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Pat Watkins got a double dose of DeSean Jackson's speed during the defense and special teams meetings at Valley Ranch.

At the conclusion of last season's 44-6 loss at Philadelphia, the first order of business for the Cowboys was to fire special teams coordinator Bruce Read , who had failed miserably in his two seasons with the club.

As soon as the ball is snapped, you've got four hands in your face. You turn right, go left and even cut back to the middle, but there're still two players hitting you with everything they've got.

Deon Anderson knew things would be different from the moment he met Joe DeCamillis.

The Cowboys had some injury concerns going into Sunday's game against the Falcons, but all of their ailing players came out of the game just fine except for their newest acquisition.

The Cowboys began preparations for slumping Seattle with their first "Victory Monday" of the season.

Despite the success of New York Giants receiver Steve Smith against Gerald Sensabaugh, the Cowboys hope their safety's return from an injured thumb will make a difference against Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez.

Coming off possibly the most productive bye week in memory, Tashard Choice , DeMarcus Ware and Pat Watkins took time to visit students at a local middle school as a part of a United Way initiative Play 60, aimed at keeping kids in shape and in school, reports the Dallas Morning News .

Once again, the Cowboys were on the move. If it's raining outside, or has rained or is about to rain, this football team is usually somewhere other than Valley Ranch.

Although starting center Andre Gurode has made progress this week, the Cowboys won't have key offensive players Roy Williams and Felix Jones this Sunday at Kansas City.

ORE CITY, TX: Ever since Ken Hamlin signed the big contract his play has been subpar.

Dallas Cowboys safety Gerald Sensabaugh will not play Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Cowboys left Denver with two banged-up starters and will face the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday without them.

Safety Gerald Sensabaugh will have his broken right thumb surgically repaired and could miss up to four weeks.

Safety Gerald Sensabaugh suffered a broken thumb in the first half and did not return.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley If you're someone who becomes upset when we write about anything off the field, now's a good time to stop reading.

Rick Reilly of ESPN is a fan of giving tests to professional athletes. He spent quite a long time on the trail of Sammy Sosa in a futile effort to get him to take a steroid test while Sosa was slugging homers for the Chicago Cubs, and that experience appears to have caused him to aim a little lower.

The Cowboys' top three special teams tackler from last season have been removed from the roster.

Friday's preseason finale in Minnesota didn't feature the top players on either team, so a caveat will naturally come with any player whose performance was commendable.

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