Mat McBriar News

One of the most reliable cover men in UH history started all four seasons on teams that went 36-17. He intercepted three passes in one game and made first-team All-WAC as a senior in 2004.

Remember all that stuff about upgraded competition been telling you about? Well, you should have been here Tuesday morning.

MAT MCBRIAR: He finished a three-year career in 2002 with the second-best punting average in school history, despite learning on the job.

I had this nightmare last week about the Dallas Cowboys. It's early in the season and David Buehler is set to kick the ball off... by Richard Zowie 57 reads Opinion I had this nightmare last week about the Dallas Cowboys.

Kicker Nick Folk took a significant step in his rehab from hip surgery by doing some light running around the track during this morning's practice.

FORT WORTH, Texas a ' Dallas Cowboys Women's Association, with the help from some of the team's biggest stars, helped raise an estimated $10,000 for the Rich Behm Family Trust on Thursday night.

The coaches wanted Mat McBriar to rest his leg during a training camp practice a couple of years ago, so they had Patrick Crayton fill in as the punter during coverage drills.

Greg Ellis has been like a brother to DeMarcus Ware. One of the lessons he imparted to Ware is to always do what is best for his longevity, security and family.

Name: Mat McBriar Position: Punter Height/Weight: 6-1, 222 Experience: Five years College: Hawaii Key stat: This is forgotten since he suffered the season-ending foot injury in the 30-24 overtime loss to Arizona in Game 6, but McBriar, after 24 punts in 2008, was averaging 49 yards a kick and had a robust 38.8 net punting average.

A couple of years ago at training camp in San Antonio, Pro Bowler Mat McBriar spent one early part of practice hammering punt after punt toward the Alamodome roof and the scoreboard.

While the Dallas Cowboys held this week's minicamp at their temporary home , their new home is about to become a really cool home.

This post by ESPN's Matt Mosley got me to thinking. What was the Cowboys' most important injury in 2008? You'll be shocked to find out that it's not Tony Romo... by Andy Simpson 5 reads Sports May 16, 2009 This post by ESPN's Matt Mosley got me to thinking.

Many of you recall that Cowboys punter Mat McBriar suffered a broken right foot last October in an overtime loss to the Cardinals and missed the rest of the season.

Dallas Cowboys teammates, including stars Tony Romo and Jason Witten, rallied around their injured colleagues Sunday as word spread that scouting assistant Rich Behm was paralyzed.

What a fitting tribute to Frank Gansz, that on the day before the NFL's godfather of special teams passed away just down the road from here where he was coaching what he loved most at SMU, the Dallas Cowboys made drafting players with special teams skills a priority.

There's a minicamp at Valley Ranch this weekend, only three months before training camp in San Antonio and a mere 139 days until the Dallas Cowboys kick off their 2009 NFL season against the Buccaneers in Tampa.

This is newest Cowboy Jason Williams. I assume. But who really knows? Let me kick off this week with a detailed breakdown of the players the Dallas Cowboys selected on the first day of last weekend's NFL Draft: For the reaches, afterthoughts, confounding strategy and appropriately crappy grade, we'd best jump ... A great weekend for Dallas; a weird ...

By CLARENCE E. HILL JR. With two Pro Bowl kickers, a solid deep snapper and a game-breaking kickoff returner, the Cowboys are pretty satisfied with their specialists.

RALPH CASCASAN, LAS VEGAS, NV: Since the Cardinals are listening to offers for Anquan Boldin, I think the Cowboys should try to trade for him.

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