Odell Beckham Jr. has left The Star, but he’s still the top story as the football world grapples with what happens next. Though the Cowboys didn’t offer him a contract, Jerry Jones reveals that the two sides are still trying to work something out. DeMarcus Lawrence gets real about the whole situation, and Ezekiel Elliott gets grilled on why he wasn’t part of the full-court press effort by some of his teammates earlier in the week.
In other news, Tyron Smith is back at work, Kelvin Joseph took the day off, and Mike McCarthy is working to keep the team focused on maintaining their edge heading into a meeting with a 1-10-1 opponent. Micah Parsons has christened a new big cat on the Dallas defense, Dak Prescott has the offense cruising since his return, and there’s a new leader when it comes to Super Bowl-winning odds. The league’s analytics staffers give their two cents on who does it best, some Cowboys are looking for a boost in Pro Bowl votes, and why Dallas may not want to be the top NFC seed after all. All that and more in this edition of News and Notes.