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A bridesmaid connected to the estranged fiancée of Dak Prescott deleted a relationship-related message after being seen with the Cowboys quarterback, fueling social-media speculation about a potential romance.
AT&T Stadium is being outfitted to host FIFA World Cup matches, with Colorado-grown natural grass, a ventilation/irrigation setup, and pink lighting; the project spans about 45,000 man-hours and 15,000 tons of material. Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb has urged for real grass for football, a push that will depend on the NFL-NFLPA agreement and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones backing the effort.
NBC unveils the 2026 Monday Night Football lineup, headlined by Seahawks at Bears and Cowboys in marquee matchups, begins with Broncos at Chiefs, and all games start at 8:15 p.m. ET; Super Bowl LXI will be broadcast on ESPN.
The Cowboys’ 2026 regular season includes a 27,980-mile travel load and a first-ever international game against the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro (Week 3), plus a Thanksgiving showdown with the Eagles. The 17-game slate opens Week 1 at the Giants, with trips to Houston, Green Bay, Seattle, and Los Angeles, a Week 14 bye, and six primetime games as Dallas aims to rebound from a 7-9-1 finish in 2025 under Brian Schottenheimer.
Dallas has no plans to extend or trade George Pickens this offseason and he remains on a one-year, $27.3 million franchise tag. Pickens signed the tender but skipped the voluntary workout, drawing optics ahead of mandatory OTAs and minicamp. He’s under contract for 2026 with $27.3M fully guaranteed and could face fines for missing mandatory activities, though the presence of his guaranteed money makes a return to the field likely.
Baltimore’s 2026 slate features five marquee tests: Ravens @ Bills for payback after last year’s late collapse, Ravens @ Bengals in a pivotal AFC North showdown, a home date with the Steelers, a Week 3 international clash against the Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, and a Chargers game that will pit Ravens coach Jesse Minter against Jim Harbaugh on the opposite sideline.
Adam Schefter confirms the Cowboys will host the Eagles on Thanksgiving 2026, creating a marquee late-season showdown that could decide the NFC East and influence playoff tiebreakers, with the schedule release also revealing Dallas’s opening on the road vs. the Giants.
The NFL announced the 2026 schedule with Week 1’s Sunday Night Football featuring the New York Giants at the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13, 2026 at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock; the full schedule drops May 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The season opener will start Sept. 8 with the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks hosting an opponent to be announced, and the Hall of Fame Game in Canton on Aug. 6 kicks off the preseason with Panthers vs. Cardinals. The piece also provides links to each team’s 2026 schedule as dates are confirmed.
Dallas opens as a 1.5-point favorite with a 47.5 total in Week 1 against the Harbaugh-led Giants with Jaxson Dart at QB; the Cowboys are viewed as having the higher ceiling, while the Giants carry longer odds amid offseason changes.
Craig Morton, an 18-year NFL quarterback who started for the Cowboys in the late 1960s and 70s before stints with the Giants and Broncos, has died at 83. Drafted fifth overall in 1965, Morton became Dallas’ starter in 1969, threw the Cowboys’ first Super Bowl TD in V, was supplanted by Staubach in 1971, and was traded to the Giants in 1974 for a first‑round pick that Dallas used to select Randy White; he finished with 27,908 passing yards in a career that ended in 1982.
Dallas will host Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day (Week 12) with a 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX; the Cowboys’ Turkey Day game is traditionally the NFL’s top-rated regular-season contest, while the Eagles return to Arlington for the first time since 2014 and add to a rich Thanksgiving history between the two clubs. The full 2026 schedule is to be released later, with Dallas opening the season at the Giants on SNF and a Week 3 game against the Ravens in Rio de Janeiro.
Leaked reports, later confirmed by the NFL, have the Philadelphia Eagles visiting the Dallas Cowboys for a Week 12 Thanksgiving showdown at AT&T Stadium. If accurate, it would be the first Eagles-Cowboys Thanksgiving game since 2014, with a 4:30 PM ET start anticipated and the Cowboys viewed as a major NFC East challenger.
The NFL announced Dallas will open the 2026 season on the road at MetLife Stadium against the New York Giants (Sept. 13, 7:20 p.m. ET on NBC). It marks the 13th season-opening matchup between the rivals, with Dallas owning a strong all-time edge. The article also notes Giants new head coach John Harbaugh and Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer's second year, plus an upcoming Week 3 game vs. the Ravens in Rio de Janeiro, as part of the 2026 schedule; the full schedule is due May 14.
The NFL’s Week 1 marquee game will be the Cowboys at the Giants for Sunday Night Football at MetLife on Sept. 13, broadcast by NBC, marking the eighth Cowboys-Giants Week 1 matchup in 15 years and continuing Dallas’ streak of opening-week featured games; Dallas also has an international Week 3 game in Rio against the Ravens and a home Thanksgiving game, with the rest of the schedule to be revealed on Thursday.
Dallas wrapped its 2026 rookie minicamp with a focus on acclimation and versatility: first-round picks Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence trained in one-on-one sessions with defensive coordinator Christian Parker, Barham got MIKE linebacker reps, Shelton began cross-training along the line, and Moore and Overton prepared for new roles as the Cowboys head toward OTAs on June 1.