and that it was not injury related. Schotty spoke about the matter following the win and reiterated that line.

After serving in a rotational role during his first season in Dallas, Hooker has emerged as one of the team's most dependable defenders in recent years. He missed only a pair of games between 2022 and 2024, starting 38 of his 49 appearances while hauling in six interceptions. For his efforts, Pro Football Focus graded him as an above-average safety in each of those three campaigns, including a 13th-place showing in 2022 and 14th-place finish in 2023.

Pete Carroll is known for his defense. While he never called plays as the Seahawks head coach, Carroll was the mastermind behind the Legion of Boom defense, which brilliantly adapted Monte Kiffin's Tampa 2 scheme to the modern day league. Aided by generational talents like Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Bobby Wagner, and others, Carroll built a dominant team on the strength of his defense.

We may not see America's Team kick-off in Las Vegas until tomorrow night, but the Dallas Cowboys fantasy football stars have to be set in your lineups before today's games start this afternoon. It's been two weeks since we've seen Dallas take the field, and a lot has changed in that time regarding their roster makeup. The organization's acquisitions of Logan Wilson and Quinnen Williams aim to help fix up a broken defense,

When the Raiders made the move this offseason to hire Pete Carroll as their head coach, all heads turned towards the offense. Carroll, one of just three coaches in football history to win a college national title and a Super Bowl, is renowned for his defense but has always been reliant on a good offensive coordinator to carry that side of the ball.