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On April 14, 2009, Mike Mickens was one of several local products that worked out for the team planning to enter the NFL draft.

When the Detroit Lions sent Jon Kitna to the Dallas Cowboys in the off-season in exchange for veteran defensive back Anthony Henry, the Lions weren't sure whether they'd play Henry at either cornerback or safety.

The Detroit Lions put safety Marquand Manuel on injured reserve Wednesday because of a shoulder injury and signed defensive back DeAngelo Smith.

By JEFF CAPLAN   DeSean Jackson is fast. Real fast.The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver will be a major concern for the Dallas Cowboys cornerbacks, the veteran Terrence Newman and the up-and-comer Mike Jenkins.So how does coach Wade Phillips expect his cornerbacks to keep up?'Help, help, got to get some help on him,' coach Wade Phillips ...

JEFF CAPLAN The Dallas Cowboys thought they had a nifty draft combination when they selected Cincinnati defensive backs DeAngelo Smith and Mike Mickens.Both are now gone as the 2009 draft class takes another hit.On Monday, Tampa Bay snatched Mickens, a seventh-round pick who had first-round potential before suffering a knee injury his senior ...

It's been 53 weeks since the Cowboys made a trade with Detroit that brought wide receiver Roy Williams to Dallas.

In another sign that the Bears believe they will be healed up soon at linebacker, the club has made a roster move at the position with an eye toward special teams and not the defense.

The Bears' continued to shuffle the personnel in their secondary late Thursday afternoon, announcing that they had waived/injured third-year CB Trumaine McBride and claimed CB DeAngelo Smith off waivers.

DETROIT - Monte Clark, who coached the Detroit Lions for seven years and led them to the playoffs in 1982 and 1983, has died.

Marvin White was sitting, waiting and wondering where his next NFL stop would be when one of his coaches in Cincinnati sent him a text.

Patrick Watkins' phone was beeping before the Cowboys ' final preseason game on Friday.

The Cowboys put waivers claims on three players. Surprisingly, none of them were cornerbacks.

The Cowboys knew they would be adding someone to the roster when they trimmed down to 52, one spot below the NFL minimum.

The 53rd man on the Cowboys' roster is Marvin White, a safety claimed on waivers from the Bengals.

The Dallas Cowboys released Gilmer native Manuel Johnson during the final round of roster cuts Saturday.

The Cowboys are fortunate three preseason games are down and their starters are healthy for the most part.

No. 31 for the Cowboys got beat on a route across the middle and made bad worse by getting flagged for a horse collar.

So much for the big boost on special teams the Dallas Cowboys were expecting from their rookie class, at least early this season.

The Dallas Cowboys have some cleaning up to do. The Cowboys turned a winnable performance into a loss Saturday night by making the kind of mistakes they've spent all preseason trying to avoid - basic stuff, too, like drive-ending penalties on offense and drive-extending penalties on defense, turnovers and poor decisions.

The full extent of Tom Brady 's shoulder injury isn't known -- or the New England Patriots aren't saying, at least -- but the doctor who reconstructed his left knee said things look very good on that front.