FRISCO, Texas — Leighton Vander Esch retired Monday following six NFL seasons, with the linebacker stepping away after missing 12 games for the Dallas Cowboys last year because of the latest in a series of neck injuries. The announcement by the 28-year-old former first-round draft pick came three days after the Cowboys released Vander Esch with a failed physical designation. …
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys released linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and receiver Michael Gallup on Friday, cutting ties with two of their top three picks from the 2018 draft. Vander Esch was released with a failed physical designation after missing 12 games with a neck injury in 2023. After the first neck injury in 2019, Vander Esch was diagnosed …
From the time training camp started until the Dallas Cowboys trimmed down to their initial 53-man roster, linebacker has been a position that looked thin. “You better have a big crew,” Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn said, “because in this game, there’s going to be injuries, there are going to be things that set you back. I think I’ll get …
The message this week from the Dallas Cowboys has been that although the no-show against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday was disappointing, the plan is to spend time learning from it and moving forward. As defensive coordinator Dan Quinn put it: “We’re not going to let this game beat us twice.” Though Quinn and the Cowboys can mentally move …
One critical drive on Sunday featured three throws by Brock Purdy, throws that not only ended the Cowboys but revealed the talent and mentality of the San Francisco 49ers quarterback. The 49ers were clearly worried about the Cowboys’ pass rush, so they got the ball out of Purdy’s hands quickly. If Purdy leads Aiyuk too far, the momentum carries him …