NFL players suffered the fewest concussions in a season in 2024 since the league began tracking data nine years ago. The total decline from 2023 was 17%, including all practices and games in both the preseason and regular season. League executive Jeff Miller and NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills cited several reasons for the drop-off.
CBS Sports' Cody Benjamin made a list of the top quarterbacks heading to the open market with projected landing spots and suggested the Los Angeles Chargers for Lance.
The Dallas Cowboys hired Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach. With Cooper Rush and Trey Lance set to be free agents, the Cowboys could be looking for a reliable backup in free agency.
For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.
The Dallas Cowboys certainly will look a little different in 2025 after a tough 2024 campaign and could look some pieces.
Darren Mougey replaces Joe Douglas, who was fired as GM late in the 2024 season after failing to make the playoffs over a six-year tenure.
Dallas has named Brian Schottenheimer as the new head coach, but fans will have to wait for his introductory press conference on Monday to learn whether he will call plays. Whoever calls them, will have to knock it out of the park to maximize Dak Prescott’s skillset as his career has ebbed and flowed over his nine seasons.
Before we get to free agency or even the 2025 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys first have to fill their head coaching position with the untimely departure of Mike
It was widely assumed that Glenn and Washington Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark were a package deal. After all, they worked together for three years with the Detroit Lions, and both were present Tuesday at the team facility for second interviews. Newmark was the first GM candidate to get a second (in-person) interview.
The Atlanta Falcons have said they are comfortable with Kirk Cousins as their backup, but the chances of him returning are slim.
Even when Dak Prescott went down with a season-ending injury in Week 9, Dallas refused to elevate Lance to the starting lineup, leaving him cemented behind Cooper Rush as their cl
Lance, the third overall pick in 2021, had a combination of things preventing him from getting on the field with the San Francisco 49ers before he was eventually traded to Dallas in exchange for a fourth-round pick. There, he did little with limited chances and had his fifth-year option declined, sending him to free agency this offseason.