Andre Gurode

While the bounty system that was recently uncovered in the NFL is nothing to laugh about, there is something strange about the new rule that commissioner Roger Goodell just passed down. Every head coach in the NFL now has to put into writing that their team does not run a bounty...  

DALLAS (AP) The engineer who signed off on plans for the tent-like Dallas Cowboys practice facility that collapsed and seriously injured two team employees three years ago is paying a $12,000 fine to settle faulty design charges from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.  

And the rest of us are wondering what it is that makes either of them believe that the Cowboys have a championship window. Owner Jerry Jones told the NFL Network that since some key Cowboys are getting older, they need to win a championship sooner rather than later . And that's true, I suppose, but I don't know if the Cowboys are as close to a championship as Jerry thinks they are. From NFL.com: "Well, my window is getting shorter. Time...  

Dallas Cowboys guard Mackenzy Bernadeau, who signed a four-year, $11 million deal in March, had surgery over the weekend to repair a tear in his right hip, according to an ESPN.com report, citing multiple sources.  

IRVING, Texas (AP) Cornerback Mike Jenkins has been the notable absence for the Dallas Cowboys throughout offseason workouts and into this first week of organized team activities.