Christian Parker, the Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator, has played things awfully close to the vest since arriving in Dallas as a first-time DC. While many of the ins and outs of his defensive scheme have yet to be unveiled, the youngest DC in franchise history has pulled back the curtain some on his own football journey. From a revelation at the youth level that he wanted to coach to the first jersey he ever owned being a Deion Sanders Cowboys No. 21, maybe it was inevitable Parker ended up at The Star.
Also in today’s headlines, more on the decision of C.J. Goodwin to hang up his cleats after a special career on special teams, we dig into the big fat roster hole that not enough of Cowboys Nation is talking about, and we get to know seventh-round draft pick Anthony Smith, who has a long climb up the depth chart at wide receiver but also may just have the tools to do it. All that, plus a roundup of the celebrities who’ve been seen at JerryWorld during the World Cup… and Jones may have his sights set on returning the international favor by taking the Cowboys to Argentina.
Plus, we’ll take a quick spin through the other teams in the NFC East and then pull back for a look at other league news. Among today’s hot-button topics, the Lions have released former first-round draft pick Terrion Arnold after a $1 million bond and being placed on house arrest in felony armed robbery and kidnapping charges. We’ll also share the heartbreaking health update from former Titans running back Chris Johnson, who has revealed he is battling ALS… as well as why one pundit says that alone isn’t the full story. Aaron Donald is apparently seriously considering a Rams comeback, and O.J. Simpson is being left out of a display of Bills greats at the new Highmark Stadium.
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